Hostagesses Alliance
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Abbreviation | HAlliance |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2021 |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Key people | Ana Diamond |
| Website | halliance.org |
The Hostagesses Alliance, also known as the Hostage Alliance for Women, is a London-based advocacy organisation founded in 2021 by Ana Diamond, a former hostage, to campaign on behalf of women and girls subjected to hostage-taking and related abuses.[1]
The organisation works to raise awareness of state and non-state hostage-taking, including gender-based violence and mistreatment of female detainees, as well as advocates for international action against state-level hostage diplomacy.[2][3]
Hostagesses Alliance is a specialised branch of the broader the Alliance Against State Hostage Taking, developed from the global initiative launched in New York City during the 2019 United Nations 74th General Assembly.[4][5] The Hostagesses Alliance is committed to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, and the UK driven 2013 G8 Summit's focus on preventing the kidnapping of ordinary citizens by terrorist groups for ransom.[6]
The Alliance has participated in advocacy surrounding several high-profile hostage and unlawful detention cases. These have included the Australian-British academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert,[7][8][9][10] an Iranian-British dual citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe,[11][12][13] British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman,[14] an Iranian British Council employee Aras Amiri, a British–Iranian businessman Anoosheh Ashoori, as well as British national Emily Damari.[15]