Thread by @THP_Ind

@THP_Ind is thrilled to be at the #CSW63 this time around as well.

Day 2: Attending one of the side events focused on sexism, harassment and violence against women parliamentarians.

#womeninpolitics #righttosafety #SayNotoViolence #CSW2019

Charles Ramsden from the Gender Equality Commission, Council of Europe spoke about how women in positions of authority were more vulnerable to sexist and sexualised abuse

#womeninpolitics #righttosafety #SayNotoViolence #CSW2019 #notmyparliament

Dubravka Šimonović, the UN Special Rapporteur on #VAW: it knows know borders; no region is immune to it.

In 2018, she presented a thematic report on #VAW in politics at the 73 session of GA : ohchr.org/Documents/Issu…

#womeninpolitics #righttosafety #SayNotoViolence #CSW2019

She continued: Violence is being used to get women out of politics, esp during elections. To criticise a candidate's candidature coz she is a woman is not OKAY. #VAW against women in elections is a threat to democracy

#womeninpolitics #righttosafety #SayNotoViolence #CSW63

@Purna_Sen of the @UN_Women: Issue has been far too uncovered for far too long. Victims and survivors of the violence need to be made aware of their rights (to be able to access justice)

#womeninpolitics #righttosafety #SayNotoViolence #CSW2019

@Purna_Sen @UN_Women Gabriela Cuevas Barron of @IPUparliament: only 24% of women occupy seats in parliaments globally, they are struggling to get recognition for their work

She calls for politics to be more inclusive.

#womeninpolitics #righttosafety #SayNotoViolence #CSW2019 #CSW63

@Purna_Sen @UN_Women @IPUparliament According to new IPU/UN Women Map, one in five ministers is a woman.

While it shows types of portfolios women ministers hold are diversifying, representation in top-level leadership has decreased from 7.2% of elected Heads of State to 6.6% & from 5.7% of Heads of Govt to 5.2%

@Purna_Sen @UN_Women @IPUparliament But to reiterate, 'there has been a “serious regression” in the political power of women across the world in recent years," UN General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa

unwomen.org/en/news/storie…

@Purna_Sen @UN_Women @IPUparliament It is fundamentally a question of power.

Whether in the parliaments or in local governance we see there is a backlash against women’s right to meaningful participation and we will push back against this.

#womeninpolitics #righttosafety #SayNotoViolence #CSW2019 #CSW63

@Purna_Sen @UN_Women @IPUparliament We at @THP_Ind will continue to work to ensure women get a seat at the table in panchayats (village councils) and advocate for more women in the parliaments

#wefor33% #frompanchayattoparliament
#WomenInPolitics
#deepeningdemocracy
#righttosafety

@Purna_Sen @UN_Women @IPUparliament Hello @threadreaderapp unroll please

@Purna_Sen @UN_Women @IPUparliament And while we are talking about violence against women in politics, what about Dalit women leadership in political spaces?

'Women with strong ideologies who enter politics face targeted violence,' says Ruth Manorama

firstpost.com/india/dalit-wo…

@ashakowtal
@dalitwomenfight #AIDMAM