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FGM, female genital mutilation, is regarded as one of the most horrendous human rights abuses imaginable!
It is a harmful practice including the partial or total removal of the external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. The practice has no medical benefit and can cause catastrophic short and long-term...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create havoc across the world, a new medical condition, Long COVID, has been observed by health care providers and sufferers.
Some people continue to have symptoms long after they were initially infected with COVID-19. This occurs in all age groups...
We have a huge opportunity!
Through conversations, we can transform the possibilities for the last chapters of our lives...
Not just our own, but for our loved ones, whether they are living in the next city or – as is often the case for expat women – across an ocean!
There are still 3+ solid weeks to plan for the 16 Days of Activism to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence.
Now is the time, and the Human Rights Team offers many resources and ideas in a folder here.
Join us, and give voice and empowerment to women and girls and their allies worldwide.
The cause of our time: ending violence against women?
The convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence is called the Istanbul Convention. It was agreed to in 2010 and came into force in 2014.
Quick facts about the Istanbul Convention: