Tag: Reem Alsalem
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Don’t let trans rapists choose gender, UN warns police
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Special rapporteur concerned third of British forces still take into account self-identified gender in violence cases against females Police forces that allow criminals to pick their own gender are the “biggest barrier to ending violence against women and girls”, a United Nations report has found. Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur for violence against women and girls, said…
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Call on Minister to act on UN Special Rapporteur Report on Women’s Sport
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Women Speak Tasmania have called on the Minister for Sport to take action following UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls Reem Alsalem’s report on women’s sports. With consideration to Algerian professional boxer Imane Khelif Olympics boxing fiasco and numerous other cases of trans-identified males competing in women’s sports, Reem Alsalem has stated…
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Athletes not born female shouldn’t be able to compete in women’s sport, UN human rights expert says
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Only athletes who were female at birth should be allowed to compete in women’s sport, a United Nations-appointed human rights expert will tell the UN General Assembly next week. Reem Alsalem, the UN’s special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, told Sky News she hopes the recommendations will influence the policies of states and…