Widows Rights International (WRI)
Suite 405,
Davina House
137-149 Goswell Rd
London EC1V 7ET
020 7253 5504

About WRI

Widows' Rights International is a small UK based, nonprofit, non-governmental organisation founded in 1996.

WRI mobilises action by:

• International organisations
• National governments
• Legal and other civil society organisations

WRI offers non- financial resources for:

• capacity building and networking
• advice and information for national groups, through our website
• research into the status and condition of widows and their children
• legal action for widows’ rights
• assistance to raise international awareness of degrading practices
• advocating creation of international instruments protecting widows’ rights
• supporting regional meetings to promote social justice for widows

WRI helps obtaining financial assistance for:

• pioneering activities by & for widows which provide examples of best practice
• activities to establish legal precedents; heighten public awareness; repeal of laws inimical to widows
• action to influence international agencies to condemn practices which deny widows their rights
• action to train widows and legal personnel in rights awareness

WRI Board of Trustees

WRI’s Board of Trustees
Patsy Robertson, Chair
Kate Young , Treasurer
Karen Brewer
Victoria Brittain
Diana de Deney
Zarin Hainsworth
Naana Otoo-Oyortey
Eleanor Stobart

WRI’s Auditors
F. W. Smith, Riches & Co,
18 Pall Mall
London SW1Y 5LU

Quotes

I and my children were beaten and kicked out of our house by the brothers-in-law. We live by begging, in continual fear.

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