GENEVA (6 March 2020) – A group of UN experts* has called on men around the world to be a part of movements for gender equality and become women´s human rights defenders. "Now more than ever," they urged in a joint statement released ahead of International Women's Day, on Sunday 8 March. "Women's and girls' activism and autonomous movements have been the driving forces behind the advancement of women's human rights and gender equality and remain ever essential," said Meskerem Geset Techane, Chairperson of the UN Working Group on discrimination…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 06 March 2020. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
