WOFPP is a group of women united in their opposition to Israeli occupation. The organization was established in 1988 and is based in Tel Aviv.
WOFPP's aim is to support women political prisoners and to promote the release of all political prisoners who have struggled or are accused of having struggled against the Israeli occupation and are held in Israeli jails.
WOFPP's support consists in monitoring the conditions of the women political prisoners and resisting policies of suppression that violate their rights.
We seek to address abuses such as:
Intimidation, sexual harassment and torture during detention and interrogation.
Refusal of the right to consult a lawyer.
Withholding information about arrests and torture.
Lack of proper medical care.
De facto extension of prison terms without trial.
Harassment in prison.
Refusal of mothers' rights to keep infants with them in prison.
Refusal of the right to study.
Using women prisoners as hostages to bring pressure to bear on family members or friends.
Activities
Monitoring the conditions of the women political prisoners in the Israeli jails by lawyers' visits in the prisons and the detention centers. The lawyers take affidavits from the prisoners in cases of torture or harassment, either during the interrogation or during the detention or imprisonment.
Mobilizing public opinion through publication of newsletters, press releases, public meetings and demonstrations, as well as bringing pressure to bear on public institutions, local and international organizations and members of parliaments. We also participate in the activities of other prisoners support and human rights organizations.
WOFPP, together with other human rights organizations, submits prisoners' pleas against conditions and policies that violate their rights.
Keeping track of prisoners' transfers which are often made without the knowledge of either the detainees' families or their lawyers.
Members of the group support prisoners during their trials as observers in the court.
Supplying, through the Red Cross, various items needed in prison.