Excited to share this new piece on why @hrw is calling for gender apartheid to be recognized as a crime under international law. This comes after long & careful discussion w/many colleagues about if there is need for such a law and any potential downsides. https://t.co/RUSirLPm52
This #InternationalWomensDay, let's celebrate the hard-won advances in women and girls' rights, and celebrate those fighting to protect the lives of women and girls around the world.
#IWD2025
March 8 is International Women’s Day! Ahead of #IWD2025, a reminder that the fight for women’s rights is a fight against authoritarianism.
Learn more: https://t.co/umeePcwQUl
It was an honor meeting Cecile Richards, an indomitable force for women’s rights and reproductive justice. May we all continue making trouble in her memory.
🗳️Wisconsin voters: polls are open until 8pm today!
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If you are not registered, you can register to vote at your polling place! Don’t forget your photo ID!
#GOTV
If you need some good news today, you should know that Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" is now #1 on iTunes for the first time since its release nearly 36 years ago.
That is all.
In Afghanistan & Iran, girls & women are facing state-enforced, institutionalised oppression. But because gender apartheid is not yet a crime under international law, victims & the international community don't have a legal avenue to fight it.
Swipe ➡️ to learn moreIn Afghanistan & Iran, girls & women are facing state-enforced, institutionalised oppression. But because gender apartheid is not yet a crime under international law, victims & the international community don't have a legal avenue to fight it.
Swipe ➡️ to learn moreIn Afghanistan & Iran, girls & women are facing state-enforced, institutionalised oppression. But because gender apartheid is not yet a crime under international law, victims & the international community don't have a legal avenue to fight it.
Swipe ➡️ to learn moreIn Afghanistan & Iran, girls & women are facing state-enforced, institutionalised oppression. But because gender apartheid is not yet a crime under international law, victims & the international community don't have a legal avenue to fight it.
Swipe ➡️ to learn moreIn Afghanistan & Iran, girls & women are facing state-enforced, institutionalised oppression. But because gender apartheid is not yet a crime under international law, victims & the international community don't have a legal avenue to fight it.
Swipe ➡️ to learn more.
The Israeli military’s repeated, apparently unlawful attacks on medical facilities, personnel, and transport are further destroying the Gaza Strip’s healthcare system and should be investigated as war crimes. https://t.co/IJeHVcM4JM
BREAKING: HRW calls for an arms embargo on Israel and Palestinian armed groups.
Providing weapons that knowingly and significantly would contribute to unlawful attacks can make those providing them complicit in war crimes.
https://t.co/ngLPG0BY9P
This Indigenous People's Day we celebrate and honor all who embody Native Power.
🎨 by EJ Miller-Larson (Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Oneida Nation of Wisconsin).
#NativePower#IndigenousPeoplesDay#IDP2023
An incredible trailblazer, fierce advocate, and champion for Indigenous communities and Native rights in Wisconsin and nationwide. We all live in a better world because of Ada’s unending commitment to justice. Journey well. https://t.co/QPYvD9ep8V
“What the Taliban fail to grasp is that courage inspires more courage, bravery multiplies, and tyranny leads to greater demands for the rights denied.” - @Sahar_fetrat on Afghan women’s two years of resistance. https://t.co/nNeAuhtUQg
Being pregnant carries a greater health risk for Black people than for others in the Americas.
Healthcare systems should address structural racism and ensure access to high-quality services for all.
“Trapped” new @hrw report by @Rothna_Begum details how male guardianship policies restrict women’s travel and mobility in the Middle East and North Africa.
Read here: https://t.co/BEhCxpf88w
Don't just sit there scrolling through social media all day! Get up, get out, & make your voice heard!
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