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UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 2d

Pleased to inform you that the input received in response to my call for input for the thematic report to #UNGA80 on #surrogacy and #vawg have now been posted online:
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OHCHR | Call for input to the thematic report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls to the General Assembly 80th session on surrogacy and violence against women and girls

BackgroundSurrogacy is a third-party reproductive practice in which a woman carries a pregnancy and transfers the child to the commissioning party(ies) after birth. In recent years, the global demand ...

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Unsplintering.bsky.social @unsplintering.bsky.social · 4d

"Surrogacy, comparable to prostitution should be banned, UN’s most senior expert on violence against women & girls has urged. Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur, submitted report... calling for end to practice, calling it a “system of exploitation and violence”

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‘It’s like prostitution’: Top UN official demands surrogacy ban

Reem Alsalem calls for end to practice that ‘inflicts violence, abuse and exploitation on women and children’

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genethique 1er média francophone sur la bioéthique @genethique.bsky.social · 2d

« Aucune société ne peut progresser en normalisant la vente du corps des femmes » : à l’ONU, Reem Alsalem appelle à abolir la GPA: Le 10 octobre, lors de l’A...

« Aucune société ne peut progresser en normalisant la vente du corps des femmes » : à l’ONU, Reem Alsalem appelle à abolir la GPA

Le 10 octobre, lors de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies, la Rapporteuse spéciale sur la violence contre les femmes et les filles a appelé à l’abolition universelle de la GPA. Quelques jours plus tôt, 228 ONG issues de 40 pays différents avaient soutenu son rapport dans une déclaration commune. « Être né par GPA, c’est commencer…

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UN-SPexperts @un-spexperts.bsky.social · 2d

UN expert @unsrvaw.bsky.social calls for recognition of surrogacy as system of violence, exploitation & abuse, urges abolition.

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 2d

Pleased to inform you that the input received in response to my call for input for the thematic report to #UNGA80 on #surrogacy and #vawg have now been posted online:
www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...

OHCHR | Call for input to the thematic report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls to the General Assembly 80th session on surrogacy and violence against women and girls

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 7d

If you missed the livestream, you can rewatch the recording of the side event on #surrogacy and violence against women and children including girls here

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https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11e6p5hdz

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 8d

Join us for side event I am co-sponsoring on #surrogacy as a form of #VAWG at #UNGA80 led by Italy's Permanent Mission to the UN in New York
When: 8th of October
Time: 1:15 -2:30 p.m. NY time
Where: In person: Conference Room 6, UNHQ, NY
Online: UN web TV👇
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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 8d

I took the opportunity to meet with Serbia's Minister on gender equality, Tatjana Macura, as well as a number of UN entities and a group of women organizations.

Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 8d

A copy of the declaration that emanated from the conference on improving the safety of women journalists in the Western Balkan can be found here:

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Microsoft Forms

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 8d

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SafeJournalists Network Conference: Safety of Women Journalists, Labor Rights, Access to Information – What Resonated on the Panels - SafeJournalists

Journalism Under Attack: An Age of Repression and Resistance The three-day regional conference titled Journalism Under Attack: An Age of Repression and Resistance, organized by the SafeJournalists Net...

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 8d

Pleased to have participated in the conference of the Safe Journalist Network in Belgrade #Serbia in September entitled Journalism Under Attack: An Age of Repression and Resistance, on a session dedicated to violence against women journalists which has been a long standing priority of the mandate.

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 10d

Unacceptable, horrendous but not surprising.
And what will the countries of whom the brave souls of the flotilla are nationals do in response to their severe mistreatment do? Most likely what they did all along: Reinforce Israel's impunity.

✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 10d

By now you have likely heard that the Israeli military captured the activists trying to bring aid like milk powder and baby formula to Gaza.

Two of those released report that Israeli soldiers dragged Greta Thunberg by the hair, beat her, tied her up, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag.

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 10d

Extremely concerning. Yvonne Ridley must be released by Israel and until that happens, her whereabouts must be made known and she and the other abducted flotilla passengers must be treated humanely.

Michele @m1chelel.bsky.social · 10d

“Scottish flotilla participant Yvonne Ridley is missing after being imprisoned by Israeli forces.She was on hunger strike and denied her medication.
She was due to be deported to Istanbul but disappeared in the transfer.Her current whereabouts are unknown and we are deeply concerned for her safety”

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UN-SPexperts @un-spexperts.bsky.social · 12d

#Sudan: Targeting civilians, using starvation, disappearance, sexual violence & forced displacement as weapons of war may amount to crimes against humanity, warn UN experts.
“Sudan must not descend further into a nightmare of violence, hunger & despair”

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 11d

Ahead of the presentation of my report on surrogacy and #vawg next week, i thank you for the support for my report’s findings and recommendations. 🙏

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Joint statement in support of UN report recommending the abolition of surrogacy - Declaration of Casablanca for the universal abolition of surrogacy - Home / Accueil

[French and Spanish translations below] Joint statement in support of UN report recommending the abolition of surrogacy (download HERE) New York, 3 October 2025 The undersigned organizations, represen...

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 14d

The input received from stakeholders in response to the call for input for the guidance on Consent and #VAWG has now been published on the mandate's website under the heading Input Received: www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...

OHCHR | Call for input to the addendum to the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls to the HRC on the concept of consent in relation to violence against women and girls

Over the past few years, several international, regional and national legislation that criminalize various forms of violence against women and girls have expressly linked rape and other forms of viole...

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 20d

The final edited thematic report A/HRC/59/47: Sex-based violence against women and girls: new frontiers and emerging issues is now available in the 6 languages of the United Nations 👇
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A/HRC/59/47: Sex-based violence against women and girls: new frontiers and emerging issues

The present report by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls examines the new and evolving forms of violence experienced by women and girls based on their sex, which remain insuffi...

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 22d

A copy of the written remarks can be found here: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 22d

My remarks at the High-level meeting convened by the President of the hashtag#UNGA80 on the 30th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women ( #Beijing30). My speech starts at minute 45:00
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(Opening & Plenary) High-level meeting convened by the President of the General Assembly on the 30th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women - General Assembly, 80th session

High-level meeting of the General Assembly on the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women under the theme "Recommitting to, resourcing and accelerating the implementation of the ...

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 22d

Pleased to have contributed to discussion on the expiry of the UN General Assembly Resolution deadline for #Israel to end its unlawful occupation of #Palestine with no compliance

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UN Deadline for Ending Israel’s Occupation Passes: Interviews with 7 UN Special Rapporteurs

As UN Deadline for Ending Israel’s Occupation Passes Today: Interviews with Seven UN Special Rapporteurs on the Path Forward

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 23d

On September 19 I filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox.

Preserving female-only sports categories is essential to protect fairness, safety, privacy & equality for women & girls.

Read: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 26d

I will be publishing most of the 70 submissions received from States, experts and NGOs in response to the call for input soon.

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 26d

I am pleased to share the full guidance note on the concept of #consent in relation to violence against women and girls (#VAWG): www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

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Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social · 26d

Glad to have participated in this important seminar on Domestic Violence & the Hague AbductionConvention: Safeguarding Survivors.

Thank you to the organizers particularly
@filiacharity.bsky.social HagueMums, Global ARRK, Sanctuary for Families, and EuropaRevibra.

Clare Lavery @clerotto.bsky.social · 26d

Excellent webinar 🎯🙏🙏

Safeguarding across borders
know the CONTEXT

UNSR Reem Alsalem spoke of

🔑inequality of arms faced by victim-survivors in cases
🔑the ‘multi-layered violence yet to enter the collective conscience as a human rights issue’.
www.hague-mothers.org.uk/2025/09/18/d...

DV & the Hague Abduction Convention: Safeguarding Survivors - Hague Mothers

On 12 September, FiLiA Hague Mothers, GlobalARRK, Sanctuary for Families, and Revibra Europa held a sell-out webinar which looked at the challenges facing mothers and their children who are caught up ...

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