Reem Alsalem

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  1. 1 2 Theilen, Jens (2024). "Intersectionality's Travels to International Human Rights Law". Michigan Journal of International Law . 45 (2). SSRN   4504732. A stark example of individual politics furthering rather than contesting oppression is found in the work of the current Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, who is using women's rights as a tool to undermine trans rights; see the protest letter AWID, There Is No Place for Anti-Trans Agendas in the UN (2023)
  2. 1 2 3 "UN-Sonderberichterstatterin kritisiert Deutschland wegen SBGG". Queer.de. Retrieved 19 October 2024. [Alsalem] gilt laut queeren Organisationen allerdings bereits seit längerem als transfeindlich[[Alsalem] has long been considered anti-trans by LGBT+ organizations]
  3. "Leaked Audio Reveals Reem Alsalem 2023 Brazil Visit "Indefinitely Postponed" Due to Alleged "Transphobia"". 4W. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Barnes, Hannah (24 February 2024). "Reem Alsalem on the biggest obstacles to ending violence against women". New Statesman. Retrieved 25 February 2024. She has been on the receiving end of two open letters signed by NGOs and women's groups, accusing of her being "anti-trans", an allegation she forcefully rejects.
  5. Plaza Casares, Sara (19 December 2021). "Reem Alsalem: "En España los testimonios de padres presuntos abusadores tienen más credibilidad que los de las madres que denuncian los abusos"" [Reem Alsalem: "In Spain, the testimonies of alleged abusive fathers are more credible than those of mothers who report abuse"]. El Salto (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. "Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls". Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Reem Alsalem". The Brussels Binder. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  8. "Reem Alsalem". European Institute for Gender Equality. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Reem Alsalem". Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. "Appointments at the 47th session of the Human Rights Council (21 June to 14 July 2021"". 1 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  11. Paletta, Daniele (7 October 2021). "The new UN Rapporteur on violence against women will prioritize sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in the upcoming three years". ILGA World. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  12. "UN report links prostitution to systemic violence against women". The Guardian. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  13. Fried, Susana T. (2024). "The (mis)use of evidence in contested rights: commentary on the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls' report on "prostitution and violence"". Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 32 (1). doi:10.1080/26410397.2024.2425530. PMC   11613358 . PMID   39513331.
  14. "JK Rowling speaks at FiLiA feminist conference labelled 'transphobic'". The National. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  15. "There Is No Place for Anti-Trans Agendas in the UN". Association for Women's Rights in Development . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  16. 1 2 Alsalem, Reem. "Statement by Reem Alsalem" (PDF). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  17. Gentleman, Amelia (9 January 2024). "UN envoy criticises 'one-sided' WHO approach to trans health guidelines". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  18. 1 2 "UN chief backs Scottish government's gender recognition reforms". BBC. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  19. "Scottish feminists hit back at UN gender recognition warning". The National. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  20. "UN Women calls gender-criticals an extremist anti-rights movement". Los Angeles Blade. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  21. "Germany: Gender self-ID law fails to address implications for women and girls, says Special Rapporteur" . Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  22. Selin Altay, "Safety, Privacy, Self-ID: Questioning Priorities in Gender Self-Determination", Völkerrechtsblog, 6 March 2025, doi : 10.17176/20250307-000804-0.
  23. "UN expert hails Trump ban on trans athletes in women's sports".
  24. Alsalem, Reem. "Sex-based violence against women and girls" (PDF). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  25. Sprayregen, Molly (15 July 2025). "United Nations appointee cites hate groups & junk science in report disparaging trans youth". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  26. Adamczeski, Ryan (15 July 2025). "UN draft report calls gender dysphoria 'socially contagious'". The Advocate. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  27. Hansford, Amelia (15 July 2025). "UN draft report claims gender dysphoria is 'socially contagious'". The Pink News. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  28. "UN reports calls on governments to prohibit 'gender transition' for children". The Catholic Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  29. "Israel/oPt: UN experts appalled by reported human rights violations against Palestinian women and girls". United Nations. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  30. Borger, Julian (22 February 2024). "Claims of Israeli sexual assault of Palestinian women are credible, UN panel says". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  31. Algemeiner, The (20 February 2024). "Israel Denies UN Report Claiming Israeli Forces Assaulted Palestinian Women - Algemeiner.com". www.algemeiner.com. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  32. Nanni, Stefano (20 August 2025). "'Femi-genocide': UN expert Reem Alsalem says Israel targeting Palestinian women and girls in Gaza". The New Arab. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  33. Abdul, Geneva (2024-02-29). "'I am weary': Jess Phillips reads MPs list of women killed by men for ninth year". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
Reem Alsalem
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Alsalem in 2025
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls
Assumed office
August 1, 2021