Skye Wheeler
@WheelerSkye
Followers
3K
Following
196
Media
151
Statuses
2K
HRW researcher, women's rights, maternal and newborn rights, climate, environmental justice, mom.
Washington, DC
Joined September 2011
New @HRW report! Doula care should be better supported to meet reproductive justice/rights goals in Florida.
0
3
4
Community-based doulas are underpaid and burning out in Florida, even though it's widely accepted that these care workers are a key part of addressing racial inequities in maternal and birth health outcomes! https://t.co/iPeNuc99Pi
1
7
9
New @HRW report out! Doulas are part of the solution to reproductive rights abuses in the US! Thank you so much to all who helped with this work!!!
1
0
4
Toxics are a reproductive justice issue. Toxics are a reproductive rights issue. Toxics are a reproductive health issue.
hrw.org
Women, girls, and other vulnerable groups are more likely to be exposed to and impacted by toxic substances – including lead, mercury, endocrine disrupting chemicals in plastics, and other fossil...
1
21
21
Today is day one of the conversation convened by @hrw and @ReproRightsAFR where we are discussing research findings from Ghana, Ethiopia and Kenya on the prevalence and experiences of obstetric violence by women - particularly those from low income areas. @KELINKenya
.@KELINKenya's @ValNjogu will be speaking at the Africa-Obstetrics-Event at the 81st @achpr_cadhp in Banjul. The topic: Joint Advocacy for Development of Legal Standards on Obstetric Violence in Africa. @nginamuyanga @MilimuElsie @MalecheAllan @ReproRightsUN @aphrc @UWC_DOI
1
16
22
US government report (NTP) says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids. It found moderate evidence linking high fluoride to lower IQs in kids. About 1.9 million are exposed to naturally high fluoride levels in their water.
apnews.com
A U.S. government report concludes that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children.
0
2
2
My amazing partner @nurturelybaby and @HRW have a report out today on why the wildfire crisis is a reproductive justice crisis. Please take a look. https://t.co/VVFdBFpFB6
0
3
6
**NEW** report on wildfire as a maternal health and reproductive justice issue. #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCatastrophe #doula #midwifery
https://t.co/EYQkfPprno
1
37
25
Wildfires are a growing risk for maternal and newborn health and reproductive justice in the US. What is being done? Not enough.
2
11
20
**NEW** report on wildfire as a maternal health and reproductive justice issue. #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCatastrophe #doula #midwifery
https://t.co/EYQkfPprno
1
37
25
Women are missing from the biggest high-level political negotiations happening right now to try to end crises around the world, says my colleague @nwiddersheim.
2
40
76
Scientific evidence by @WHO highlights the harmful impact of #climatechange at key stages of human life cycle. It found climate-related natural hazards hv some “serious mental &physical health impacts” in pregnancy &for younger &older people. @anagportela
https://t.co/4iUQ7DBXlh
voanews.com
Climate change seriously affects the health of pregnant women, newborns, children, adolescents and older people, the WHO says
0
3
6
It’s time for a similar review of the UN-led response to the crisis in Afghanistan.
The report concluded that the UN-led response to the crisis has been a total failure. https://t.co/ImtSF3rFSZ
0
14
26
The special rapporteur pulls no punches. Bennett calls the Taliban’s system of discrimination a crime against humanity, saying it “constituted in and of itself a widespread and systematic attack on the entire civilian population of Afghanistan.”
hrw.org
On June 18, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, will present to the UN Human Rights Council his latest report, which powerfully calls for the...
7
126
202
"Sudan is on a trajectory today towards the worst famine for four decades or longer" Alex de Waal tells Newsday. He says what's different from previous famines is it will affect the whole country - and see catastrophic numbers of child deaths. #KeepEyesOnSudan
2
160
126
Millions of people are being exposed to life-threatening heat in the Southwestern U.S. #heatdome These events are happening more intensely and frequently every year. So who pays for the damage to our health, homes, food, and livelihoods? #StopDrillingStartPaying 👇
2
14
28
Ask if you live in a free world without explaining the difference between freedom as an ideal and the ideology that we are being sold for freedom.
More people were killed by US Customs and Border Patrol in 2022 than died at the Berlin Wall in its entire 28-year existence.
4
126
564
🌍 Calling all midwives! 🤰 Join us and @hrw in honoring the #IDM2024 theme by sharing your experiences on climate change and health. Take the survey now to shape advocacy efforts for a healthier, more sustainable future: https://t.co/LlVJ5smBS5
#MidwivesandClimate
internationalmidwives.org
In honour of the IDM, ICM and Human Rights Watch are launching a survey designed to delve into the intersection of midwifery and climate change.
0
11
21
🌍 The climate crisis isn't just about extreme weather. It's a sexual health and reproductive rights emergency. As temperatures rise, so do challenges for abortion access and women's health services. Climate justice is reproductive justice. Learn more:
salon.com
As global temperatures rise, so do the challenges for abortion access and women's health services
0
7
9