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Feb 2, 2021 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
#Thread: Ms H.A., a #refugeesGR from Ethiopia, was 6 months pregnant when she arrived on the island of #Samos, #Greece in 2019. Despite her pregnancy Ms H.A. was ignored by the Greek authorities and was forced to live in precarious conditions in a tent for nearly 3 months.
Ms H.A. took the case to the European Court for Human Rights with the help of @rlc_berlin and the Greek Government agreed to compensate Ms H.A. en.rlc-berlin.org/post/press-rel… #refugeesGR
According to trans activist Paris Lee, trans people in Britain, especially children, face higher risk of mental health problems and self-harm. Instead of support, UK media rave about “evil trans agenda”: theguardian.com/global/comment…
In 2018, UK Government launched its gender recognition consultation. British media responded with disproportionate coverage of negative (and sometimes outright false) stories about trans and gender non-conforming people. thedailybeast.com/inside-the-poi…