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Danish treatment of Greenlandic mother may be ‘ethnic discrimination’, says UN

Exclusive: Newborn was removed from Inuit mother as a result of controversial now-banned parenting test

The Guardian - UK

How debate about gender identity could undermine global efforts to protect victims of violence

Aided by the Trump administration, debate over gender identity has gone from being a touchstone of domestic culture wars to infiltrating the work of international groups – including those designed to protect vulnerable communities.

The Conversation

Dominican Republic deports pregnant women in ‘inhumane’ migrant crackdown

More than 130 women and children who fled Haiti to seek healthcare rounded up in hospitals and sent back

The Guardian - UK

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The Latest: Hegseth says Ukraine must abandon hope of restoring pre-war borders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a major shift in U.S. policy on Ukraine: The way forward, he told allies in Brussels, is to abandon the “illusory goal” of a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia, backed up with an international force that…

The Independent UK

‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM

Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against women and children’

The Guardian - UK

‘I am weary’: Jess Phillips reads MPs list of women killed by men for ninth year

Labour MP says she is ‘tired of fighting for systemic change and being given scraps’ and laments ‘collective failure’

The Guardian - UK

Claims of Israeli sexual assault of Palestinian women are credible, UN panel says

Experts report evidence of rape, sexual humiliation and threats of rape against girls and women

The Guardian - UK

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UN envoy criticises ‘one-sided’ WHO approach to trans health guidelines

Rapporteur on violence against women and girls claims committee to develop global guidance has pro-medicalising stance

The Guardian - UK

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto shrugs off UN official's comments in defence of Moira Deeming

Under-pressure Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has swatted away criticism from a top UN official about his treatment of expelled Liberal Moira Deeming, saying he was more focused on the state's budget.

ABC News

Happy International Women’s Day: a look back at over a century of the global fight for justice and equality

From New York to Beijing, women have been demanding their rights on this day for more than a century. Much remains to be done, say activists, but there is reason for celebration

The Guardian - UK

‘Shame on you’: Protesters rage as MSPs vote down gender reform amendment

MSPs will consider more than 150 amendments on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Consideration of amendments to gender reforms begins after Tory delays

More than 150 amendments will be debated by MSPs before the final vote on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Marathon Holyrood session likely as MSPs debate 150 amendments to new gender law

The Bill will go to a final vote this week.

The Independent UK

Gender debate used as ‘proxy’ for transgender discrimination, UN expert tells MSPs

A UN expert has told MSPs that the debate surrounding gender reform in Scotland has been used by some as a “proxy” to promote discrimination…

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Scottish gender reform is ‘best practice’, European commissioner report concludes

SCOTLAND is following international best practice pursuing self-ID gender reforms which will lead to the “full realisation of trans people’s…

The Guardian - UK

UN to investigate use of ‘parental alienation’ tactic in custody cases

Fears an increase in allegations, particularly against mothers, of deliberately alienating a child against the other parent in domestic abuse cases may put victims at further risk

The National (Scotland)

SNP gender reform rebel teams up with Tory MSPs ahead of bill's final stage

Michelle Thomson and Russell Findlay have submitted a joint amendment ahead of the final stage of the GRR Bill

The National (Scotland)

Concerns over gender reform lack evidence, say Scottish Human Rights Commission

THE Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has said there is no “objectively evidenced prospect” of gender reform causing harm to women after a…

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Scots human rights expert dismisses call to postpone Holyrood gender reforms

A Scottish human rights expert said that women's and trans rights go "hand in hand"

The Guardian - UK

Sturgeon rejects UN concerns about reform of Scotland’s gender law

First minister says special rapporteur’s disquiet about changes to how people change their legal sex ‘not well founded’

The National (Scotland)

Gender reform is not being 'rushed through' parliament, says Nicola Sturgeon

THE First Minister has rejected accusations that gender recognition reform is being “rushed through” the Scottish Parliament.

The Independent UK

Gender reform not being ‘rushed through’ Holyrood, insists Sturgeon

The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill is currently progressing in Parliament.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish women's groups hit back after UN official's trans law reform warning

WOMEN’S groups in Scotland have hit back at an intervention from a UN official who called on the Scottish Government to pause its transgender law…

The National (Scotland)

European expert dismisses Scotland transgender self-ID 'global risk' claims

There are eighteen countries where self-ID for transgender people, the removal of the medical requirement and psychiatric diagnosis, is in place.

The National (Scotland)

'We will answer UN concerns on trans law reform,' says Nicola Sturgeon

THE Scottish Government will respond to concerns raised by a United Nations expert on violence against women about trans law reforms working their…

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