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26 posts todayCOP26 climate activist Vanessa Nakate: 'I had to speak out, regardless of my shyness or fear'
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26 posts today'“Climate change will exacerbate already existing inequalities,” says Nakate. “They risk dropping out of school, some face a risk of being forced into early marriages as climate disasters escalate.” https://t.co/e5trIn...
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26 posts todayScottish Government under fire after refuse to back ‘buffer zones’ to protect women from harassment
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26 posts today"Calls for buffer zones in Scotland date back to the 1990s. This isn't a new issue for the Scottish Government yet they continue to delay, shift blame, and attempt to cover their tracks citing unseen legislation” Lucy Grieve, co-founder Back Off ...
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26 posts todayNew Dutch Law to Require More Women in Top Jobs
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26 posts today'The Diversity Quota and Targets Act will also require all large companies to set "appropriate and ambitious goals in the form of targets" to achieve a better balance between men and women on their management and supervisory boards' ...
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26 posts todayNEW REPORT: Toll of ‘İstanbul Convention’ protests: 178 people detained, 23 prosecuted
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26 posts today'after Turkey's final withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention by a Presidential decision amid widespread protests, the Social Law Women's Group has prepared a report on "violations of rights committed during the İstanbul Convention protests and ...
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26 posts todayHalifax's tribute to the women of Greenham Common who changed the world
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26 posts today'Catherine Bann of Calder Valley CND, said: "Our Greenham was originally brought together to curate the memories of the many local women and supporters who were involved in Greenham Common Peace Camp.' https://t.co/ejH3ur...
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26 posts today‘Second struggle for independence’: A graphic story of the women farmers protesting outside Delhi
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26 posts today'Invisibilised by the mainstream media, women protesting at Tikri explain what’s wrong with the Modi government’s farm laws and what’s at stake for them.' By @vidyunsabhaney https://t.co/32lArv...
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26 posts todayWomen’s rights activist shot dead in northern Afghanistan
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26 posts today'The extremists have led a largely violent crackdown on dissent, beating women with electric batons and detaining and torturing reporters who cover the nationwide protests by women demanding their rights be restored and protected.' ...
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26 posts todayCrime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009–2019 – Statistical Tables
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26 posts today'For females with disabilities, the rate of violent victimization was 49.4 per 1,000, compared to 11.3 per 1,000 for females without disabilities.' https://t.co/TSO0K9...
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26 posts todayDisabled woman who passes out from pain has to crowdfund to get a wheelchair
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26 posts todayDisgraceful that disabled Woman, Jay is having to fundraise for a wheelchair. '“There’s very little research, there’s no effective treatment and there’s no cure, and it’s all the time. It’s more painful than having an amputation.' ...
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26 posts today'The Committee is currently recruiting for a specialist adviser to undertake this work.' https://t.co/sPCzZC...
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26 posts todayhttps://t.co/yNKSvL...
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26 posts todayExperts of Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women commend South Africa for its strong political will to support
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26 posts today'The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women’s eightieth session is being held from 18 October to 12 November. All the documents relating to the Committee’s work ... can be found on the session’s webpage.' https://t.co/qQHuO4...
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26 posts todayRT @heraldscotland: Saturday's Herald Judges have told ministers to explain why they failed to apply UK equality laws in legislation seeking to change the definition of women to include men who identify as females. #TomorrowsPapersTod... #scotpapers ...
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26 posts todayRT @ZahraSRahimi: Terrible news from Mazar-e-Sharif: dead bodies of four women’s rights activists were found in the city. Frozan Safi (in the picture) is one of them. Frozan’s relatives say she along with three others have been disappeared days ...
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26 posts todayRT @GreenRebJohnson: Glasgow #FridaysForFuture While men blah blah thousands of inspiring activists, brilliant girls + young women lead the way #ClimateJustice #COP26 #ExtinctionRebellio... @XRPeaceUK @codepink #nuclearban @FiLiA_charity ...
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26 posts todayRT @GreenRebJohnson: As men at #COP26 blahed, hundreds of thousands of girls like @GretaThunberg are changing the world to save #MotherEarth #FeministClimateJus... @FiLiA_charity https://t.co/hB7uoK...