The heart-wrenching eyewitness accounts in Today’s Guardian from El-Fasher underscore the urgency for the international community to intensify pressure on the RSF, demanding an immediate halt to their offensive aimed at seizing control of the city.
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“Professionals seem too frightened to question whether changing gender is what these patients really need.” Together with the #CassReport this interview shows why the plan to legislate on so-called “Conversion Practices” must be paused.
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A mother bids farewell to her baby who was killed along with her other children by an Israeli bombardment in Gaza.

Indeed mind boggling and unacceptable that women cannot discuss and hold opinions on sex, gender and gender identity.

“Macron claimed surrogacy is “not compatible with the dignity of women” and equated it to “turning their bodies into commodities.”

An unequivocal statement from Emmanuel Macron. We agree.

#surrogacy #GPA

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#Israel ’s operation in eastern #Rafah is a culmination of 7-month campaign to forcibly transfer & destroy #Gaza ’s population - say UN experts, urging States with influence stop the assault and end flow of arms to Israel:

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UN experts decry threats against Int'l Criminal Court by US/Israeli officials: 'Distressing to see threats against ICC for pursuing justice when the world should be uniting to end bloodshed in Gaza & seek justice for the killed, injured or taken hostage'.

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NEW: HRW documents widespread war crimes and crimes against humanity as part of the RSF's ethnic cleansing campaign in West Darfur.

Attackers committed serious abuses such as torture, rape, and looting. #Sudan bit.ly/4bbPQog

Grateful to Costa Rica @ the UN for hosting and organizing thorough briefings in Geneva to UN Member States on the need for an optional protocol to the #cedaw convention on #vaw . Over the course of three days, we briefed 40 States and one regional organisation. SierraLeone@UN -one of…

Absolutely agree and in fact i am talking about it in my upcoming report to the #HRC on prostitution and violence against women and girls. I consider pornography to be filmed prostitution.

Israel hit Gaza's largest fertility clinic and legal minds are puzzling over whether an attack on a fertility clinic could be considered an act of genocide. My latest PassBlue IFFS ASRM resolveorg The European Fertility Society ESHRE

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If true, the information revealed here would be concerning. Copying Mission of Brazil UN for their information with a request for clarification. Available and ready to discuss this bilaterally.

Overturning Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction sends disturbing message to women survivors of sexual violence:
UN experts dismayed at how women survivors have been failed after risking everything to come forward & share their ordeal. #MeToo

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Women and girls suffer disproportionately from the crisis ravaging #Haiti 🇭🇹, – UN experts sound alarm about discrimination and violence, including trafficking, sexual exploitation & sexual slavery.

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#Gaza : UN experts appalled by #Israel ’s ‘vicious & indiscriminate’ attacks on women, call for #CeasefireNOW & end to weapons export by States.

'States cannot ignore that these weapons are being used to kill & maim women and children.'

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“Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are frightened of police and are often met with systemic racism and 'an aggressive and heavy-handed response'.

#Gaza : Thousands of students have been protesting against the war in Gaza, UN chief António Guterres stressed fundamental rights to freedom of speech