Women’s Platform for Action International (WoPAI) has written to Members of the Scottish Parliament ahead of the vote on prostitution legislation on 3 February, urging them to support the proposed...
On December 9 2025, WoPAI co-sponsored the high-level event “AI for Peace: Amplifying the Voices of Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)”, held at the United Nations in Geneva and...
Women’s Platform for Action International (WoPAI), together with the International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogate Motherhood (ICASM), has issued a letter to all Member States of the Hague...
Women of the world want to rescue the spirit of the law in the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women -CEDAW, to truly serve women.
As mulheres do mundo querem resgatar o espírito da lei da Convenção sobre a Eliminação de Todas as Formas de Discriminação contra as Mulheres -CEDAW, para servir verdadeiramente as mulheres. A CEDAW ajuda-nos a garantir o desenvolvimento, o avanço e as liberdades fundamentais das…
Las mujeres del mundo quieren rescatar el espíritu de la ley de Convención sobre la Eliminación de Todas las Formas de Discriminación contra la Mujer -CEDAW, para servir verdaderamente a las mujeres. La CEDAW nos ayuda a garantizar el pleno desarrollo, el avance y las libertades…
Les femmes du monde entier veulent sauver l’esprit de la Convention sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes (CEDAW) afin de véritablement servir les femmes. La CEDAW nous aide à garantir le plein épanouissement, l’avancement et les libertés fondamentales des femmes…
Women’s Platform for Action International (WoPAI) has formally requested corrections to inaccurate claims published on RationalWiki. In a letter sent to the RationalMedia Foundation, WoPAI expressed...
WoPAI has drawn up a joint letter, co-signed by more than 100 civil society organizations, addressed to Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women. In the letter we express our concern over the...
As part of WoPAI's participation in FiLiA 2025, we proudly presented the animated short film “Women of the World.” The film is a clear, powerful, and deeply moving portrayal of the inequalities and...
WoPAI is proud to take part in this year’s FiLiA Conference, held 10–12 October in Brighton, with the aim of advancing women’s rights through global dialogue. The conference marked FiLiA’s 10th...
Date: 23.09.2025 Location: 11 Times Square, 7th Floor (Between 41st & 42nd Streets on 8th Ave.) Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Format: In-person and virtual event with networking and two panel...
This year, WoPAI will be at FiLiA - the largest annual feminist conference in Europe taking place in Brighton UK on 10-12 October 2025. If you are attending, join us at our panel on global feminits...
Women’s Platform for Action International (WoPAI) has submitted a communication under the CSW Communications Procedures regarding violations of the human rights of women in six member states: the United States of America, Italy, Australia, Colombia, India and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
As part of the lead-up to the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, taking place in Mexico on 11 August 2025, within the Beijing+30 review coordinated by UN Women, WoPAI...
WoPAI, together with the European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW) and Swedish Women's Lobby (SKO) has formatted a joint statement in solidarity with Ms. Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur for...
At the 59th session of the Human Rights Council (16 June to 9 July 2025), Special Rapporteur on violence against women & girls Reem Alsalem presented her Sex Based Violence Report. "Erasing...
The Swedish parliament has passed a law that criminalizes the purchase of live sexual online content, on platforms like OnlyFans. The new law targets a rapidly growing market where men pay to...
We are delighted to have elected the new Chair of board, Ana Sofia Fernandes!
A free voice – WoPAI standing by European Network of Migrant Women in their critique of Pornfilmfestival Berlin
On April 16, 2025, the UK Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling clarifying that the term woman in the UK Equality Act 2010 refers to female biological sex, not gender or transgender identity....
In March 2025, the UN Secretary-General announced that the United Nations was launching an initiative UN801 aimed at reforming the United Nations system. Read WoPAI´s open letter here.
WoPAI have answered the call for input by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, Reem Alsalem, on the consept of consent in relation to violence against women and girls.
On March 10th, during CSW69 in New York, Women’s Platform for Action International, WoPAI, was officially launched. The event brought together nearly 100 women.