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  1. Shifting the Narrative
  2. 16 Days of Activism
  3. Meet the tenacious women activists of Honduras

Meet the tenacious women activists of Honduras

Women like Gilda Rivera Sierra, a feminist who has struggled to promote women’s rights for over three decades; Berta Cáceres Flores, a rural woman who protects indigenous land against large-scale hydroelectric projects; and Daysi Flores, leader of a women’s movement in protest of the 2009 coup d’état.

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Meet the tenacious women activists of Honduras

Despite incredible violence, corruption, and militarization, these women are rising to protect women’s rights, the environment, and democracy.

In 2009, a coup d’état shook the politically unstable country of Honduras into deeper chaos. Women took to the streets to demand democracy. They were met with brutal opposition from the military. Since then, military forces have remained on the streets of Honduras to maintain ‘order’ in a campaign similar to that of Mexico’s so-called “war against drugs”. Their presence has far from promoted safety and security in the country. In 2012, Honduras became the most violent country in world—a label resulting from the sky-high homicide rate.

In this context, women’s rights have suffered incredible setbacks. But women are not accepting these setbacks as the status quo.

This is the world premiere of Women Crossing the Line: Breaking the Silence on Violence Against Women in Honduras—the second chapter in a new three-part mini-documentary series by Nobel Women’s Initiative and JASS. In this 15 minute documentary, we hear from Honduran women determined to advance women’s rights and protect their communities from violent and corrupt officials, and displacement due to land grabs.

These are the stories of strong and resilient women who want to shape a brighter future for Honduras.

WATCH WOMEN CROSSING THE LINE: BREAKING THE SILENCE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN HONDURAS

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16 Days of Activism

November 25, 2022

Afrah Nassar: "Believe that you are worth listening to."

November 25, 2022

Jamila Afghani: “We should extend hands of support to each other."

November 25, 2022

Mèaza Gidey Gebremedhin: “I always need to fight for myself, for my place in this world, and to help others.”

November 25, 2022

A Q&A with democracy activist Khin Ohmar: "I feel at peace knowing there is a young generation fighting for their rights."

November 25, 2022

Amira Osman Hamed: "Don't let them terrify you."

November 25, 2022

Lubna Alkanawati: "What's really helped me to survive is the women's network around me."

November 25, 2022

Nina Potarska, Anna Chernova and Oksana Senyk: "Family peace is a small piece of peacebuilding."

November 25, 2022

Nadia Murad: "We don't get anywhere by pacifying with politeness."

December 10, 2021

Manal Shqair: I’m always fighting every day for my existence as a woman (Palestine)

December 9, 2021

Ounaysa Arabi: Knowledge is power and we have a good inheritance from feminists around the world (Sudan)

December 9, 2021

Ilaf Nasreldin: We as women deserve to live a better life (Sudan)

December 8, 2021

Musu Diamond Kamara: When one woman is affronted, all of us are affronted (Liberia)

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