Joanna Manganara

Evaluation of CSW 60

Mainstreaming gender equality, women’s and girls’ human rights and the empowerment of women in the entire 2030 Agenda is not enough to achieve the transformative changes that the 2030 Agenda must ensure.

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Is International Women’s Day 2016 a time for celebration?

Women’s and feminist organizations should demand from politicians to move from commitments to accomplishments and take bold actions to embed women’s human rights, women’s empowerment and gender equality in every aspect of life so that we can transform our world and make it one based on peace, justice, human rights and gender equality.

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Femicide

Femicide, according to the UN, is the extreme and ultimate manifestation of existing forms of violence against women in patriarchal societies. Crimes of this kind reinforce the idea that women are sexual objects and belong to men

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Domestic Violence is a Pandemic

Today according to the UN, 125 countries have specific laws that penalize domestic violence, a remarkable gain from just a decade ago. Nevertheless 35% of women world wide have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or sexual violence by a non-partner at some point in their lives.
Speech delivered on the 27th of November in Nicosia, Cyprus for an event organized by the Pancyprian Movement – Equal Rights- Equal Responsibilities on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

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