SEWN Stichting was founded by three women international  lawyers. SEWN is an acronym for South-East-West-North; acknowledging first the global majority while hemming diverse perspectives, expertise, knowledge and skills through partnership with organisations and individuals from around the globe.

 

SEWN aims to engage in meaningful work through equitable collaboration on a wide range of topics in the international law, human rights, and humanitarian spheres through a decolonial, intersectional, and feminist approach.