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THE WEEK IN RIGHTS | FEBRUARY 01, 2018 |
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| The #MeToo movement has launched a tsunami of discussion and awareness on systemic workplace sexual abuse and harassment, building upon decades of activism by the feminist and labor movements.
But the backlash against #MeToo is gathering steam, with a chorus of voices raising concerns about “overreactions” and citing threats to sexual freedom.
Actually, the #MeToo movement is not about sex. It’s about the implicit system of power in the workplace. People generally do not go to work to engage in sexual foreplay, and they certainly don’t go to be harassed, threatened, or victimized.
Fortunately, the #MeToo movement and social media have shone a harsh spotlight on pervasive and depressingly similar sexual harassment in many sectors. |
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| | | Despite protests calling for an end to the garbage crisis, more than 150 dumps across Lebanon are openly burning trash at least once a week. We have more than 10K signatures telling the government to stop tjhis practice. Help us send an even stronger message today. |
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| | | Last week, two St. Petersburg anti-fascism activists went missing for days, only to reappear in court facing terrorism charges. One of them claims police subjected him to electric shocks to extract confessions. |
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| | | The Communications Authority of Kenya switched off three television stations and their affiliated radio stations. The television and radio stations were still off air at time of writing |
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| | | Two courageous and tireless advocates for human rights, Hala Al-Dosari of Saudi Arabia and Ivan Pavlov of Russia, are the 2018 recipients of the prestigious Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism. |
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