Sexual Rights Initiative

Coalition of national & regional organisations based in Canada, India, Egypt & Argentina that work on sexual rights at the United Nations.

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Panel discussion on empowering women and girls through and in sport in the #62HRC.
There can be no empowerment through exclusion, creating sporting spaces that are safe, accessible, and inclusive for all women and girls in their diversity is necessary.

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SWAN's Oral Statement for the 62nd Session of the HRC
Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression.

Thank you Alisija Dashenko from SWAN on freedom of expression and participation

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We joined the dialogue on the right to health. Health is a human right, and States must guarantee universal, dignified, accessible, and quality healthcare, especially for people in vulnerable situations.

#humanrights #righttohealth #hrc62 #humanrightscouncil

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We were present at HRC62 in Geneva
Estuvimos presentes en el HRC62 en Ginebra
#HRC62 #SRI #DerechosSexuales #DerechosReproductivos #ONU #HRC62 #SRI #SexualRights #ReproductiveRights #UN 🧵1/6

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Finally, the submission made recommendations to reverse these trends and to contribute to more consistent racial justice and intersectional analysis throughout UN human rights work.

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📕 New publication!

We've just published a summary of a submission, sent to the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

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This submission also examined and made recommendations to remove barriers to participation in the development of UN human rights norms and standards of individuals with lived experience of racism and intersecting forms of discrimination.

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@RoisinMichaux We’re a small team focused on sexual rights work. Unfortunately, extended social media exchanges aren’t a good use of our time. We encourage you to research all the publicly available information on the coalition & our partners. You can also email us with a media query.

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@RoisinMichaux None of those.

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Finally, the Geneva team of the SRI wants to take this moment to express our deep gratitude to you, and to the many activists, movements, and organisations who have worked alongside us over the past eight years of SRI’s expanded presence in Geneva.

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This is being done with the explicit aim of ensuring continuity and sustainability, and of reducing the risk of gaps at a time when the UN human rights system itself is under increased pressure and potential collapse.