AWID Report Reveals The Gender-Specific Risks Women Human Rights Defenders Face

Building off of findings from the report, “Women Human Rights Defenders Confronting Extractive Industries,” the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) outlines the gender-specific barriers Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) encounter when they defend their land and communities from extractive industries and environmental degradation. Testimonials from the women illustrate their individual experiences. In this post, AWID also emphasizes the inseparable link between extractive models of development and risks and threats WHRDs face worldwide. Photo credit: ACDI/Katalina Morales