WEmpower LBQT+ Community

Empowering womxn in all diversities

[Melvine Obola @MelvineObollah]

@NYC_YouthVoice Legal recognition would highlight the gendered motive of femicide, helping the justice system distinguish it from other forms of homicide @Endfemicideke @NYC_YouthVoice @ywli_info

[WEmpower LBQT+ Community @lbqtcommunity]

@Endfemicideke @NYC_YouthVoice @MelvineObollah @BaloziZaha @NyaKabs @rachaelmwiks We need an intersectional and mulitisectoral approach to reach ALL Women because a one size fits all approach invisibilizes the expriences of Sexual and Gender Minority women when addressing GBV and Femicide

[EndFemicideKe @Endfemicideke]

@NYC_YouthVoice Join @MelvineObollah @BaloziZaha @NyaKabs and @rachaelmwiks this morning on this space; as we engage with Dr Nancy Barasa , Chairperson, Technical Working Group on GBV and Femicide. Hosted by @NYC_YouthVoice #EndFemicideKE #TotalShutDownKE #WeAreNotSafe

[National Youth Council Kenya @NYC_YouthVoice]

Join the Presidential Technical Working Group on GBV Including Femicide, led by Dr. Nancy Barasa, for an essential X Space engagement this Friday, May 30, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon. Your voice is crucial in addressing Gender-Based Violence.

Let's engage, discuss, and forge solutions together. See you there!
@MOH_Kenya
@InteriorKE

[PBI UK @PBIUK]

🆕Take a look at what we got up to this week ahead of International Women’s Day, alongside three inspiring LGBTIQ+ and women human rights defenders from Kenya and Belarus!

👉Read our article here: https://t.co/bJSO7i8VJY
#IWD2025

[Anonymous @loveablekathia]

#RaiseYourVoice international human rights day 2024.

Thank you, @Lord_Collins, for hosting us @RaiseYourV_oice @lbqtcommunity to discuss the fundamental rights regardless of our biases.

[Amnesty Kenya @AmnestyKenya]

We condemn the unlawful detentions and violence against peaceful protestors during the #endfemicide march. We stand with human rights defenders and demand accountability. Thank you for your unwavering support. #ProtectheProtest

[WEmpower LBQT+ Community @lbqtcommunity]

Mentorship and Co-creation of knowledge is central to how synergies between research and movement building are built and become evidenced using Feminist Participatory Action and Research methodologies to create change for social action.
It's a WRAP for 2024.
Happy Holidays Fam!!

[Collins of Highbury @Lord_Collins]

We also heard from world leading human rights NGOs & a Human Rights Defender on the important role of civic society in promoting human rights.

Now more than ever, we must uphold human rights & democracy to ensure everyone receives the dignity they deserve.

[Collins of Highbury @Lord_Collins]

Delighted to meet with inspirational human rights defenders on #HumanRightsDay and hear how important it is to defend fundamental freedoms and civic space.

[Collins of Highbury @Lord_Collins]

As 🇬🇧 Minister for Human Rights, I had the pleasure of hosting an event at @FCDOGovUK to mark #HumanRightsDay.

@DavidLammy, @attorneygeneral, and I set out the UK's commitment to upholding and protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

[PBI UK @PBIUK]

@Lord_Collins Becky, a Kenyan human rights defender, said there is an urgent need to fund protection programmes protection programmes for #HumanRightsDefenders & to give them platforms to voice their concerns
@lbqtcommunity

[Mark Hill KC @MarkHillKC]

@Lord_Collins Thank you for hosting such an excellent - if rather chilly - event this afternoon. Our hearts were warmed by talk of various worthy human rights initiatives around the world.

[WEmpower LBQT+ Community @lbqtcommunity]

Every 11 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2022 and 2023.

See LBQT persons experiences with violence and mental health challenges according to the E4UBU study conducted between 2021-2023
#16DaysOfActivism2024

[WEmpower LBQT+ Community @lbqtcommunity]

#EndFemicideKE
#Kisumuchapter

[Kavuli M. Bernard, FCH @BernardKavuli]

Maverick Aoko has REPORTEDLY been whisked to Uganda.

I strongly BELIEVE that Farouk Kibet is RESPONSIBLE for Aoko's ABDUCTION and persecution.

#FreeAoko

[Anonymous @loveablekathia]

The LBTQ community faces numerous challenges, Becky shares some of the experiences they have had while working to empower them.
#dublinplatform #raiseyourvoice

[Anonymous @loveablekathia]

#dublinplatform #raiseyourvoice

[Anonymous @loveablekathia]

At the #dublinplatform 2024, my call is for more robust political support by UN offices, especially UNC, to take a stand in protecting HRDs. We need to increase collaboration. #raiseyourvoice

[Amnesty Kenya @AmnestyKenya]

Amnesty demands the release of @husskhalid and others arrested for convening a peaceful Mashujaa Day assembly. Protest is a legitimate form of free expression under our constitution. Obstructing a fundamental freedom is unlawful and criminal.