Please Support Reem Alsalem

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I've just seen on Katherine Deves twitter that Reem Alsalem is under attack for supporting the rights of women and girls.

https://twitter.com/deves_katherine/status/1669813135543533568?s=20

Please sign the petition: Let the UN Special Rapporteur on VAWG Deliver her Mandate

Let the UN Special Rapporteur on VAWG Deliver her Mandate (google.com)

In the meantime for anyone who is on twitter or facebook you can let AWID know that they dont speak for feminists

https://twitter.com/AWID/status/1669464666182123520

https://www.facebook.com/AWIDWomensRights/posts/pfbid0n7Wz1fHR9WcvFKaMsJL8vQuTiVEQ1EDJYforzbrmNFBMF7eE9u31tdAniGqZaF5Ul

Globally AWID is hugely influential as it is seen to be one of the few women's groups prioritising women's voices from the Southern hemisphere, and wonder if a letter signed by predominantly western feminists will hold much sway politically.

The most marginalised and vulnerable™ demonstrating their marginalisation and vulnerability again there

Signed.

Reem Alsalem is also getting attacked by people over work she's done on Family Alienation.

https://rackmancenter.com/en/collective-expert-academic-response-to-attempts-to-undermine-the-special-rapporteur-on-violence-against-women-and-girls-report-dated-13-april-2023-titled-custody-violence-against-women-and-violence-a/

Good to see the letter is back up!

Signed

I could not sign it right now but support her 100%

This report from Sex Matters says 800 organisations have signed the letter. (list at end of embedded pdf of the letter)

https://sex-matters.org/posts/updates/let-the-un-special-rapporteur-on-vawg-deliver-her-mandate

800 organisations? That’s fantastic!

The Sex Matters post says "Alsalem is speaking at the 53rd session of the council in Geneva on 22nd and 23rd June, and the International Council of Women plans to present the letter during today’s session."

Is there an update on this?

'the letter is endorsed by the representatives of nearly 800 civil society organisations, groups and national platforms, as well as more than 2,600 individuals, from 60 states. '

Brilliant.

Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls@UNSRVAW

I appreciate the strong support by many #women and feminist organizations to the mandate and the work that I do.
https://twitter.com/UNSRVAW/status/1672627850053054464

Not sure what happened but at least the letter and other activities have caught the attention of some:

This Wednesday, an interactive discussion in the council about gender identity will take place, with a report presented by the special rapporteur on the matter, Victor Madrigal-Borloz. A rare clash between United Nations human rights experts recently occurred on the issue when Reem Alsalem, the special rapporteur on violence against women criticised gender identity activists for “silencing” women’s rights protesters, causing Madrigal-Borloz and rights groups to react.

https://genevasolutions.news/human-rights/geopolitical-undertones-as-human-rights-council-session-begins

Recordings of the event, sorry no time to listen:
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bmrfh42z
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nx6qqj4h