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Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Gender-Based Violence, Intersex
Region(s): Global, United Nations
… What Gender-Based Violence Looks Like When You Are Queer, Trans, or Intersex Submitted by … the world join forces to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual campaign that has taken place since 1991. This year, UN Women and the UN Office of … to violence against women and girls. This is a missed opportunity. Ending femicides should be an urgent global priority. There is, indeed, #NoExcuse for violence against women. And centering …
Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Human Rights, Trans, Intersex
Region(s): Global, United Nations
… and intersex persons, must be able to realize their human right to participate in sports as an essential element of engaging in cultural life. We call for inclusive approaches that … violent practice in competitive sports: the invasive and harmful practice of “sex testing,” an examination of genitalia, chromosomes, and hormone levels of women and girl athletes to try to … , par. 74. “Although the Convention only refers to sex-based discrimination, interpreting article 1 together with articles 2 (f) and 5 (a) indicates that the Convention covers …