WCRAN.ORG
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Women and Children Research and Advocacy Network is a women-led organization dedicated to creating an Afghanistan Free of Discrimination and Gender Inequality
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03-09-2023 16:32:21
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A strong start to day 2 with Malta, Austria, Brazil, Mexico & the US expressing their openness to considering gender apartheid under the draft crimes against humanity treaty, including as a part of a gender-competent & survivor-centric approach.
#EndGenderApartheid
👏 A huge thank you to Austria for explicitly naming gender apartheid as a consideration for future amendments. This significant step highlights a commitment to gender equality and signals much needed solidarity to Afghan women and girls Austria UN
Thank you Malta at the UN 🇲🇹🇺🇳 Vanessa Frazier 🧡 for your leadership in hosting this important meeting.
Writing together in the The Washington Post today, Melanne Verveer Lina & I call on states taking part in #UNGA 6th Committee discussions on the draft Crimes against Humanity Convention to heed appeals by #Afghan women #humanrights defenders & work to codify #GenderApartheid
The United Nations Sixth Committee is meeting right now. This is the group with the power to codify gender apartheid into international law.
@malalafund’s Afghanistan Initiative lead Sahar Halaimzai will share updates this week — follow her to stay up-to-date.
#RecognizeGenderApartheid
🚨TODAY: UNGA 6th Comm 2nd resumed session on a potential draft crimes against humanity treaty begins.
Looking for states to commit to moving forward on a gender-competent treaty, including codification of gender apartheid.
Follow here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k…
#CaHTreatyNow
🚨On 23 March -> FIDH International Board adopted a Resolution recognising the crime of #GenderApartheid ! International law must evolve to reflect the lived experience of victims and survivors.
#Endgenderapartheid
Read the Resolution 👉 fidh.org/en/issues/wome…
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“Afghanistan is not the only Muslim country in the world, but it is the only country in the world that stops girls from going to school.”-Malala Yousafzai
#RecognizeGenderApartheid #ACrimeAgainstHumanity
#LetAfghanGirlsLearn tribune.com.pk/story/2460799/…
Honored to have been a part of this historic #CSW68 and to stand shoulder to shoulder with my heroes, brave Afghan women Zarqa Yaftali Yalda Royan Farahnaz Forotan Fawzia Koofi Najla Ayoubi Florence Pouya & others.
It has been my greatest privilege standing with Afghan women.
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🕊️ Zarqa Yaftali spoke on various panels discussing #HumanitarianAction & the role of women-led orgs in #Afghanistan , #GenderApartheid , & Taliban perpetration of crimes against humanity alongside ICAN’s France Bognon, & attended the launch of the GU Women & Peace Conflict Tracker.
Thanks FIDH for listening to Afghan women #HumanRights defenders who call for recognition that what they fight is #GenderApartheid : discrimination as the form of government
May @Amnesty & Human Rights Watch join you in this act of human rights leadership soon
Tirana Hassan Agnes Callamard
Zarqa Yaftali 🗣️ Zarqa Yaftali: “Let's continue to advocate for justice, equality, & fight against #GenderApartheid worldwide. Together we can create a just & equal future for all women of #Afghanistan . But we need to hold accountable the int'l comm for their commitments towards Afghan women.”