Uthema

Thank you @Uthema_MV @equalitynow for sharing findings of the important study on Sexual Violence in South Asia focusing on legal & other barriers to justice for survivors. @lgaMaldives expressed interest to collaborate with the NGOs, as we continue to do with many, to conduct

In Islamic legal tradition, there's a whole host of financial matters that must be settled in addition to the mahr (dowry). What are those settlements and what are the economic inequalities and discrepancies that exist between women and men in Muslim contexts today? 3

Read more a/b why economic rights in divorce provisions in Muslim family laws must be reformed in our Policy Brief 5: Fair and Just Financial Rights Upon Divorce: http://bit.ly/musawahpb5

ޖިންސީ ފުރައްސާރަ، އަނިޔާ ނުވަތަ ރޭޕްކުރުމުގެ އިންޒާރުތަކާ، އަންހެން ނޫސްވެރިން ކުރިމަތިލާން ޖެހޭ - ޗޭސިން ޖަސްޓިސް ރިޕޯޓް

ރިޕޯޓް - https://we.tl/t-u7hIq7oTM8?src=dnl

More than three in five journalists believe that gangs and criminal groups are involved in acts that restrict #pressfreedom and affect the safety of journalists.

#EndImpunity #ChasingJustice

#Maldives 🇲🇻: Sexual harassment and gender discrimination has become normalised in the Maldives. Read the latest report #ChasingJustice jointly launched by the Maldives Journalist Association and the IFJ on impunity for crimes against journalists.

https://tinyurl.com/MaldivesChasingJustice

#Maldives 🇲🇻: The main reason journalists do not report violence is the lack of trust in law enforcement authorities. Read the latest report #ChasingJustice jointly launched by the Maldives Journalist Association and the IFJ

https://tinyurl.com/MaldivesChasingJustice

Listening to NGOs and civil society actors on their priorities and visions for the Maldives.

The EU will continue to support these efforts through schemes such as the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights.

Following decades of activism by #lka Muslim women’s groups, recommended reforms to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) were recently submitted to the @MOJSriLanka. How much longer will Muslim women have to wait to be equal citizens under the law?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMTyAS0PLfw

“We are lost and confused and hurt,” a woman rights activist, currently trapped in Afghanistan, says. “As you can imagine, in this fight between egotist men, it is women and children who get affected. Pray for us.” Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-women-b1903497.html

Women's bodies have long been the battleground for war, politics and imperialism ❌

Afghan women have the right to a life free from violence and harm. Stand with them, share their voices, support them however you can.

More info: @musawah @UAF_AnP @WomenforWomen @WAWHumanRights

Meet the co-moderator for the first Standing for Justice event: Humay Abdulghafoor, Co-Founder @UthemaMV. Register here: http://bit.ly/CFJ-Registration

#Standing4Justice #FreeOurFamilyLaws.

📣 Upcoming Event 📣

Standing for Justice Episode 1: Muslim Family Law Reform: Comprehensive or Piecemeal.

Meet the Speaker: Rozana Isa (@rozana_isa) Executive Director of SIS @sistersinislam. (1/2)

Don't miss this event! Happening August 6 @ 6 PM Kuala Lumpur. Register here: http://bit.ly/CFJ-Registration #Standing4Justice #FreeOurFamilyLaws (2/2)

Concerned parties, both local and international, releases a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to ending Female Genital Mutilation in the Maldives.
@equalitynow, #AdduWomensAssociation, @myfemhealth,@FLCmv, @HopeforWomenmv, @MvRiseUp, @Uthema_MV, @wdmaldives

JOINT STATEMENT BY @equalitynow, #AdduWomensAssociation, @myfemhealth , @FLCmv , @HopeforWomenmv, @MvRiseUp , @Uthema_MV and @wdmaldives ON FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING (FGM/C)