Throughout September, we will be profiling the individual cases of
twenty women political prisoners and other prisoners of concern from
around the world. Twenty years ago in Beijing, the world set out an
ambitious roadmap for empowering women, advancing gender equality, and
promoting women and girls’ human rights, as set forth in the Beijing
Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at that historic conference.
We have selected one woman prisoner for each year that has passed since
that vital step forward for women’s rights in 1995, though there are
countless more. In naming these women, we are sending a simple message
to their governments and others like them: if you want to empower women,
stop imprisoning them. And we are also sending a message to twenty
prisoners and their families, and to others like them: We have not
forgotten about you, and we will continue to highlight other cases of
concern going forward.
#FreeThe20 Campaign on Women Political Prisoners video (18:39 min)
Click here to learn about these women.
