During meetings of the 58th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (2014), WLP and The New School will convene leaders from across the globe to discuss the present state of human rights, measures needed to strengthen the human rights movement as a foundation for human security, and development of peaceful and democratic societies.
WLP and The New School's Center for Public Scholarship and Gender Studies Program will present a panel discussion and documentary film screening of WLP's new film, Because Our Cause is Just. This event will be held in conjunction with the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, New York, NY.
A panel discussion from WLP's symposium, Leading to Change: Eliminating Violence Against Women in Muslim Societies. Panelists from Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Singapore discuss their experiences countering violence and extremism in their home countries.