About surrogacy at the Czech Parliament – Olivia Maurel, born of surrogacy

A suggestion made by Alexia Tsouni The whole speech: so first of all I’d like to thank everyone here um that invited me to tell my side of the story um as a child born from surrogacy and now fighting against surrogacy I’m grateful and extremely honored to be in such a place uh this …

The pioneer indigenous Sonia Guajajara

Suggested by Sissy Vovou Brazil’s first-ever minister of Indigenous peoples, Sônia Guajajara, has been a key figure in the fight for Indigenous rights since her appointment in January by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In September, nine of 11 justices on Brazil’s supreme court voted to block efforts to place a time restriction on …

Ukraine, Lviv – Protest on violence against women

Selected by Sissy Vovou Feminist Workshop take the street in Lviv There is a myth that in Ukrainian tradition, women only occupy a sacred and special place as guardians and mothers. Unfortunately, the truth is different: historically, the situation of women in Ukraine is very deplorable. Violence against women was so normalized that it was …

Statement of 21 Independent Iranian Women’s Organizations

Proposed by Sissy Vovou Collective Action of Independent Iranian Women Organization joins humanitarian and human rights institutions, peace lovers, women’s rights activists and anti-war and anti-militarist feminists in condemning the October 7 Hamas attacks, calling for an immediate ceasefire in the occupied Gaza Strip by the Israeli government, ending the murder of civilians, women, and …