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"I’ve never spoken to her. I don’t know who she is. But she is my sister… and I can’t let her die for defending herself against the man who raped her." Meet 16 yr old Zaynub Affinnih who started the
#JusticeForNoura
petition ()
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'We are very pleased that Noura has won the court appeal against her death sentence...However, sentencing her to five years in prison and a fine for defending herself against her rapist is still not acceptable.'
@guardian
@karenmcveigh1
#justicefornoura
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BREAKING: The prosecutor in
#JusticeForNoura
's case has filed a petition for the death penalty to be reinstated. Noura also withdrew the appeal against her 5yr sentence under suspicious circumstances. EN is doing everything we can to get justice for Noura.
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#Beijing25
Did you know:
104 countries have laws that prevent women from working certain jobs
59 countries have no laws on sexual harassment in the workplace
18 countries have laws that allow a husband to legally prevent their wife from working
@EmmaBatha
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Together with
@GulfCentre4HR
@ISHRglobal
@ADHRB
@CIVICUSalliance
@womensmarchgbal
, we demand the immediate and unconditional release of ALL Saudi WHRDs
#FreeSaudiActivists
#StandWithSaudiFeminists
#StandWithSaudiHeroes
@KingSalman
@amnestygulf
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Millions of women live with the lifelong effects of
#FGM
. Emily in
@hulu
's
@HandmaidsOnHulu
represents the reality these women face, like Adama, Martha & others. We want to live in a world where women & girls are not at risk of
#FGM
, don't you?
#WakeUp
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BREAKING: Absolutely delighted to announce that Kenya’s High Court has upheld & validated the constitutionality of the anti
#FGM
law thereby advancing the rights of women and girls by protecting them from FGM. This is a historic win for girls and women in Kenya.
#DontTouchFGMLaw
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CONGRATS
@HandmaidsOnHulu
for winning three
#Emmys
last night! 🙌🎉
@BradleyWhitford
-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
#CherryJones
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Production team - Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program
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This is not fiction. This is not
@HandmaidsOnHulu
. These are real stories from real women. Survivors of sexual violence, FGM, forced marriage & sex trafficking. They’ve given their names. Keep hope alive by giving yours.
#HopeLivesInEveryName
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One of our
#FreedomMeans
favorites! Thank you
@lauramarano
for all you do for women and girls 👏👏👏
#IWD2019
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
❤️ I am so honored to know so many amazing women from all walks of earth who have taught me and continue to teach me what true freedom for all people means...in honor of today, I wanna know what
#freedommeans
to you. Send a video letting me know!
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We want to live in a world where every woman and girl can make her voice heard. We are proud to partner with
@hulu
's
@HandmaidsOnHulu
to work toward this world. What world do you want to live in?
#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn
#WakeUp
#HandmaidsTale
@samirawiley
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Don't miss a mini screening of
#SavingZoe
today at
#WD2019
at 3.30pm at the Film Festival.
#ThePowerof
Film
Want to know more about
#SavingZoeMovie
? Read our interview with
@lauramarano
and
@VanessaMarano
@lisarussellfilm
@Create_2030
@WomenDeliver
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Can you hear that? That's the sound of a million glass ceilings as
@KamalaHarris
makes history to become the first female Vice President of the United States of America.
#RepresentationMatters
🙌👏🥂🎇🎊
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“[Rape is happening] wherever there are Eritrean or Ethiopian troops. Tragic. Every single woman. Not only once. It is intentional; it is deliberate." Horrific report of rape being used as a weapon of war in the
#Tigray
region of
#Ethiopia
@tracymcveigh
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With support from our partners, we have filed a case against the Govt of Tanzania at the African Court on Human & Peoples’ Rights
@court_afchpr
seeking to end the policy that bans pregnant school girls from going to school.
#LetGirlsLearn
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Equality Now is at New York City Hall gathered in support of survivors. We hear you, we see you, we believe you.
#believesurvivors
#IBelieveChristine
#NYCStandsWithSurvivors
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Want a sexy Valentine's Day? End
#UnsexyLaws
. Just sayin'
xoxo Equality Now
http://t.co/r0DMeKA6n6
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At Equality Now, we respect the voices of survivors. That's why we brought together 80+ human rights organizations who believe the same, to sign a full page statement in today’s
@washingtonpost
.
#WhyIDidntReport
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“Girls are our biggest & brightest hope for a better planet and yet girls around the world are in danger. Globally 1 in 10 girls faces
#sexualviolence
and 3 million girls are victim of
#FGM
every year in 92 countries, including the
#USA
&
#UK
.”
@jameelajamil
#MakeEqualityReality
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Horrific! A 20-yr-old woman in
#India
who survived a brutal rape by 5 men in March was today set on fire by the same men while they were on bail. She was on her way to a court hearing in the rape case when she was attacked & has 90% burns.
#UnnaoCase
#EVAW
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We stand w/ Yulia Tsvetkova, a
#Russian
#feminist
activist who could face jail for up to 6 yrs for creating & spreading these
#bodypositive
illustrations.
#BodyPositivity
is not a crime
#freedomforyuliatcvetkova
#свободуюлецветковой
#ямыЮлияЦветкова
#FeministsWantSystemChange
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It's U.S.
#HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay
& the cast
#SavingZoe
have tips on using the
#internet
safely & positively -->
#SavingZoe
will be on
@netflix
on Jan. 15th in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa!
@lauramarano
@VanessaMarano
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“Only 31 states have laws against FGM & yet hundreds of thousands of girls are at risk in the U.S.
We need to enshrine the protection of women & girls in the constitution. This is the moment for the
#ERA
. It has never been more urgent.”
-
@RepMaloney
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This is an important victory for young women who have been harassed, intimidated, & exploited online. Thank you to
@lauramarano
&
@VanessaMarano
, our partners in raising awareness about internet predation & online gender-based violence!
#SavingZoe
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Tonight’s the night!
@VanessaMarano
&
@lauramarano
are here and taking over our Instagram! Don’t miss out on the night, follow along to watch our Gala unfold!
#makeequalityreality
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.
@VanessaMarano
&
@lauramarano
are passionate about
#womenrights
. Together w/ their mother Ellen they're determined to get people talking about
#genderequality
. Check out our interview w/ these amazing women! 💪 Don't miss their
#instagramtakeover
June 14!
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U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) have announced the introduction of a Senate Resolution (S. J. Res. 6) that would immediately reopen consideration of the Equal Rights Amendment.
#ERANow
#RatifyERA
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#YesAllWomen
because violence against women+girls is not something which happens 'over there'. It affects every single country in the world.
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Marriage under 18 is legal in 48
#US
states & there is no minimum age for marriage in 18 states. Married girls are x 2 as likely to live in poverty & x 3 more likely to be physically abused by a spouse than married women.
Pl help us to
#EndChildMarriage
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It's simple: when we vote, we win.
WE WILL WIN IN 2018.
#PowerToThePolls
#WomensMarch2018
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Thrilled
@JahaENDFGM
has announced her candidacy for President of
#TheGambia
. Jaha is an inspiration - Nobel Prize Nominee, UN Goodwill Ambassador, Equality Now gala honouree,
#EndFGM
campaigner, & if elected, will be world's youngest female president
Traveling across The Gambia for system change and the reason why I joined politics is so these children don’t have to inherit the burden we inherited. Let’s come together and do it for them. Let’s do this for ourselves.
#PDOIS
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For generations, the women and girls of
#Iran
have come together to protest inequality.
Tonight Equality Now is delighted to recognize their activism with the 5th annual Changemaker Award presented by
@ggequilibrium
.
#ChimeForChange
#WomenLifeFreedom
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"By forcing his daughter to undergo a "virginity" test, T.I. is telling his daughter that her body is not her own, that men can and should monitor it. This is one of the most dangerous things we can teach young women." EN Americas Director
@ShelbyRQuast
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Wow, amazing turnout at
#London
Women's March, thousands on the streets standing up for equality & human rights
@womensmarchlon
@womensmarch
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Women’s inclusion in leadership at local level leads to improved outcomes for projects & policies. On the contrary, if policies or projects are implemented w/o women’s meaningful participation it can increase existing inequalities & decrease effectiveness
#COP26
#WomensLeadership
🤔 Did you know…?
🌍 Women produce 60-80% of all crops in most developing countries. 🌱
Ahead of
#COP26
, learn how
#ClimateAction
and each
#SDG
are related!
More info on COP26 👉
#GlobalGoals
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TODAY the
#Tanzania
Court of Appeal upheld the landmark 2016 ruling by the High Court that marriage under the age of 18 was illegal and directed the government to raise the minimum age of marriage to 18 for both boys and girls within one year.
#EndChildMarriage
#AChildIsNotAWife
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Today is
#InternationalWomensDay
& we are thrilled that this
#IWD2020
,
@Versace
will donate 10% of all purchases from the 6th-8th March to Equality Now. ✨✨✨
Thank you
#Versace
for investing in women & girls:
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@josswhedon
: You either believe women are people or you don't. It's that simple
#MakeEqualityReality
http://t.co/9sm0DkVyfm
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“We are happy to be the 1st County in
#Kenya
to establish a state-owned safe house where women, girls and anyone at risk of SGBV can seek temporary shelter because we know how hard it is to be confined in the same space as your abuser,”
@ndetomwau
.
#SomeGoodNews
#MondayMotivation
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Locking pregnant school girls out of the education system is discriminatory because it denies girls an education on account of their gender and status and not because they are unable to learn.
#ZeroDiscriminationDay
#Letgirlslearn
#Tanzania
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“I grew up in a predominantly Muslim community and vowed to be a voice for the marginalized Muslim girls, appreciating how culture, religion, and restrictive family laws have limited the lives of women,"
@nadia_abdalla_
.
#AfricaFamilyLaws
#FreeOurFamilyLaws
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Happy Birthday🌟 to
#MerylStreep
, a woman who has always led with passion and perseverance in the fight for
#genderequality
. For over a decade, she has generously offered her time, brilliance and kind advice to Equality Now. Watch her video tribute to mark our 30th Anniversary⬇️
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.
@Janefonda
has something to ask you...
Would you like to join her and many more celebrity activists at the
#MakeEqualityReality
2020 Virtual Gala next Thursday, December 3rd?
RSVP 👉
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When
@HabibaAlHinai
started to research the prevalence of
#FGM
in
#Oman
she was shocked. Almost 4 in 5 of the 100 women she spoke to reported being cut.
Ahead of
#FGMZeroToleranceDay2021
, learn more about the global movement to
#EndFGM
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We are thrilled to launch the world premiere of our
#HopeLivesInEveryName
video with Emmy-award winning
@hulu
series
@HandmaidsOnHulu
. Violence against women depicted in the show is reality for millions. Help keep hope alive. Give your name today.
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We're absolutely thrilled to let you know that the government of
#SierraLeone
has lifted the ban that denied pregnant school girls their right to education by prohibiting them from attending school, heralding the start of a remarkable era for girls in the country.
#LetGirlsLearn
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The internet has completely changed
#trafficking
w/ an increase in access for buyers & sellers plus rapid increase in activity w/out regulation.
We must work together to develop new ways to address it.
Join our campaign to address it ➡️
#AntiSlaveryDay
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#EqualityNow
has been awarded the International Gender Equality Prize by
#IGEPFinland
.
#IGEP
seeks to accelerate
#genderequality
globally. EN was chosen from 300 nominees for our high-impact work in using the law to deliver
#equality
for
#women
&
#girls
.
#deliverforgood
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📣Launch Alert! We are pleased to announce the launch of our joint advocacy brief ''Enhancing policy responses to addressing Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) in Kenya.'' 🔗
#EndCSEA
#OOS122
#EndViolence
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Tune in today to hear actresses and advocates
@lauramarano
&
@VanessaMarano
discuss the issue of online sexual exploitation on the
@tamronhall
show today! As the world becomes increasingly virtual, this issue is of paramount importance.
#TechForGood
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.
@LoujainHathloul
's charges include:
- Contacting
@amnesty
and
@hrw
- Applying for a job at the
@UN
- Demanding an end to male guardianship.
Yet
#Saudi
authorities are charging her with terrorism for her activism.
#ActivismIsNotTerrorism
@KSAMOFA
#FreeLoujain
!
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@UNGeneva
@RanaAyyub
@UN_SPExperts
@Irenekhan
@MaryLawlorhrds
UN human rights experts
@Irenekhan
@MaryLawlorhrds
call on Indian authorities to investigate “relentless misogynistic & sectarian”
#OnlineAbuse
of journalist
@RanaAyyub
, “maliciously targeted with anonymous death & rape threats by organised groups online”
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We haven’t forgotten Noura. Six months on and there is still no
#JusticeForNoura
after her second appeal was withdrawn under suspicious circumstances.
#Sudanese
officials seem to have forgotten her case, but we haven’t. Help us fight for justice.
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#Ohio
law allows boys to marry at 18 & girls at 16. But with permission from parents & a judge, children can marry at any age. State Rep
@lauralaneseohio
cited marriage of a 14yr old girl to a man, 48, as an example of why lawmakers must
#EndChildMarriage
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Although
#Gilead
and
#TheTestaments
are fictional, they hold a mirror up to the state of women’s rights today. The patriarchal and discriminatory practices of Gilead are the kinds of practices Equality Now tackles every day. Join us to help
#makeequalityreality
.
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“In rape, men think they have a right to grab women. In prostitution, men think they have a right to grab women, with the difference that the state agrees with them because they’ve paid money for it.” -
@IngeReed
speaking
#NeitherSexNorWork
#EndDemand
#EVAW
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"There is no doubt that
#sexualviolence
is being used as a weapon of war, as a means to humiliate, terrorize, & traumatize an entire population today & into the next generation.”
@UNReliefChief
on the situation for women & girls in
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
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BREAKING NEWS: Congress to vote on the ERA!! Thank you
@JerryNadler
for your leadership on bringing us one step closer to constitutional equality for ALL women!
#ERANow
@VAratifyERA
@ERACoalition
@EqualMeansEqual
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“We must define child marriage as the violation that it is - it is the brutal violation of a child, and we must call it out and take ownership of the campaign to
#EndChildMarriage
,” Ms. Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda - Former
@_AfricanUnion
Goodwill Ambassador for Ending Child Marriage.
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"No one understands
#trafficking
better than those who have lived through it. It is our responsibility to protect survivors, learn from them, & believe them. When it comes to policies & law, we need survivor-informed solutions,"
@lauramarano
@VanessaMarano
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Our virtual annual gala is almost here! On Oct 12 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT join us & some of your favorite celebrities & activists for an incredible evening to help
#MakeEqualityReality
. Register for free:
#DayoftheGirl
#GirlsJustWannaHaveFundamentalRights
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She was fined by police for time wasting after reporting that her ex-boyfriend was
#stalking
her. 4 months later he slit her throat. Now, police admit 13 other women had previously made complaints about the killer's behavior.
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#JusticeForNoura
Sentenced to death in
#Sudan
for killing 'husband' who she was forced to marry, violently raped her when she refused to consummate marriage & who she stabbed in self-defence in 2nd
#rape
attack
pl sign
@nitabhalla
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#HarveyWeinstein
has been sentenced to 23yrs. He is being held to account for harm he has done to so many women in a sustained pattern of abuse perpetrated over 4 decades. This a watershed moment in society's understanding that rape is about abuse of power.
#HarveyWeinsteinGuilty
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Amazing atmosphere out on the streets of
#London
, so many taking a stand in solidarity & calling for gender
#EqualityNow
around the globe 🌐
#WhyIMarch
#WomensWave
@womensmarchlon
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Calling
@HandmaidsOnHulu
fans, now is your chance to own a piece of the show! Take home this framed Waterford family portrait & cast signed poster while supporting Equality Now, bid here:
#handmaidsonhulu
#blessedbethefruit
#makeequalityreality
@hulu
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Today, on World Day to
#EndHumanTrafficking
, inspired by
@JaneTribune
, we've corrected some of the language too often used in the media when reporting on
#SexTrafficking
&
#SexualViolence
cases.
Language matters. If it's rape, say so.
#FixedIt
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100,000 people march through
#London
in a glorious celebration of women's rights, diversity & equality
#womensmarchlondon
#womensmarch
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BREAKING: After years of effort, passage of both anti 'honor crimes' and rape bills in PAKISTAN is a huge moment for women and girls there.
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Congrats
@RebecaGyumi
from
@MsichanaUwezo
for winning the
#UN
2018 Human Rights Prize for your pivotal role in
#Tanzania
's 2016 landmark ruling to raise the
#childmarriage
age for girls from 14 to 18, and for your continuing work for girls rights.
#Shero
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#SaferInternetDay
aims to create a safer & better
#internet
, where everyone is empowered to use tech responsibly, respectfully, critically & creatively.
Test your internet savvy w/ this
#Quiz
we made w/
@lauramarano
&
@VanessaMarano
--->
#SID2020
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We are very pleased Noura won her court appeal against her death sentence. This is a positive step for her and Sudanese women. However, a five year prison sentence for defending herself against rape is not acceptable. We are looking at next steps to support her.
#justicefornoura
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Today we launch our new report “Ending Online Sexual Exploitation & Abuse of Women & Girls: A Call for International Standards,” highlighting the urgent need for global collaboration in tackling online sexual abuse and exploitation (
#OSEA
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"Prostitution is not a way out of poverty. Poor, black women in
#SouthAfrica
come out poorer and scarred emotionally, physically and mentally'" says Mickey Meji
@Embrace_Dignity
#SPACEWOC
#ListentoSurvivors
Ending the panel presentations is Mickey Meji shedding light on the horrific racism her and others faced and still face in South Africa
#SPACEWOC
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“Rape is being used as a weapon of war. Multiple displaced people have given eye witness accounts of mass rape. Women who are assaulted are in need of multiple levels of care, including emergency contraceptives & drugs to prevent HIV in addition to psychological support."
#Tigray
Tigray six months on; women still bear the brunt of conflict, warns
@RESCUEorg
#EndSVC
@end_svc
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"The men in the hip-hop community have failed
@theestallion
. On social media she was mocked and memed, diminishing the gravity of the violence enacted upon her. It points to a larger problem: the sadistic nature of
#misogynoir
."
@taylorcrumpton
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1 in 4 women in the
#USA
aged 18+ will experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
“I want the statistics to change & I hope that telling my story might prevent more stories like mine from happening,"
@MelissaBenoist
#EVAW
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"Through her activism and philanthropy," writes
@emmaatheparty
, EN's Global Head of Communications. "
@AnnieLennox
is helping to keep the issue of women’s equality in social discourse."
Read our full
#30For30
list today:
#MakeEqualityReality
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Here’s to
#MaleAllies
fighting for
#EqualRights
for women! May the work of Senator Bayh and all others supporting
#TitleIX
and the
#ERA
continue until we make their vision a reality!
#ERANow
#HandsOffIX
#RatifyERA
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"I remember my arms & legs being held down & somebody covered my eyes. It was awful. I think I blacked out & when I came to they had tied my legs together... my mum told us we weren't ever to talk about what had happened."
#EndFGM
#USA
by
@EmmaBatha
@TRF
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Together, we can build a world where girls are not at risk of sexual violence. That is what it will take: every one of us, everywhere. Join us & help create the world you want to live in.
#TheWorldIWantToLiveIn
#Wakeup
#HandmaidsTale
@HandmaidsOnHulu
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Tomorrow, 9 Sept., we are thrilled to be attending
@WaterstonesPicc
's midnight book launch of
@MargaretAtwood
's
#TheTestaments
! We'll be
#LIVE
all night, tune in b/w 7pm-12am GMT & see some special guests!
#Gilead
#TheHandmaidsTale
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BREAKING: Noura Hussein is appealing for her unconditional freedom in
#Sudan
! Help get real
#JusticeForNoura
and ensure Sudan can't ignore our message that women and girls have the right to live in dignity and free from sexual violation!
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"The clitoris is an organ, like any other part of your body, and should not be harmed" - Her Excellency, the First Lady of
#BurkinaFaso
at our side event 'Ending
#FGM
by 2030: It's a Global Issue' at
@WomenDeliver
#EndFGM
Read more:
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Congratulations to the 8 teams that have made it to the 2022-2023 Africa Gender Equality Moot Court Competition. It has been an extremely tight race, and we look forward to the final stages of the competition this week.
#AGEMCC2022
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Tell me you support constitutional equality without telling me you support constitutional equality.
👏👏👏
@RepMaloney
for the
#MetBall
win!
#ERA
#ERANow
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According to activists in
#Tigray
, the widespread use of systematic rape as a weapon of war has been “integral to the conflict."
@VOANews
@heather_murdock
#Ethiopia
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When a woman from a minority background in India holds those in power to account, she's trolled with sexist
#onlineabuse
including rape & death threats, says
@khanumarfa
Sr Editor
@thewire_in
.
#WomenJournalists
are especially targetted.
@MariyaS87
@ipsnews
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The guilty verdict is a testimony to the
#MeToo
movement and the fearless
#Weinstein
#SilenceBreakers
. Thanks to the collective voice of women and survivors, power & privilege is no longer a shield against sexual predation.
#SeeYouInLA
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"Forced child pregnancy is violence - the result of
#sexualabuse
& rape. Events leading up to the pregnancy & pregnancy itself are deeply traumatic for a child & have lifelong implications, both psychological & physical,"- ENs
@BarbaraJ_Esq
@MayaOppenheim
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As we celebrate women’s contributions to history, culture and society this
#WomensHistoryMonth
✨, we salute trailblazers like
@phumlambongcuka
. Throughout her long career, she has created space for civil society to influence the
#genderequality
agenda.
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