Women’s Rights Without Frontiers will
host a panel at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
(UNCSW). The event, entitled, “Femicide, Trafficking, &
Reproductive Violence Against Women & Girls,” will take
place Thursday, March 23, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. at the United Nations
Church Center in New York (details below). The event is open to the
public and does not require pre-registration.
Reggie
Littlejohn, Founder and President of Women’s Rights without Frontiers,
stated, “I have spoken at the UNCSW many times, but always at the
invitation of another NGO. This year, for the first time, the UNCSW
approved WRWF to host an event ourselves. I’m thrilled about this and
delighted to host such a distinguished panel of experts. It will be
such an honor to speak to the attendees of the UNCSW – eminent women
from all over the world.”
Speakers and topics will include:
Women’s Rights Without Frontiers
“Forced Abortion and Gendercide in China — The Real ‘War Against Women’”
Sarah Torre, Visiting Fellow, DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society
The Heritage Foundation
“Sterilization Campaigns and Gendercide are Harming Women in India”
Family Research Council
“Sex Trafficking and its Relation to Pornography, Violence, and Abortion”
Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam)
“Distortions in the Data: Ensuring Women’s Priorities Count in the SDG Indicators”
The
event will take place on the10th Floor of the United Nations Church
Center, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017-3521. Once on the
10th Floor, participants will be directed to the room.
