On June 29th, the Generation Equality Forum held the event Euro-Latin American visions and proposals to improve care and shelter for victims of gender-based violence. The main objective of this event was to generate a bi-regional dialogue to reflect and l...
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REBRAPD, in partnership with CEPIA and the Civil Society Working Group for the 2030 Agenda, and with the support of the European Commission, held on June 29th and 30th, the webinar Durban + 20 Brazil Platform – Agenda 2030 Intersectionality and Ineq...
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On June 30th, the Municipal Chamber of Maricá held a Public Hearing to discuss the increase in femicide rates in Brazil. Leila Linhares Barsted participated as an exhibitor, highlighting how femicide corresponds to the devaluation of women in Brazilian s...
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ABEP (Brazilian Association of Population Studies) and UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) publish the e-book Population and development under debate: multidimensional impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil, with various articles on issues relate...
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The Fluminense Forum More Women in Politics held, on July 14th, another meeting to discuss the change in the electoral law that, among other setbacks, will decrease women’s representation in the National Congress. The PL foresees that only in 2028 w...
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The Women’s Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association – ABA, promoted, on July 14th, the webnary “Gender Issues & Tax Law” to discuss the major impact of taxation on women, a theme still little discussed by law professionals....
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The State Council for Women’s Rights – CEDIM/RJ promoted a webinar, on July 19th, to discuss the use of Family Constellation by the judiciary in cases involving domestic and family violence against women. This event was attended by coordinator...
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The Maria da Penha Law Consortium promoted meetings with representatives of the Avon Institute and the National Council of Justice – CNJ, on July 20th and 27th. Leila Linhares Barsted, representing Cepia, participated in these meetings, when the dat...
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The Maternal Mortality Committee (MM) met on July 22nd to organize the information that will be presented to the Municipal Secretary of Health on the alarming situation of maternal death in Rio de Janeiro. The data show a MM ratio of 114/100 thousand, una...
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Leila Linhares Barsted, on July 21st, 22nd and 23rd was interviewed by the Viva Maria Program of the National Brazil Communication Radio – EBC, by TV Cultura and by the Catarinas Portal about the recently approved Law in Argentina, which grants the ...
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The Niñas Adolescentes Community of Practice is a space dedicated to the exchange of learnings and challenges among Latin American organizations that work in the empowerment of girls, especially on issues related to their rights and sexual and reproducti...
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The group Mobilization and Advocacy for Sexual Autonomy Project held a meeting on July 27th to define the agenda and strategies for action until the end of 2021, in the scope of this project supported by the Elas Fund and which brings together feminist or...
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CEPIA is part of a regional initiative of NGOs committed to women’s reproductive rights, including access to legal and safe abortion. The NGOs meet periodically, with the support of the IPPF/WHR, to exchange experiences, information from the local a...
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The Extension Course on Human Rights Approaches in Health, promoted by IESC/UFRJ (Collective Health Research Institute from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) held its last class on July 27th, closing a cycle of lectures, conversations and case studies...
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Jacqueline Pitanguy was interviewed by the Yahoo Platform on Women and Crime. Jacqueline drew attention to the fact that the largest portion of women in prisons is poor, black and accounts for drug trafficking and that even if these transgressor women bre...
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