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Twenty years ago, the United States invaded Iraq. The consequences of that catastrophic decision are impossible to fully document, although many have valiantly tried to tally the lives lost, the communities ripped apart, and the hopes for real democracy and peace dashed. Yet, amidst all that, one fact remains indisputable: the US invasion spelled disaster for Iraqi women. It obliterated protections for their rights and gender justice that they are still struggling to attain.

MADRE، به عنوان بخشی از کار ان در داخل مکانیسم هماهنگی حقوق بشر افغانستان ،برای اولین بار دو منبع مهم معلوماتی جهت حمایت از عدالت جنسیتی, افزایش ظرفیت مستند سازی مسایل نقض حقوق بشر و آگهی بیشتر در فرآیند عبور از مرزها را در أفغانستان از راه اندازی میکند

MADRE, as part of our work within the Afghanistan Human Rights Coordination Mechanism, has launched two new resources for Afghan women/human rights defenders (W/HDRs) in an effort to support the gender justice movement in Afghanistan, enhance their capacity to document human rights violations, and increase understanding of the process of crossing borders.

Reproductive justice has always been at the heart of MADRE’s grantmaking and advocacy work with feminist partners across the world. Reproductive justice is a pillar of equality and opportunity for people who are, or may become, pregnant. 

We’re grateful to have greater solidarity with our partners, as they put peace and care into action. A more just world is possible when we amplify and trust women’s leadership, together. 

It was early December 2021 — just days after Abencio Caicedo, 38, and Édinson Valencia García, 46, were kidnapped and disappeared. In the hopes of finding them, the Yurumanguí Women’s Collective was traveling to neighboring communities along the rivers that serve as rural Buenaventura’s transport arteries.

"This is a historic moment in the reproductive justice discourse.”

When a disaster hits or when conflict or war breaks out, women and girls jump in to take action. In these moments, our partners need us most.

MADRE Staff and Leadership Work Together

On October 20, 2021, MADRE co-hosted a panel event on justice for gender and race persecution in Colombia, focusing on developments in transitional justice in Colombia, particularly in relation to Afro-descendant communities, which experienced extreme atrocities and disproportionate violence.

MADRE condemns the military coup in Sudan, a blow to the vision of democracy for which people there have struggled and mobilized.