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'reproductive rights activists are disappointed that the law still does not recognise abortion as a woman’s choice that can be sought on-demand, as is the practice in 73 countries.' #India #Abortion https://t.co/cYyrJq...
'Nearly 900 people [sic] reported abnormal menstrual cycles, including intense cramping and increased bleeding, that began or persisted days after their initial exposure to the teargas.' https://t.co/ugh21u...
' “The safety of women must be viewed as everyone’s responsibility, and all of our civic and democratic institutions should believe women and take gender [sic] equality seriously.' https://t.co/ocavlq...
'Meetings have focused on acquaintance, communication, ways of enabling joint action, sharing experiences and knowledge in the women's struggle, raising awareness of the issue of Kurdish women in general and the prominent women's revolution in NE ...
'One in two women have been raped or sexually assaulted by a partner in their sleep - according to research by the group Victim Focus.' https://t.co/RhyS9d...
'A Turkish woman who shot and killed her husband after years of violent abuse has been freed by a court that ruled that she was acting in self-defence. ... a rare victory for women's rights organisations in #Turkey.' https://t.co/PjB7Kq...
'Mrs Long said that while everyone has the right to express their views, no one should be deterred from accessing healthcare or subjected to protests and images that they find distressing or offensive.' https://t.co/r53S2O...
FiLiA needs your support! If restricted attendee numbers mean that FiLiA is not viable, your funds will cover our financial liability to the venue, allowing FiLiA to continue our work in future years. Sisterhood and Solidarity! https://t.co/iTUA6g...
RT @K_IngalaSmith: Can we talk about the claim that since lockdown, five women a week have been killed by men in the UK, because I don’t think it’s true https://t.co/eOJKZV...
'Given that by the age of ten children are deemed capable of committing criminal offences, the curriculum needs to include guidance about what constitutes an offence, especially a sexual one' https://t.co/s6jyiS...
RT @MForstater: Am so looking forward to this! https://t.co/S4GKcD...
* 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 * Register now for the launch of the audio version of Julie Bindel's book 'The Pimping of Prostitution'. In conversation with Rachel Moran. #EndDemand https://t.co/cUn0Ud... https://t.co/9vWHUq...
Thank you for those who have contributed to #FiLiA2021 Solidarity Tickets. All will be gifted to Women who otherwise would not be able to attend. Sisterhood and Solidarity! https://filia.org.u...
Thank you for those who have contributed to #FiLiA2021 Solidarity Tickets. All will be gifted to Women who otherwise would not be able to attend. Sisterhood and Solidarity! https://t.co/t4fv2F... https://t.co/h08rNm...
New figures reveal a continued postcode lottery in rates of women’s imprisonment. — FiLiA
* 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗙𝗶𝗟𝗶𝗔 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚 * New figures reveal continued postcode lottery in women’s imprisonment rates 'Women in prison are likely to be victims of much more serious crimes than those they are accused of committing' Emily Evison @PRTuk ...
*** 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗙𝗶𝗟𝗶𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 *** #138 Justice For Family Court Children Campaigners Sammy Woodhouse and Victoria Hudson are battling for justice for those who have suffered through the Family Court system https://t.co/TAFOVQ...
Balcony death spotlights social pressure for single Egyptian women
"All people around you are suddenly informants, they all have an authority over you. I left my family home to have some freedom," she said. "But I'm engaged in a conflict with wider society that restricts my freedom even more." @GhadeerAhmed_ #Egypt ...
Miscarriage 40% higher in black women, says study - Voice Online
'Increased conversations around black maternal mortality have been taking place following petitions, a Channel Four documentary and shocking statistics that revealed black women are four times more likely to die during childbirth or in the weeks ...
“We are not safe, we are not being listened to, and we will not be leaving.” #ProtectWarwickWome... https://t.co/oBqu7W... https://t.co/fsxMS5...
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM: ‘If men are these monsters’: Life in the fray of SA’s gender-based violence projects
'Vetten considers the data that is used to identify GBV hotspots problematic. For a start, she says, the police are inconsistent with the type of details they record.' #SouthAfrica #Femicide #Bushbuckridge #Mpumalanga https://t.co/enHk8P...
Arizona bans abortions for Down’s syndrome
'The bill also bans mail delivery of abortion-inducing medication and allows the father or maternal grandparents the right to sue if a fetus aborted because of a genetic issue.' #Arizona #Abortion https://t.co/2ElrWq...
Ecuador's high court backs decriminalizing abortion for rape
'Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday in favor of decriminalizing abortion in cases of rape, a decision that paves the way for laws imposing prison sentences in such cases to be changed.' #Ecuador #Abortion https://t.co/K6B7vW...
Northern Ireland abortion: Secretary of State granted new powers to commission services
“We urge the Secretary of State not to delay unnecessarily in ending this unacceptable denial of healthcare. Those in need of abortion healthcare have waited long enough.” #NorthernIreland #Abortion https://t.co/LjaPuw...
'I was raped. It was horrific. Now I want to empower women and help the charity that helped me '
Initiative by local Portsmouth Woman Chelsea Heaton-Penington artist Pip Smith to 'to raise awareness of violence against women'. #Portsmouth #VAW https://t.co/JloFWc...
'No Voice': Child Brides Will Be Left Out of India's Domestic Violence Data
'...girls married before the legal age of 18 have been omitted from the latest survey due to new child protection laws — even after the previous report found nearly 1 in 6 married girls aged 15 to 19 had faced abuse.' #India https://t.co/zjYtag...