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35 posts todayUpdate on Kakuma — FiLiA
Update on Kakuma — FiLiA
Update on Kakuma A few days ago, we received a full evidence file from the camp leaders. This includes the video accounts below from brave women Susan, Sifa, Shifra, and Jackie who were violently and sexually assaulted: https://t.co/D0Zm0I...
Dr #105 Nicola Williams: Fair Play for Women - why sex-based policies matter for women's sport — FiLiA
Dr Nicola Williams: Fair Play for Women - why sex-based policies matter for women's sport Fair Play for Women raises awareness, provides evidence and analysis, and supports policy-makers to protect the rights of women and girls in the UK. ...
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So excited about this .... A new book and an event ... Misbehaving: Stories of the protest against the Miss World contest See you there tomorrow. Sisterhood and Solidarity! https://t.co/gjhTIH...
Launch - Misbehaving: Stories of the protest against the Miss World contest
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Why women make way less than men do in more religious places Thanks to @NatSecSoc for the link https://t.co/3FqTV0...
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Former HDP MP Leyla Guven faces 30 years in jail on trumped-up terror charges 'Ms Guven is seen by many as the embodiment of the Kurdish women’s struggle and a symbol of resistance, not just in Turkey but across the world.' https://t.co/127E8v...
“There is a huge risk that millions of women and girls around the world are already going hungry,” https://t.co/l0PoCT...
As millions face famine, women at risk as they eat last and least
'This time, around 25 activists in each of Nepal’s 40 districts took part in the flash mob, draped in black and holding placards against rape, alongside the sound of the traditional Newari musical instrument.' #Nepal https://t.co/51K2Fd...
Rape Cases Surge in Nepal, Activists Question Death Penalty
'They have had their consent and body autonomy removed, they have been degraded, and they are fearful of who has seen these images, what they are using them for and if this will affect their work, personal and family life.' https://t.co/gEtJgJ...
Online protest planned after thousands of images leaked online | BreakingNews.ie
't comes as charities have reported a sharp increase in demand during the pandemic, including a 46% rise in calls, with some victims feeling at greater risk of harm or deciding to report abuse for the first time.' https://t.co/mTB812...
Funding boost for rape and domestic abuse support
'The long-awaited bill also means domestic abuse offences in Northern Ireland will no longer be limited to physically violent behaviour.' https://t.co/QKqUQb...
Domestic abuse bill passes to next stage after marathon Stormont session
'Some 90 per cent of all cervical cancer deaths take place in low and middle-income nations. The new strategy hopes to tackle this by rolling out vaccines, screening and treatment more widely.' https://t.co/NAzYbv...
World Health Organisation introduces plan to eradicate cervical cancer
'Law enforcement bodies are looking into the activity of a deepfake bot, which is believed to have been used to produce explicit images of underage girls' https://t.co/1PgNnr...
Telegram Still Hasn’t Removed an AI Bot That’s Abusing Women
“The reason why I’m here is Tracy Edwards,” says Davies. “She was not only my hero, but she also opened so many doors for women in sports. A younger me, when I watched her race, never would’ve imagined that one day I’d be on her crew.” ...
Meet the fearless women sailors who are taking on the ‘Everest of the seas’
'Covid-19 seems to be a case in point, with women more likely to be infected but men thought to be up to twice as likely to die from the virus.' https://t.co/0Qd6d7...
Covid-19 antibodies reduce faster in men than women – study
Spycop who infiltrated women's rights groups in the ’70s says her work was not worthwhile "I could have been doing much more worthwhile things with my time than my work with the SDS.” https://t.co/yuihPT... https://t.co/uKDLGM...
'The new Section 301 allows women with pregnancies of not more than 12 weeks to get abortion. In the current version, abortion is not allowed in all cases.' #Thailand https://t.co/2ZkedR...
Abortion in first 12 weeks to be allowed
'If the bill is passed, #Argentina - an overwhelmingly Roman Catholic nation - will become the largest country in the region to legalise #abortion.' https://t.co/VpCu7p...
Argentina abortion: President Alberto Fernández is to present new bill to Congress