The #NobelPeacePrize has been given to a courageous woman of Iran #HRD for a second time in 20 years #Narges_Mohammadi #shirin_ebadi Is this the first time the Peace Prize has been awarded twice to a segment of the population of some 43 million? Speaks to their resilience & power

The Baha’i International Community sends its sincere and joyful congratulations today to the 2023 #NobelPeacePrize winner #Narges_Mohammadi. Our full statement: bic.org/news/bahai-com… Ms. Mohammadi is an Iranian human rights and women’s rights activist par excellence. Her

Crucial job alert. ⁦UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett⁩ is hiring a consultant to lead on preparing his essential report to the UN Human Rights Council on gender apartheid in Afghanistan. careers.un.org/jobSearchDescr…

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This is outrageous!

Interesting how non-lawyers are very vocal about technical legal matters. Sometimes it’s better to just 🤫

Every time I leave to another country, I know my return will be sweet. My heart warms at the sight and sound of South Africans 🇿🇦! #proudlysouthafrican #goodtobehome

What if I told you there was a disease that tangles a woman’s organs together but the only money we’ve spent trying to figure out why is because sometimes it means she cant get pregnant

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Sexual and gender based violence is endemic in South Africa and yet people still push the narrative that educating women is the solution!! 🤦🏻‍♀️

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A new @HRW report says the Iranian govt is committing a "crime against humanity" by persecuting the #Bahai community in #Iran. Read their full report: hrw.org/report/2024/04… Ahmed Benchemsi Michael Page

Anyone else disturbed by the lack of women political leaders? We have serious problems SA!

Friends, we need to talk. Recently, images surfaced showing government agents bulldozing through rice fields, destroying the livelihoods of simple farmers in #Ahmadabad — the reason, they are #Bahai.
#humanrights #iran #ourstoryisone #itstheirland Erfan Sabeti Mina Khani

On June 18, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett will present to UN Human Rights Council a hard-hitting report on shocking and escalating Taliban abuses against Afghan women and girls. The problem? The United Nations itself—desperate to placate the Taliban—doesn’t seem to listening to anything its own Special Rapporteur says.

New #HRC56 report by UN WG on discrimination against women and girls paints a sobering picture about escalating gender backlash, which has reached extreme proportions in certain countries, & charts the path towards equal enjoyment of all human rights for women & girls. ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/h…

Join us for a panel discussion by the Bahá’í International Community on “Bridging the Gender Gap by Transforming Education in Africa". As the African Union’s 2024 theme focuses on building resilient education systems, we’ll explore challenges, opportunities, and best practices