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The Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) is a coalition of organizations from Canada, Poland, India, Egypt, Argentina and South Africa, that work together to advance human rights related to sexuality at the United Nations.
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- 2019 Mar 27Sexual Rights at HRC 40The 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council took place from February 25th to March 22rd, 2019. Below you will find information on some of [...]
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ICYMI! Here are our updates from #recon2019, fresh out of each #reconplenary conversation. #rethink #reboot + #reimagine with our #curatedconversations & get our highlights from the panels! Short, on-point pieces: reconference.creaworld.org/bl…
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#fridayfeels at the last day of #recon2019
40° sesión del Consejo de DH y primera reunión del año. Lo que el Consejo de DDHH nos dejó 👇 akahataorg.org/2019/03/27/qu%…
Thank you @ThinkCREA for a timely tweet chat after last week's #HRC resolution on discrimination against women & girls in sport! Our statement w @ReproRightsUN @CALAdvocacy @AkahataOrg @federapl @actioncanadashr @WomenEnabled @ARROW_Women: sexualrightsinitiative.com/wp… #ReimagineSports twitter.com/ThinkCREA/stat…
Women with disabilities are often left out of conversations around sports- it is a MUST to have inclusive spaces and initiatives that break stereotypes around gender and disability. #reimagineSports #recon2019
⚡️ “Interrogating consent & pleasure #rebootPleasure #recon2019” by @ThinkCREA
The #HRC40 ended last week! Read our newsletter to find out about sexual rights-related resolutions, side events, statements and more 👇👇
Read more! sexualrightsinitiative.com/20…What happened at #HRC40? Well, I'm so glad you asked. @ReproRightsUN @SexualRights @ThinkCREA @WomenEnabled @AkahataOrg @CALAdvocacy @ARROW_Women @actioncanadashr @federapl worked on a joint statement. Find it here: reproductiverights.org/sites/…
@ThinkCREA @SipdUganda @TheYPFoundation @YouthKiAwaaz @FeminismInIndia @CALAdvocacy @Nandini1720 The assumption should instead be that States must respect the will and preferences of persons with disabilities and ensure supported decision-making. All of us can need support for decision-making, not just persons with disabilities. #Rebootpleasure #Recon2019 #consent
@ThinkCREA @SipdUganda @TheYPFoundation @YouthKiAwaaz @FeminismInIndia @CALAdvocacy @Nandini1720 The assumption cannot be that someone is incapable of giving #consent. This leads to restrictions of legal capacity on basis of disability, forced institutionalization & interventions such as sterilization, abortion, contraception or treatment w/o informed consent #Rebootpleasure
@ThinkCREA @SipdUganda @TheYPFoundation @YouthKiAwaaz @FeminismInIndia @CALAdvocacy @Nandini1720 Some people are deemed unable to give consent based on a range of stereotypes: persons with disabilities, sex workers, women & girls from minority groups, living in poverty, etc. An example is the denial of legal capacity for persons with disabilities #Rebootconsent #Recon2019
@ThinkCREA @Sikilizaspeaks @Nandini1720 @IntlWomen @CALAdvocacy @NazariyaQFRG @TheYPFoundation @SipdUganda @juansjaimep We also highlighted this protectionist conception of "danger" in our submission to the upcoming report of the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women focusing on deprivation of liberty with @GlobalSexWork. #RebootPleasure #Recon2019
@ThinkCREA @Sikilizaspeaks @Nandini1720 @IntlWomen @CALAdvocacy @NazariyaQFRG @TheYPFoundation @SipdUganda This protectionist view is seen in #sexwork & #disabilityrights, among others. We highlighted this in our submissions to the #CEDAW Committee on trafficking: ohchr.org/Documents/HRBo… (see also youtube.com/watch?v=a62lDm…) cc @juansjaimep #RebootPleasure #Recon2019
@ThinkCREA @Sikilizaspeaks @Nandini1720 @IntlWomen @CALAdvocacy @NazariyaQFRG @TheYPFoundation @SipdUganda We need to question common & implied understandings of #danger (e.g. people deemed to be "dangers" to themselves &/or others) leading to protectionist #humanrights violations & denials of #agency & #bodilyautonomy based on patriarchal, ableist, racist norms #Rebootpleasure
@ThinkCREA We also need to talk about structural aspects of #consent. What does real prior & informed consent look like for #healthcare interventions? What does it mean for health care & information to be available, accessible, acceptable & of quality for different people? #RebootPleasure
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