MADRE in Action

Spotlight on Afghanistan

Afghan women and families are already being killed in record numbers and more combat operations will mean more civilian deaths. Each of these killings is a grave violation of human rights.

Send Medical Supplies to Children in Sudan

Zenab for Women in Development, MADRE's sister organization in Sudan, is currently in need of children's medical supplies, such as crutches, wheelchairs, arm slings, leg braces, stethoscopes and blood pressure units.

No More Funding for Plan Colombia

MADRE joins the Latin American Solidarity Coalition in calling on Congress to stop funding Plan Colombia. Call or write your Congress member. Bring their attention to the issues at hand.

Statement by Feminist and Women's Organizations from Honduras

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND TO THE STATES OF THE WORLDOn Sunday, June 28, 2009 the democratically elected President... Read More »

MADRE Denounces the Military Coup d'Etat in Honduras

Monday, June 29, 2009
A military coup on Sunday morning ousted the democratically-elected Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who is nearing the end of his term. He was forced from... Read More »

Peru: Indigenous Victory is a Victory for All

Thursday, June 25, 2009
This month saw an important victory by Indigenous Peoples in Peru. Thanks to their months-long protest, the Peruvian government repealed new laws that opened the... Read More »

Iranian Women at the Forefront of Protests

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
We recently received a message from Roya Hakakian, an Iranian-American writer and journalist. Given all that has been going on in Iran in the past weeks,... Read More »

World Refugee Day 2009

Monday, June 22, 2009
World Refugee Day was this week, so we wanted to share a few quick snapshots of the experiences and living conditions of both refugees and... Read More »