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Taking Action: Ways of Working Towards a World Free from Violence against Women

To highlight the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, WIIS Austria will be hosting an online-event on 7 December, 6pm! The event will showcase the different actions one can take to work towards a world free from violence against women and should serve as a safe space for participants to ask speakers questions about […]

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Fall Events 2021

October Fireside ChatThe impossible will take a little while – Staying Motivated in Trying Times This talk will explore ways on how to continue pushing for change and staying positive in our field during times when crisis, populistic governments, human rights violations and terror attacks dominate the news cycle and our work. Together with a

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Statement on the Crisis in Afghanistan

We join the WIIS Community and other Civil Societies in their grave concerns about the human rights situation in Afghanistan, especially of women and children.Once having been at the forefront of the Peace process urging for women’s rights, their lives are at imminent risk. As civil society organizations, experts, and networks whose members work directly

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One in Three

According to a UN Women study, globally one in three women has been a victim of physical and/or sexual violence. In the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign, which lasts from November 25, the International Day Against Violence Against Women, to December 10, International Human Rights Day, WIIS Austria actively wants to get

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