This joint statement was delivered by the Sexual Rights initiative on 16 June 2023, on behalf of the #EmptyChairs Campaign and 15 organizations, during the Annual Civil Society Meeting with Special Procedures.

Rejeitamos a cooptação do marco dos direitos humanos, particularmente a noção defendida pela Relatora Especial de que o cumprimento dos direitos das mulheres trans, por um lado, e das mulheres cis, por outro, é ou pode ser conflituoso e incompatível.

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From regressions in human rights norms to the inaction and complicity of powerful states regarding the genocide in Gaza, and the UN funding crisis, the existential question of whether global human rights institutions can offer any utility in the pursuit of justice and accountability has only become more central. 

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AWID is seeking the services of a consultant to coordinate the logistics and and contribute to content development for a four-day convening of up to 70 participants in Kathmandu, Nepal in September 2025.

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Beijing signified a hopeful moment in time for feminists, but in the current world of multiple crises and a shifting global order, to what extent are these multilateral institutions able to respond?