Ahead of the expected announcement that Saudi Arabia will be appointed chair of the UN women’s rights forum at the annual meeting of the UN Commission of the Status of Women today, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Advocacy, Sherine Tadros, said: “The Commission on the Status of Women has a clear mandate to promote women’s […]

No, this isn’t the onion.

Yes, Saudi Arabia still cuts off the clits of pre-teen girls as ritual: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation

The social contract is breaking. Governments do not exist to serve us. They exist to serve whoever pays them the most (which is none of you.)

  • Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Saudi Arabia got appointed the chair to try to shame them into doing better, it’s not because the UN is anti gender equality

    • Skasi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      That’s an interesting view/idea. Is that a reoccurring theme in politics? Like, I’m wondering if there have been similar cases and if yes how well did they work.

      I can imagine something similar happening at school, where eg. kids who litter or destroy plants or furniture are assigned to cleanup/anti litter duty or to gardening work or to furniture maintenance. I think I remember seeing similar things, the idea being that it helps those kids learn to better understand the work that goes into such tasks and the value behind them. Basically it helps build your morals and values or something along those lines.

      The way I see it maybe this decision could promote gender equality organisations that are active in Saudi Arabia. It could create or increase social awareness for this topic. Being given a responsibility can make you put more effort into it than you did before because suddenly the effort counts twice.