Tag: United Nations
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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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Input to the report of the Special Rapporteur on sex-based violence against women and girls: new frontiers and emerging issues
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in SubmissionsAbout Us Women Speak Tasmania (WST) is a women-led and women-centered grassroots advocacy organization. We campaign for the sex-based rights of women in Tasmania and collaborate with other advocacy groups across Australia to advance these rights. Australia National Policy Australian women are experiencing a new form of sex-based discrimination: the erosion of hard-earned rights in…
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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…