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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 22h

The "Universal Periodic Review" is an essential international process that monitors governments' obligations to protect our human rights.

We will be there with a coalition highlighting the diminishing state of reproductive and bodily autonomy in the U.S. www.globaljusticecenter.net/submission-f...

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of the United States: Diminishing Reproductive and Bodily Autonomy in the USA

As the United States (“US”) approaches its 4th Universal Periodic Review (“UPR”), individuals’ sexual and reproductive health and rights have significantly deteriorated across the country, particularl...

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 22h

🗓️ October 23, 2025, 12-4pm EST

We are proud to be co-sponsoring the "People's UPR" next week.

To avoid accountability for its human rights abuses, the U.S. is trying to become the first country to evade a UN review of its human rights record. (1/2)

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 7d

In our recent report, we defined reproductive violence and highlighted failures to effectively document it.

The recognition of reproductive violence and its distinct harms is critical for justice and accountability in Gaza and beyond. www.globaljusticecenter.net/qa-documenti...

Q&A: Documenting Reproductive Violence in Conflict and Crisis

In September 2024, UN Women and Global Justice Center issued a report detailing challenges and offering legal guidance to improve the documentation of reproductive violence in crisis and conflict by U...

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 7d

"Taken together, these four stages of attack...show the intensity of attack on the ability of Palestinians in #Gaza to reproduce and continue life."

At the UN Security Council yesterday, Noura Erakat detailed the case of reproductive violence in Gaza. www.womenpeacesecurity.org/resource/sta...

Statement by Ms. Noura Erakat at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security - NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security

President, Excellencies, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you today. I am Noura Erakat, a Palestinian-American human rights attorney and author. Twenty-five years ago, when this body adopted Res...

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 12d

"Principled resistance when the agenda is under attack is the only way forward."

We are proud to join 660+ civil society organizations worldwide in upholding women's rights and defending the values of the Women, Peace, and Security agenda. www.womenpeacesecurity.org/resource/ope...

2025 Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in advance of the annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security - NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security

Dear Ambassadors, We, the undersigned organizations working across the globe on gender justice, human rights, and peace and security, write to you ahead of the 25th anniversary of Security Council Res...

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 15d

WEDNESDAY at 4pm ET, we are co-organizing this powerful event celebrating the resilience and solidarity of #Rohingya and other minorities in #Myanmar.

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 15d

TOMORROW at 1:15pm ET, we are co-sponsoring this @legalactionww.bsky.social panel on peace and justice for #Rohingya.

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 15d

TODAY at 3:15pm ET, we are hosting this discussion on gender justice for #Rohingya and other minorities.

Women and gender-diverse populations in #Myanmar have always borne the brunt of war and other mass violence. Justice and accountability efforts must address these disproportionate impacts.

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 15d

TODAY at 1:15pm ET, we are co-sponsoring this event on community-centered solutions to the #Rohingya crisis.

Watch live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k...

Ending the Rohingya crisis: Community-centered actions for a path toward lasting peace in Rakhine State and across Myanmar

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 15d

THREAD: We are proud to have co-sponsored or organized 4⃣ #UNGA side events this week that surround the high-level conference on the status of #Rohingya and other minorities in #Myanmar.

Please join us for these urgent discussions.

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 18d

With the Trump administration announcing a review of Mifepristone, we must make it clear once again:

The abortion pill is safe, and restrictions on it are nothing more than an attempt to exercise control over our bodies. www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/h...

Federal agencies are studying safety of abortion drug mifepristone, driving new concerns about limits on access | CNN

The US Food and Drug Administration is reviewing evidence about the safety and efficacy of mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortion, to investigate how it can be safely dispensed, US...

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 20d

US President Donald Trump made too many false claims about world affairs at the UN General Assembly to seriously address them, says @fborello.bsky.social.

HRW reacts to Trump's #UNGA80 speech ⤵️

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 21d

🗓️ MONDAY: Join us for an urgent conversation just one day ahead of a high-level UN conference on the status of #Rohingya and other minorities in #Myanmar.

Speakers include UN officials, Myanmar human rights defenders, and other experts.

Register: bit.ly/GenderJustic...

Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 26d

➡️ In case you missed it...

The first webinar in our series on conscientious objection and abortion rights is up on our YouTube channel!

Thank you to all who joined and stay tuned for information on our next webinar. www.youtube.com/live/_vUfbAm...

Conscientious Objection as a Global Barrier to Abortion

YouTube video by Global Justice Center

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 26d

STARTING NOW: We are livestreaming our conversation on conscientious objection and the human right to abortion care.

Join us! www.youtube.com/live/_vUfbAm...

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Women's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org · 28d

🗓️"Ending the Rohingya crisis: community-centered actions for protection, justice, and lasting peace"

Join us at United Nations New York on the eve of the High-Level Conference on the Situation of #Rohingya and Other Minorities

⏰9/29, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
📍Conference Room 11, UNHQ

#Myanmar #UNGA80

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 28d

🗓️ THURSDAY: We are hosting a conversation that tackles the global phenomenon of "conscientious objection" to the provision of abortion care.

Join us for a wide-ranging discussion featuring leading experts, advocates, and healthcare providers.

Register: bit.ly/conscience_a...

Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 29d

The Women, Peace, and Security agenda was founded on the principle that no peace is possible without the full, equal, meaningful, and safe participation and leadership of women and girls.

We call on UN member states to act in defense of this essential agenda.

Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · 29d

As a member of @ngowgwps.bsky.social we are proud to sign the 2025 Open Letter calling on the UN Security Council and UN member states to defend 25 years of the #WPS agenda.

🤝 Read our letter and join us here: wps.ngo/sign

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Kimya Forouzan @kimyaf.bsky.social · Sep 10

Shield laws have become a lifeline for abortion patients and providers in the US post-Dobbs, which is precisely why conservative policymakers are turning to the courts, Congress, and state legislatures to attack this critical method of care. 🧵
www.guttmacher.org/2025/09/atta...

Attacks on Shield Laws Are the Next Step in Criminalizing Abortion Care

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · Sep 9

🚨 Don't forget to register for our upcoming webinar that will explore the global scope and impact of healthcare providers refusing abortion care based on conscience, religion, or belief.

Register for this urgent conversation: bit.ly/conscience_a...

Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is a devastating example of gender apartheid and its society-wide impacts.

When you so severely restrict the lives of half the population, even something as urgent and essential as natural disaster recovery will be compromised. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

WHO asks Taliban to lift female aid worker restrictions following earthquakes

The World Health Organization has asked Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on Afghan female aid workers, allowing them to travel without male guardians and help women struggling to access care after a powerful earthquake killed 2,200 people in eastern Afghanistan.

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Guttmacher @guttmacher.org · Sep 4

Guttmacher experts in a new @thehill.com op-ed: Birth control is under threat.

As part of a larger strategy to undermine #ReproRights in the US, conservative politicians are chipping away at contraceptive access through policy changes, legal rulings & funding restrictions. https://gu.tt/3I2JUog

The right is waging a quiet war on contraception

Access to affordable birth control is being chipped away through a series of incremental policy changes, legal rulings and funding restrictions that are quietly but effectively dismantling the repr...

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · Sep 4

🗓️ Our first webinar will focus on the global scope and impact of conscientious objection to abortion.

Join the conversation featuring leading advocates, academics, and healthcare experts.

Register: bit.ly/conscience_a...

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Global Justice Center @globaljusticec.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 NEW: We are thrilled to announce a series of webinars that will explore how conscience, religion, and belief interact with abortion access.

These conversations are urgent at a time when conscientious objection is increasingly used to deny abortion care around the world. (1/2)

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