Amnesty

Organisations whose funding relies on accepting TWAW state that they have had no problems with TW. Hmn. Well we know other places around the world definitely HAVE.

S/He is a right Charlie isn’t s/he?

I have a friend who has raised thousands for Amnesty, I am going to send her the info here.

What were the 'examples' that Amnesty provided? Intrigued as to how they were able to prove a negative...

Another shitty response from Amnesty. They amaze me. They really don't give a fuck about women, do they? And yet they think we're so socialized to put other people ahead of ourselves that we'll just put up with this, shut our mouths, and keep giving them our money.

Well, not me. I donated to Amnesty every month for the last ten years. They've had literally hundreds out of my pocket. But when I saw that godawful response to a complaint posted here, I emailed them to withdraw my support, and let them know why I was doing it too.

Hit them where it hurts.

My colleague provided you with plenty of examples that back up our position that self-identification is no threat to women’s rights.

Watch this: U*

These Are Not Our Crimes.

So Amnesty is saying that refugee men, and African men, are a threat to women (as documented) but British men aren't? Sounds like Amnesty is racist as fuck.

My colleague provided you with plenty of examples that back up our position that self-identification is no threat to women’s rights.

I'd love to see those examples. How can you prove a negative with examples? "I'll see your list of self-id male abusers and I'll raise you an example of someone who wasn't an abuser. QED"?

Thanks for those links Tickle.

I'd like to see an explanation from Amnesty about why they view the safety of women and girls so differently depending on where they are located.

Women and girls in the UK:
"We dispute any assertion that self-identification will be used by men in order to access spaces where women are vulnerable to abuse or harassment. There is absolutely no evidence that this would happen... The reality is that men who abuse women already have plenty of existing opportunities to do so."

Women and girls in refugee camps:
“At a minimum, this would include setting up single sex, well-lit toilet facilities and separate safe sleeping areas."
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/women-refugees-face-assault-exploitation-and-sexual-harassment-journeying-through

Schoolgirls in Malawi:
...many girls report that meeting their basic bodily needs while at school, whether in a nearby field or a communal latrine, exposes them to bullying, harassment and sexual assault. Both male students and teachers are reported as perpetrators in several qualitative studies
www.amnestyusa.org/how-toilets-can-make-schools-safer/

Schoolgirls worldwide (excluding the UK):
Ensure that schools have sex-segregated toilets and washrooms
www.amnesty.org/en/documents/act77/008/2007/en/
www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/60000/act770232007en.pdf

Pdf from amnesty USA

www.amnestyusa.org/how-toilets-can-make-schools-safer/

Dear Mr Man,

May I ask why Amnesty international believes that refugee men are dangerous to women and therefore advocates for single sex provisions?

Is it because you believe male refugees to be more dangerous than British men or have you been reeducated to believe those refugee women looking for single sex provisions are hateful bigots?

One woman told Amnesty that in a reception centre in Germany some refugee men would watch women as they went to the bathroom. Some women took extreme measures such as not eating or drinking to avoid having to go to the toilet where they felt unsafe.

“If this humanitarian crisis was unfolding anywhere else in the world we would expect immediate practical steps to be taken to protect groups most at risk of abuse, such as women travelling alone and female-headed families.

“At a minimum, this would include setting up single sex, well-lit toilet facilities and separate safe sleeping areas. These women and their children have fled some of the world’s most dangerous areas and it is shameful that they are still at risk on European soil

www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/women-refugees-face-assault-exploitation-and-sexual-harassment-journeying-through

Link it here when you’ve done it and we can retweet it too.

It’s interesting to see just how much the tide is starting to turn now that this has really hit the public eye, and almost hilarious to see the male entitlement and narcissism at play when people start saying ‘hang on you can’t do that’.

The easiest way to judge a man’s character is to tell him “No”.

I saw a smart thing (here I think) where someone copied something similar and added wording about ‘and if my details gets ‘leaked’ I will GDPR the arse off your.

As someone who experienced male abuse for the first 30 years of my life, which, unsurprisingly has shaped everything else, I find this shocking. For most of my 20s I couldn't even sit next to a man I didn't know on a bus or in the cinema without feeling complete panic. There's no way I would have been able to do anything in which I was vulnerable with a male-bodied person present. But Amnesty clearly doesn't give a shit about abused girls and women like me. Great.

I used to have such respect for Amnesty. Such utter disregard for women's lives and safety.

Just remember to blank out identifying details in your email so you aren’t doxxed.

Yes you need ti @ them. Sonia poulton was good on the body shop stuff so her, the baroness, Kathleen stock, Julie bindel, Jessica Taylor maybe

Yes tag everyone you can

So ask them what data they hold on you under GDPR and request it all be deleted (but that you are added to a block list so that you never hear from them again).