Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR) – New Ways

The independent NGO Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR) – New Ways was founded in 1993 with the purpose to promote women’s human rights in Turkey and on the international level. Through a decade of activism, advocacy and lobbying, WWHR – New Ways has contributed to important legal reforms in Turkey, networking in Muslim societies and promotion of women’s human rights at the United Nations (UN) level.
 
WWHR – New Ways has a strategic multilateral approach in order to promote women’s human rights. It combines a variety of methods including advocacy and lobbying in a complimentary manner; human rights education programs for women; complementary trainings on selected women rights issues; production of awareness raising materials and publications aimed at women of different literacy levels; action-research; conferences; national and international networking. On the international level, WWHR - New Ways encourages the promotion of women’s human rights in Muslim Societies.
 
Since 2005, WWHR - New Ways has consultative status with the Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN. Furthermore it has created and, at present, it is coordinating “The Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR)” , which is the first active solidarity network in Muslim Societies for the promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights as human rights.