Gaza’s Feminist Legal Pioneer Published: 17 November 2025 Obituary Islah Hassniyyeh was the first woman in Gaza to open a law firm and campaigned for women's rights with her NGO. In September, the long-standing partner of the Heinrich Böll Foundation died under Israeli blockade. A portrait of a trailblazer. Dr. Riham Halaseh
Resolution 1325 in El Salvador: Shifts from Human to Militarized Security Published: 5 November 2025 Background El Salvador’s commitment to UN Resolution 1325 faces a crossroads: Past progress is now at risk as President Bukele’s growing militarization threatens women’s rights and equality, reviving echoes of the country’s war-torn past. Gloria Guzmán Orellana
Women, Peace and Security Sounds Hollow in the Arab World – Now It's Time for Real Change Published: 29 October 2025 Commentary Twenty-five years after its creation, the Women, Peace and Security agenda sounds hollow in the Arab World. Our author argues for radical action – to finally place women at the helm of the institutions that claim to champion them. Lina AbiRafeh
Masculinities and the Making of the Indian Nation Published: 16 September 2025 Analysis From freedom struggle to today’s politics, the story of India is also a story of men, power, and women’s rights. Urvashi Butalia
End of al-Assad's 54-Year Rule: Syrian Feminist Views on the Transitional Phase Published: 10 June 2025 Analysis On December 8, 2024, Syria entered a new political era after 54 years of the al-Assad family rule. While the end of the al-Assad era sparked broad optimism, early formal statements from the new rulers raised concerns, particularly regarding women’s rights. Rula Asad
Declaration on the Occasion of the 69th Commission on the Status of Women Published: 20 May 2025 Declaration Eleven outstanding feminists from around the world, who where selected as 2025 Feminist Foreign and Development Policy Fellows, participated in the 69th Commission on the Status of Women at the UN Headquarters. Here they share their main considerations. Ruken Adin, Natasha Boshkova, Chim Channeang, Agustina Correa, Alinafe Irene Nonhlanhla Gama, Ouafa Haddiou, Lakshita Kanhiya, Gunel Madadli, Soumya Mishra, Sara Méndez Niebles, Olha Yashchenko
Collective Responsibilities: A call for Critical Feminist Funding Literacy Published: 7 March 2025 Background As human rights funding shrinks, feminist movements struggle to sustain their work while meeting donor demands. How can feminist funding literacy help organizations secure resources without compromising their mission? Miriam Mona Mukalazi
Collective Responsibilities: A call for Feminist Philanthropy Published: 7 March 2025 Background The withdrawal of state and private funding threatens feminist movements worldwide. Bureaucratic hurdles make access to resources difficult. Can feminist philanthropy help build sustainable structures for lasting change? Miriam Mona Mukalazi
10 Years Anne Klein Women’s Award Published: 4 March 2021 Videos With the Anne Klein Women’s Award, the Heinrich Böll Foundation honors women who courageously and persistently stand up for human rights, equal rights and sexual self-determination. Here, the award winners have their say: great, fearless, inspiring voices.
Anne Klein Women's Award 2017 to Nomarussia Bonase Published: 16 February 2021 The Anne Klein Women's Award 2017 goes to Nomarussia Bonase, campaigner for women's rights and justice in South Africa. The award ceremony took place on 3 March 2017 at the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation.
Anne Klein Women's Award 2015 to Nebahat Akkoc Published: 15 February 2021 On 6 March, the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation awarded the Anne Klein Women's Prize 2015 to the Kurdish woman Nebahat Akkoc for her active resistance against state and domestic violence and the defence of women's rights.
Reproductive Justice Published: 7 July 2021 Reproductive rights are often not enough. In order to achieve reproductive justice, more is needed than self-determination rights on paper. That is what we intend to achieve with this focus.
