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I am pleased to share the advanced edited version of my upcoming report to #HRC62 which I will present on 22nd of June 2026 on violence against mothers (A/HRC/62/49):
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Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls
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Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls
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Account of Reem Alsalem UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, A.K.A.“the person from the UN” retweets do not necessarily mean endorsement
Joined August 2021
- Replying to @oliverbrown_tel#Angelacarini rightly followed her instincts and prioritized her physical safety, but she and other female athletes should not have been exposed to this physical and psychological Violence based on their sex.
- What is the “end game” here? Forbid #women in #Afghanistan to breathe? What is particularly astonishing to me is that like the rest of humanity, every single one of those issuing and enforcing these edicts came from a woman’s womb and has/had a mother at some point. To be so keenShocking new directive: Today, the Taliban's Minister of Vice and Virtue announced a ban on adult women's voices in each other's presence. In August, the Taliban banned women's voices in public, deeming it provocative. Women protested to this ban by singing and poetry.
00:00 - I am very concerned by the increasing onslaught on women-specific language, which seeks to erase the reality of womanhood itself and deny its innate and sex-related specificity. A number of influential media outlets, organizations, academic and health institutions, and experts
- I will be following this with great concern
- Not only disappointed but also very concerned about this dystopian ruling on #TickleVGiggle , which distorts key concepts like sex and discrimination while dodging Australia's international human rights obligations vis-à-vis women. If unchallenged, this decision would set a
- Very concerned about these statements by the IOC at #Paris2024. There are multiple international treaties and national constitutions that specifically refer to #women and their fundamental rights to equality and non-discrimination, so the world has a pretty good idea of what
00:00 - V. concerning that in last few weeks, physical, political + online violence has intensified against #women asserting sex-based needs +spaces in several countries. Even where one may disagree with their views,that shouldn’t translate into a green light to threaten and attack them
- The decision by an EU country to grant refugee status to this Brazilian woman is significant for more than one reason. To begin with, it is the first of its kind (at least that we know of). It is also an acknowledgement that the threats and punishment imposed on women who assert🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨 A Brazilian woman facing 25 years in prison for “misgendering” a politician has just been granted refugee status in Europe. Isabella Cêpa is the first person to be recognized as a victim of state persecution for criticizing gender ideology. reduxx.info/exclusive-braz…
- Ahead of #HRC54, I am posting my statement in response to the letter issued by @AWID and others in May 2023 entitled "There is no place for anti-trans agendas in the UN": bit.ly/45wSYbD
- Arrived in Glasgow to participate in the @FiLiA_charity conference tomorrow. I guess i’ll be witnessing in real time what i have been reading about over the last few year: The concerted attempts to censor #women and prevent them from meeting and discussing issues that areAnother attempt to bully women & stifle #FreeSpeech in Scotland has been seen off & #FiLiA2023 will proceed in Glasgow with over 1000 international feminist delegates discussing #VAWG #FGM, forced marriage, coercive control & femicide filia.org.uk/latest-news/20…
- Together with others colleagues, I have expressed our alarm regarding accounts of rape by the Israeli occupation forces in February this year. It is abhorrent that such reports of sexual violence continue unabated - not to mention that this is but one of multiple forms of‘Women in Gaza are being raped and this is not being investigated or reported’ Canadian doctors volunteering in Gaza have reported.
- Redefining women to mean anyone who identifies as such is an “existential threat” to women. Could not agree more.Retired judge @ebclaw explains how redefining "woman" to mean anyone who identifies as one erases women as a legal class. The implications for sex-based rights are profound. Full episode out now!
00:00 - I welcome this decision by the @UKSupremeCourt holding that the term "man" "woman" and"sex" in the Equality Act of 2010 refers to biological sex. It represents the triumph of reason and facts based deliberations and the return of common sense. Congratulations to @ForWomenScotJudgment has been given this morning in the matter of For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent) UKSC 2024/0042: supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-202…
