We, women and men members of WAFE (International Federation against Fundamentalism of Women and for Equality) work to oppose Fundamentalism wherever it occurs, together with the persecution of women and denial of women’s full and equal human rights upon which Fundamentalism depends.

We are appalled by the current treatment of women in all forms of Fundamentalist regimes. We see the view that fifty percent of humankind is inferior simply by virtue of their gender as unworthy of 21st century civilisation.

We believe that gender equality is integral to human development and that all discrimination and violence against women destroys human potential and damages family and community life.

We seek to change all those systems which deny to any person the full benefits, challenges, rights and responsibilities of citizenship. We seek to eradicate all those laws, customs, traditions and rituals which prevent women from contributing fully to every aspect of social, civil, economic and political life.

We strongly support the 1948 United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and the many international declarations and conventions which have followed, which all affirm that women’s human rights are integral with and inalienable from all human rights.

We seek to promote societies free from all forms of gender discrimination in which women and men alike can enjoy self-fulfilment and exercise the responsibilities and concern for others which accompany such privileges.

We seek to develop worldwide links with women and men, communities and organisations which share our mission, and to work with them to overcome the tide of Fundamentalism which threatens parts of the world today.

We seek to collaborate with all other individual and organisations sharing our aims. We will support their endeavours as we hope they will support ours. We are sure that constant co-operative effort will bring about the downfall of even the most misogynistic authorities.

We aim at all times to conduct WAFE organisation and activities openly and transparently in accordance with the above tenets and in conformity with our democratically agreed Constitution.