Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

Global Launch of International Consortium on Female Sport

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Monday, January 9, 2023

Uniting to Preserve Women’s Sports: Global Launch

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  • Uniting to Preserve Women’s Sports: Global Launch
    The new International Consortium on Female Sport ( ICFS ) launched globally, debuting January 9, 2023, as the preeminent international lobby group to advocate for the preservation of the female sport category worldwide.
  • This comes at a time when more international governing sports bodies, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), are opening female sport to male competitors.
  • This has also become an outlet for biological males who identify as female to obtain resources meant for female athletes.
  • You can learn more and join this global movement for fairness and safety in female sport by visiting https://www.icfsport.org and signing the “position statement” indicating your support.

San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls Elect Parisa Ijadi- Maghsoodi, Esq., as Chair

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Friday, December 16, 2022

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls announced today that Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Esq., has been elected as its new Chairperson. Ijadi-Maghsoodi has chaired the Commission's UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ("CEDAW") Committee since 2019, is a founding member of the statewide CEDAW Challenge Team, and served as lead in drafting the County's recently passed CEDAW ordinance. She also serves on Cities for CEDAW's National Advisory Committee.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls announced today that Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Esq., has been elected as its new Chairperson.
  • "It has been my honor to Chair the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls over the past two years," said Goodwin.
  • In 1975, the Board of Supervisors established the San Diego County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls to promote this policy and to provide an open forum for discussion and action.
  • Each of the San Diego County Supervisors appoints two residents to represent their district on the Commission.

Persecution of the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism Nithyananda Parmashivam and KAILASA's Adi Shaivite Community Recognized by United Nations

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Friday, July 9, 2021

LOS ANGELES , July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On June 24, 2021 a virtual conference, as part of the ongoing 79th session of the United Nations OHCHR's Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was held on the rights of Indigenous women and girls.

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  • LOS ANGELES , July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On June 24, 2021 a virtual conference, as part of the ongoing 79th session of the United Nations OHCHR's Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was held on the rights of Indigenous women and girls.
  • The United Nations CEDAW recognized the persecution of the SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam and United Nations Recognizes the Persecution of the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism and KAILASA's Adi Shaivite Community, marking a huge milestone in the history of Hindus and humanity as the centuries of persecution, injustice, and violation of fundamental human rights have come to the forefront, no longer hidden.
  • The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam has been facing persecution for over two decades, especially for His highly progressive stance on true women empowerment.
  • The massive lawfare, assassination attempts, sexual assaults and rapes, character assassination, shaming and sexual objectification, children abuse among many other attacks on The SPH Nithyananda and KAILASA, especially the female followers, has been taken a serious note of and the attached report published on the UN website by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women .