The Women's Rights Committee (WRC) is a group of concerned and motivated women's rights advocates from Los Angeles who seek to support the Women's Rights Division through public education events, media outreach and fundraising.

The Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch was established in 1990 to monitor state-sponsored and state-tolerated violence against women and sex discrimination in all regions of the world.

Women's Rights Committee Initiatives

Women in Post Conflict Societies: Special Speaker Series Events
The WRC has hosted a special speaker series to illuminate issues facing women and girls in post-conflict societies. In past events, experts from the field have addressed issues ranging from the status of women's rights in Iran to women and girls' rights in the aftermath of war in Bosnia.

Women's Voices for Human Rights: Annual Celebration Event
Since 2003, the WRC has hosted an annual public event to celebrate advances in the global women's rights movement and to raise awareness of ongoing women's rights issues and to raise money to support the work of the Women's Rights Division. Past events have included a gallery event with guest speakers from Human Rights Watch as well as a silent art auction and concert, and 2004's screening event of "Home of the Brave" with a panel discussion by civil rights leaders and LaShawn R. Jefferson, Executive Director of the Women's Rights Division.

On May 5, 2007, the Women's Rights Committee hosted its fifth annual celebration event "Afrobeat: Rhythms of Justice" at the historic Ebell Club of Los Angeles. To view the summary and photo gallery, please CLICK HERE.