Terms of Reference: Researcher Global Report on the Situation of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs)

Duration: February – November 2026 (10 months)
Location: Remote

Commitment: Approximately 80 days

Reporting to: Executive Coordinator, Knowledge Co-Creation Working Group

Additional information: Individuals, groups of researchers and research organisations are welcome to apply.

Application deadline: January 10, 2026


About WHRD-IC :

The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD-IC) is a transnational, intersectional feminist coalition of women human rights defenders, feminists, trans and non-binary activists and organisations, and their allies. Our mission is to deepen and sustain the collective power and resistance of WHRDs and their collective organising, across the intersections of movements, issues and regions.

Since our inception in 2005, we have built a membership primarily of women’s, human rights and sexual rights groups. Currently, we are composed of over 30 organisations from the gl...