As May marks eight months of heightened bombardment and dehumanisation against the Palestinian people, we are sharing yet another newsletter with our call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and end to the brutal occupation in Palestine. Alongside many colleagues…
Yazidi Human Rights Advocates Address The UK Parliament Before The 10th Anniversary Of The Yazidi Genocide On 21 May 2024, Yazidi human rights defenders, Hewan Omer, Free Yezidi Foundation, Country Director, and Khalida Nawaf Ilyas, Free Yezidi Foundation, Livelihoods Manager, addressed…
Read our GAPS secretariat statement on the arrest warrants sought by ICC Chief Prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan, here.
On Tuesday 30th April, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) organised an event in collaboration with the Henry Jackson Society, “Understanding Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) in the Context of Contemporary Proxy Warfare”. The event—chaired by…
On Wednesday 17th April, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) and All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Rights Group (APPG-HRG) co-sponsored a roundtable discussion with ABColombia. The roundtable welcomed two women human rights defenders from Colombia to…
Welcome to GAPS April wrap up. This month, the UK Government passed the callous Rwanda Safety (Asylum and Immigration) Bill- a clear abuse of the rule of law. This Bill directly undermines the UK’s commitments to Women, Peace and Security…
On 23 April, 2024 the UK Government passed the Safety of Rwanda Bill. Please see here the GAPS Secretariat statement on Safety of Rwanda bill.
On 10 March 2024, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) followed-up on their review, UK aid to refugees in the UK, which was published in March 2023. Please find our full statement here: Statement on ICAI follow-up: UK aid…
On Tuesday 26th March, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security (APPG-WPS) and GAPS hosted the Oral Report to Parliament, “Assessing UK Government Progress on Women, Peace and Security in 2023”. The event, co-chaired by Baroness Fiona Hodgson…
Welcome to GAPS March wrap up. March 2024 marks one year of implementation for the National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security. To recognise this, GAPS has developed an assessment of UK Government progress on WPS in 2023.…