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Sexual Politics 2017 Round-Up
As 2018 begins, SPW highlights the main events and trends as well as tensions and challenges traversing sexual politics worldwide. Trends and Facts January In January 2017, an avalanche of draconian and regressive policy measures was adopted in the first two weeks of the Trump administration. SPW compiled a preliminary assessment of these policy trends date […]
Read moreEuropean Parliamentary Forum letter against Brazil’s abortion ban
BRUSSELS, 24 November – The EPF Executive Committee has written to the Parliament of Brazil expressing its strong concern at a proposed constitutional amendment which could result in a tightening of Brazil’s already restrictive law on abortion. Abortion is illegal in Brazil, except when pregnancy is due to rape, endangers the mother’s life or if […]
Read moreCompilation about Amendment No. 181/2015 – the right to abortion in Brazil
Brazilian male MPs chant ‘abortion no’ after voting to ban terminations for pregnant rape victims – The Independent Brazilian Congressional committee votes to ban all abortions – Reuters Brazilian Women Prepare to Protest Full Abortion Ban – teleSUR Will Brazil’s Congress Turn Its Back on Women and Girls? – Human Rights Watch Brazil’s Congress wants to ban […]
Read more390 signatures against abortion ban in Brazil
This letter was read at the closing session of the Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, held at Santiago (Chile), on November 9, 2017. Good afternoon to all, Activists and members of civil society who were gathered at the Special Meeting of […]
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Brazilian conservatives react to Judith Butler
Philosopher Judith Butler visited Brazil to launch two books and participate in the International Colloquium on the Ends of Democracy at SESC Vila Mariana in São Paulo. On this occasion conservative forces mobilized against her presence in the country. They made Butler an icon of “gender ideology” and a political target, even when in none […]
Read moreChild Marriage compilation on October 2017
Turkey introduced a draft bill allowing religious leaders to perform civil marriage ceremonies. Women’s rights activists claim it will only make it harder to monitor the ceremonies in order to prevent child marriages and it will distance Turkey from secularism, while authorities insist the law will be passed. Indian Supreme Court ruled that having sex with a minor, which […]
Read moreTestimonies on #metoo
By Peggy Antrobus On 21 October 2017 Today is the 43rd anniversary of the murders of my two younger sisters, Jenny and June. They were murdered by Jenny’s boyfriend who, after years of manipulating her into submission, would not accept her decision to end the relationship. Her friends knew that he was physically abusive. Her […]
Read moreSexual Politics in October 2017
October began with the International Day of the Girl on the 11th when the media attention was towards highlighting how access to education, especially in some countries, is one of the main causes of the gender gap between men and women. The occasion has also given space for the circulation of updated information on child marriage. […]
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Sexual politics in Brazil: the conservative restoration a further step ahead #2
In order to properly situate sexual politics in Brazil (while paying special attention to abortion), we must connect it to the broader political scenario of the country as a whole. As reported last month, Brazilian political institutions are becoming increasingly fragile. President Michel Temer’s approval rating stands at 3%, making him the most unpopular president […]
Read moreThe Anatrella case and the silence from the “family defenders”
What happens when a big name of the anti-gender crusade is involved in a sex scandal? Rogério Diniz Junqueira* Monsignor Tony Anatrella is a prominent name in the galaxy of anti-gender “experts”. A French Catholic priest of the diocese of Paris and a psychotherapist, he has been for years a reference for the ultraconservative Catholic […]
Read moreReport of the IE on protection against violence and discrimination based on SOGI
Below you will find the summary for the report of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Vitit Muntarbhorn, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 32/2: The theme of the present report is “Embrace diversity and energize humanity”. Key developments in 2017 are noted, particularly in […]
Read moreReport ‘Defending the UN Independent Expert on SOGI’
The IE SOGI mandate was created through UN Human Rights Council resolution A/HRC/RES/32/2 in June of last year and was confirmed through six separate votes over the UNGA session in 2016. Despite this comprehensive process of approval, some UN Member States insist on opposing any decision that links sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and […]
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