WATCH Here is @NBC Nightly News w Lester Holt and @tvkatesnow covering our national movement to reform #familycourt and custody law in every state. We must prioritize child safety above all else #KaydensLaw@nfvlcgwu
Another episode tomorrow same time 6:30pm ET.
1/3 I join the authors of the letter led by @CATWIntl in expressing my alarm at the @CedawUn concluding observations on the #Netherlands, a summary of which was also published by the committee here:
https://t.co/laC815Rhlq
A copy of the letter by civil society to CEDAW can be found here: https://t.co/zKk4YbyZXw
#coercivecontrol is the root of all #domesticabuse. As explained in the ##GiselePelicot case. Tune in to @npr to hear expert Lisa Fontes, PhD, share her wisdom & expertise on how this could have happened. https://t.co/MIk7wI7u3S
83,000 women and girls were deliberately killed last year.
Most were killed by someone they should have been able to trust, like a partner or family member.
Learn more in the latest @UNODC & @UN_Women report on femicides: https://t.co/pECrtucLLJ
#NoExcuse
Two Democratic members of Congress visited the ICE family detention center in Dilley, Texas, where 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being detained, along with many other children and families.
Over the weekend, hundreds of detainees inside the facility protested their conditions and treatment in a display of defiance.
@IAmAmnaNawaz speaks to @EricLeeAtty for more.
Letter I sent to the government of #Brazil concerning the alleged misuse of #parentalalienation laws against a mother who reported domestic violence, resulting in her separation from her son is now public: https://t.co/sxAnuSDelr
The Government of Brazil sent a very detailed response, which I appreciate. It is also now public: https://t.co/NYT9hEhEsk
Society tells survivors to speak out.
But when their abuser turns out to be a friend, a relative, a coworker, the survivor is suddenly labelled a liar.
We must move away from this culture of denial and recognise that abusers are all around us.
UNAMA is concerned by the arrest of numerous women & girls in Kabul between 16-19 July due to their alleged non-compliance with the de facto authorities’ hijab instructions.
UNAMA has engaged with #Afghanistan's de facto authorities to seek further information.
The legislation, which now moves to the House, would have a tiny impact on the nation’s rising debt but could have major ramifications for the targeted spending, from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to U.S. food aid programs abroad. https://t.co/szzRpIl1Sb