School-related gender-based violence

RALIANCE Awards $300,000 in Grants for Projects to End Sexual Harassment, Misconduct and Abuse

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RALIANCE, a national partnership dedicated to ending sexual violence in one generation, announced today that it will award a total of $300,000 grants to six organizations across the United States that will deploy tools of survivor empowerment and community education to prevent sexual harassment, misconduct and abuse. 

Key Points: 
  • This year's cohort is broad and diverse which reflects our belief that everyone in every place deserves a safe society."
  • Healing to Action is a Chicago-based non-profit transforming survivors into organizers and activists in the fight to end sexual violence.
  • The RALIANCE grant will help Together for Change teach leaders of the faith community about the dynamics and risks for sexual abuse and create a commitment to integrate sexual abuse prevention into programming, curriculum and structure.
  • The HEAL Project is a QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color), disabled and survivor-led educational initiative working to prevent and end child sexual abuse.

Girl Up's Statement on the Global Loss of Girls' Rights, Bodily Autonomy, and Access to Education

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Monday, January 9, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- It's a fundamental human right for girls and women to live autonomous lives, building futures for themselves that reflect their innermost dreams and desires. But sweeping attacks on female agency - bodily, intellectually, and otherwise - from Afghanistan, to Iran, to the United States and beyond, deny girls and women their power and capacity to thrive.

Key Points: 
  • In India, rates of violence against girls and women , including rape, dowry deaths, and assaults, rose more than 26% over the past six years.
  • Women and girls possess the eagerness and empathy for others to build an equitable future for all of us.
  • Stand with Girl Up in advocating for a gender justice future that prioritizes the rights and freedoms of girls and women globally.
  • Add your voice now and pledge your support to let girls and young women around the world live full, safe, and self-determined lives.

16 Days of Activism: Combatting Gender-based Violence is Essential for HIV Response

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Friday, December 9, 2022
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A recent joint policy paper by the African Union and UN Women reveals that an estimated one-in-three women will experience violence in their lifetimes.

Key Points: 
  • A recent joint policy paper by the African Union and UN Women reveals that an estimated one-in-three women will experience violence in their lifetimes.
  • Additionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries with reporting systems saw a 25% upsurge in cases of violence against women.
  • According to a UNAIDS report , violence prevents women from accessing lifesaving services, negotiating condom use, disclosing their HIV status, and achieving better treatment outcomes.
  • Additionally, intimate partner violence puts women at a 50% greater risk of contracting HIV - particularly in countries with high HIV prevalence.

Judge Malcolm Simmons and the United Nations Development Programme in Maldives concluded a three-day training for senior court judges on the implementation of the new judicial performance evaluation process.

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Friday, October 28, 2022
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The judicial performance evaluation policy was drafted by Judge Malcolm Simmons.

Key Points: 
  • The judicial performance evaluation policy was drafted by Judge Malcolm Simmons.
  • The evaluation process will identify gaps in knowledge and skills and assist the Judicial Academy in delivering training courses to meet identified training needs.
  • "Judicial performance evaluation will serve to enhance public confidence in the administration of the justice system," said Judge Simmons.
  • Since 2017 Judge Malcolm Simmons has advised senior judiciary and those responsible for the administration of justice.

Judge Malcolm Simmons and the United Nations Development Programme in Maldives concluded a three-day training for senior court judges on the implementation of the new judicial performance evaluation process.

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Friday, October 28, 2022
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The judicial performance evaluation policy was drafted by Judge Malcolm Simmons.

Key Points: 
  • The judicial performance evaluation policy was drafted by Judge Malcolm Simmons.
  • The evaluation process will identify gaps in knowledge and skills and assist the Judicial Academy in delivering training courses to meet identified training needs.
  • "Judicial performance evaluation will serve to enhance public confidence in the administration of the justice system," said Judge Simmons.
  • Since 2017 Judge Malcolm Simmons has advised senior judiciary and those responsible for the administration of justice.

Freezing the market on handguns

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Friday, October 21, 2022
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Handguns are the weapon of choice in most firearm-related crimes, which is why limiting the number of handguns is a critical part of our plan to protect Canadians from gun violence.

Key Points: 
  • Handguns are the weapon of choice in most firearm-related crimes, which is why limiting the number of handguns is a critical part of our plan to protect Canadians from gun violence.
  • The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the national freeze on the sale, purchase, and transfer of handguns comes into effect.From now on, people cannot buy, sell, or transfer handguns within Canada, and they cannot bring newly acquired handguns into the country.
  • Handguns were used in 59 per cent of violent crime involving firearms between 2009 and 2020, and there are 70 per cent more handguns in Canada today than in 2010.
  • The temporary ban on the importation of handguns into Canada that took effect on August 19, 2022, remains in place.

LEGAL ACTION WORLDWIDE, PAN-AFRICAN LAWYERS UNION AND DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON SECURE PROVISIONAL MEASURES RELIEF FOR TIGRAYAN VICTIMS IN LANDMARK HUMAN RIGHTS CASE AGAINST ETHIOPIA

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Monday, October 17, 2022
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The landmark case was brought in February 2022 before the African Commission by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW), the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU), and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP , on behalf of the Tigrayan victims.

Key Points: 
  • The landmark case was brought in February 2022 before the African Commission by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW), the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU), and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP , on behalf of the Tigrayan victims.
  • Along with its decision on seizure, the African Commission granted urgent provisional measures aimed at protecting Tigrayan civilians from the risk of irreparable harm.
  • The African Commission has found that a State's failure to implement provisional measures was itself a violation of the Charter.
  • In issuing these provisional measures, the African Commission recognizes that the situation in Tigray, and elsewhere in Ethiopia, remains critical.

“Our Rights, Our Future,” says AHF on International Day of the Girl Child!

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) 2022 has arrived!

Key Points: 
  • International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) 2022 has arrived!
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will hold Our Rights, Our Future-themed events worldwide that will educate and empower girls to succeed by taking control of their health!
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221010005830/en/
    At least 129 million girls worldwide are not attending school, an issue exacerbated by inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products and facilities.
  • "On the International Day of the Girl Child, we stand with girls worldwide by holding 'Our Rights, Our Future' events.

The Chopra Foundation and its Never Alone Initiative, partner with the tech-based social impact start-up, Seva.Love, and The Girl Generation to Launch FGM/C Campaign on this Mental Health Awareness Day

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Monday, October 10, 2022
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Despite the nauseating frequency of this practice, FGM/C continues to live in the shadows and receives hardly any representation at the global level.

Key Points: 
  • Despite the nauseating frequency of this practice, FGM/C continues to live in the shadows and receives hardly any representation at the global level.
  • The Chopra Foundation is committed to raising awareness around this brutal custom and eliminating it for all of time."
  • Poonacha Machaiah, CEO the Chopra Foundation and Seva.Love, asserted that "we must make every effort to eradicate this inhumane practice.
  • Seva.Love is championing wellbeing and social impact in Web3 by curating leading artists, influencers, wellbeing experts and creating conscious communities.

International Disability Alliance's statement on the situation of persons with disabilities affected by floods in Pakistan

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Friday, September 23, 2022
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GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The International Disability Alliance (IDA) is expressing its deepest sympathy to the people of Pakistan, in particular persons with disabilities and their families, who have been affected by the recent floods and landslides. We call on the government of Pakistan, the United Nations, the international humanitarian community, and donor agencies to ensure maximum inclusion of persons with disabilities in the humanitarian response. Organizations of persons with disabilities must be involved in response planning, implementation, and monitoring as the most competent people to ensure a rights-based approach and full inclusion of persons with disabilities.

Key Points: 
  • Organizations of persons with disabilities must be involved in response planning, implementation and monitoring as the most competent people to ensure a rights-based approach and full inclusion of persons with disabilities.
  • GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The International Disability Alliance (IDA) is expressing its deepest sympathy to the people of Pakistan, in particular persons with disabilities and their families, who have been affected by the recent floods and landslides.
  • We call on the government of Pakistan, the United Nations, the international humanitarian community, and donor agencies to ensure maximum inclusion of persons with disabilities in the humanitarian response.
  • Organizations of persons with disabilities must be involved in response planning, implementation, and monitoring as the most competent people to ensure a rights-based approach and full inclusion of persons with disabilities.