Amnesty International Women’s Human Rights Program
And the DC Women’s Human Rights Action Team
Formed in March 2003, Amnesty International USA’s Washington DC Women’s Human Rights Action Team (Action Team) is a group of community activists committed to organizing around local and global women’s human rights issues. Activists with all skills and levels of experience from the DC metro area are welcome at our monthly meetings and special events.
As an initiative of the Women’s Human Rights Program at Amnesty International USA, the Action Team builds upon the work of AIUSA in defending and promoting women’s human rights by organizing locally around issues affecting women in our community and worldwide.
Amnesty International defends the human rights of women by:
*Mobilizing activists to protect women human rights defenders against imprisonment, torture, unfair trials, “disappearances,” political killings and the death penalty;
*Defending women and girls against violence resulting from gender-based discrimination, including on the basis of sexual orientation;
*Holding governments accountable for preventing and punishing acts of gender-based violence perpetrated both by the state and by private actors;
*Working to obtain political asylum for women fleeing persecution either by governments or by private individuals in cases where their government fails to protect them; and
*Collaborating at the grassroots level with other human rights and national women’s NGOs.
The Action Team was created in order to further these objectives on a local level.
The team coordinates speaker events, film screenings, education campaigns, and trainings to raise awareness and educate around women’s human rights issues.
Meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at 7pm at Amnesty International USA office.
Contact Information
600 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Washington DC 20003
Metro: Eastern Market
DCWHRAT@yahoo.com
http://dcwhrat.blogspot.com
