2/2 I highlighted some of the differentiated impact UCMs had on #women and #girls.
This article sums up some of the highlights of the conference nicely!
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1/2 Pleased to have participated in this important conference on the negative impacts of unilateral coercive measures organized by my colleagues AlenaDouhan and AttiyaWaris in Geneva on the 9-10 April 2026.
“What struck me about Sudan is the sheer level of violence.”
Reem Alsalem, United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social the situation in Sudan is a manifestation of the “lawless order that we live in.”
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2/2 It concerns her reported suspension and the termination proceedings against her in connection with her public expression of professional pertaining to aspects of clinical approaches to children and adolescents experiencing gender-related distress is now public:
1/2 Letter I wrote on behalf of Dr. Jill Spencer, a senior psychiatrist at the Queensland Children’s Hospital, #Australia:
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2/2 .....tras ser capturados y sometidos a desaparición forzada por las fuerzas del Estado durante el conflicto interno armado entre 1968 y 1996 en #Guatemala.
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1/2 Estoy publicando la carta que enviamos en relación con al menos 80 casos de adopciones internacionales ilegales de menores que habrían sido institucionalizados en el Hogar Temporal “Elisa Martínez” en #Guatemala ....
UN experts analysis of Decree 12 “criminal rules of courts” conclude they alarmingly escalate the systematic dismantling of human rights protections in #Afghanistan & must be rescinded. Analysis & questions in letter to taliban
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UN experts demand cessation of all military operations in #Lebanon, suspension of arms transfers to #Israel & support for humanitarian response. “We are witnessing utmost contempt for international law, the legal order, diplomacy & the lives of civilians.”
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UN experts call for end to attacks on Gaza shelters – cycle of displacement & terror makes life unbearable for Palestinians & permanently forces them from their land. “Targeting areas known to shelter displaced civilians is grave breach of intl. law”
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#Spain: UN experts welcome long awaited & historical Truth Commission on violations committed during Civil War & Franco dictatorship – will help provide redress & healing. Commend Spain for initiating processes to reveal truth & recognise status of victims
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A response from the Government of #Australia has been received, which I have not had access to yet. I will link it here as soon as it becomes public.
1/2 My letter to the Government of #Australia concerning the systematic technology-facilitated violence reportedly directed at representatives of Collective Shout , following their public advocacy in July 2025 related to video games depicting violence against women and girls, is now public 👇
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We have not received a response to the letter.
2/3 It also concerns the enactment of legislation allowing for early release and sentence reduction of perpetrators of violence against women and girls (#VAWG)
1/3 Letter I sent with others to #Turkiye concerning the disappearance and death of Ms. Rojin Kabaiş, a 21-year-old university student at Van Yüzüncü Yıl University is now public
#Israel: Death penalty law constitutes discriminatory regime of capital punishment – UN experts call for repeal, urge Supreme Court to invalidate the legislation before it further entrenches cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment against Palestinians.”
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#SouthSudan: UN experts urge immediate protection of civilians amid escalating crisis, call for an end to deadly cycle of violence, stressing the need for unhindered access to live-saving aid, accountability for past violations & justice for victims.
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UN expert welcomes International Olympic Committee policy protecting female categories in sport
#ioc
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Nous n'avons pas reçu de réponse à la lettre que nous avons envoyée.
1/2 La lettre que nous avons envoyée, concernant les mauvais traitements, y compris les violences sexistes, dont aurait été victime Mme Aurélie Bard lors de sa garde à vue, ainsi que pendant sa détention provisoire en #France et lors de ses transferts judiciaires, a été publiée:
3/3 Nous n’avons pas reçu de réponse à notre lettre.
2/3 Elle soulève des préoccupations relatives à une discrimination et une stigmatisation persistantes, inscrites dans la législation ainsi que dans certaines pratiques, se traduisant par un accès limité à la terre et aux ressources naturelles, ainsi que par une marginalisation des femmes Batwa.
1/3 La lettre que nous avons envoyée, concernant des informations reçues faisant état de graves allégations de violations systématiques des droits humains à l’encontre du peuple autochtone Batwa au #Burundi, est publique.
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#USA: UN experts welcome Minnesota truth-seeking entity probing the serious human rights violation allegedly committed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement #ICE and Customs and Border Protection #CBP agents, urge nation-wide investigations.
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3/3 I have strongly recommended o the CEDAW Committee that "it amends the portions of the Concluding Observations that clearly contravene international human rights principles and jeopardize the lives of women and girls globally".
2/3 I critique the Committee's use of language that is not internationally agreed on nor human rights centric ("sex work") and its recommendations that would have the effect of normalizing and increasing the exploitation and abuse of women and girls in hashtag#prostitution.
1/3 My open letter to CEDAW Committee n its concluding observations on the seventh period report of the Kingdom of the hashtag#Netherlands is now public and can be accessed here:
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2/2 This achievement would not have been possible if it were not for the tireless campaigning and hard work of many women rights defenders, athletes, experts and scientists! Congratulations to you too!
