Today, March 8, will be celebrated across the world as International Women's Day (IWD). Women all over the world will come together to look back to a tradition that represents a rich history of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.

They will do so by peaceful demonstrations, protest marches, public gatherings, public hearings and in the celebratory spirit of expressing solidarity with one another by singing, dancing, poetry recitations, theatre and other varied and innovative forms of creativity representing our collective consciousness, which overcomes national affiliations, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, linguistic barriers, cultural practices and economic and political differences. '

As women human rights defenders, we celebrate our hard-earned economic, social, cultural and political achievements. On this historic day keeping alive the tradition and political activism, we challenge age old practices of domination, tradition, patriarchal structures and societies that deprive us of our freedoms and dignity and reiterate our right to participate equally in society.