Women's Declaration International UK

March 2026

Statement: WDI UK Statement on Female Genital Mutilation and the Primacy of Sex-Based Rights

9 Feb 2026 WDI UK Statement on Female Genital Mutilation and the Primacy of Sex-Based Rights This statement is in support of the UN International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on February 6th 2026. Female Genital Mutilation has been a criminal offence in the UK since 1985. The current UK legislation is […]

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Statement: World Hijab Day Promotes a Symbol of Sex Inequality, Not Women’s Rights

30 Jan 2026 World Hijab Day Promotes a Symbol of Sex Inequality, Not Women’s Rights Women’s Declaration International UK (WDI UK) oppose the promotion of World Hijab Day, arguing that celebrating religious clothing imposed exclusively on women and girls contradicts international standards on women’s human rights. Women must always be free to dress as they

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Conference 2024: Restore Safeguarding – End Sex Falsification – Repeal the GRA (Newcastle upon Tyne)

Restore Safeguarding – End Sex Falsification – Repeal the GRA 22 June 2024 This event focused on how Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults has been undermined by sex falsification in law, policy and social practice. INTRODUCTION Tracey Dempsey , WDI UK We invited participants to think about how Safeguarding is undermined by Sex Falsification

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Statement: WDI-UK Response to Supreme Court Judgement in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers

JUDGEMENT For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent) April 16th 2025 ‘… the definition of “woman” in section 2 of the 2018 Act, which Scottish Ministers accept must bear the same meaning as the term “woman” in section 11 and section 212 of the EA 2010, is limited to biological women …’ Women’s

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