Purna
@purnasen.bsky.social
Visiting Prof CWASU
SpAd ICC, chair Respect, Board Member UK Feminista
Long time policy, rights, anti-vawg person. Veggie; cat/animal and nature devotee
SpAd ICC, chair Respect, Board Member UK Feminista
Long time policy, rights, anti-vawg person. Veggie; cat/animal and nature devotee
It’s so important that we know where we have come from, how we got here.
None of us is starting from scratch.
Grateful for the opportunity to have been involved in this effort to make connections
🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️
None of us is starting from scratch.
Grateful for the opportunity to have been involved in this effort to make connections
🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️
Standing on the shoulders of giants – our #FiLiA2025 session Remembering & Honouring Brighton’96 & its significance for the movement to end #MVAWG w/ @proflizkelly.bsky.social, @hilarymcc7.bsky.social & @purnasen.bsky.social, & Joan Scanlon remembering Jalna Hanmer.
📺 youtu.be/pBNetVkmUmQ
#16days
📺 youtu.be/pBNetVkmUmQ
#16days
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It’s so important that we know where we have come from, how we got here.
None of us is starting from scratch.
Grateful for the opportunity to have been involved in this effort to make connections
🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️
None of us is starting from scratch.
Grateful for the opportunity to have been involved in this effort to make connections
🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️
“#Sheinbaum, #Mexico’s first female #president, made ending violence against women a cornerstone of her campaign, but only a year after being elected, she was groped by a stranger in public.”
#vawg
#sexualHaraasment #MeToo #WomenInPolitics #TakeBackTheStreets
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...
#vawg
#sexualHaraasment #MeToo #WomenInPolitics #TakeBackTheStreets
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...
Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
“#Sheinbaum, #Mexico’s first female #president, made ending violence against women a cornerstone of her campaign, but only a year after being elected, she was groped by a stranger in public.”
#vawg
#sexualHaraasment #MeToo #WomenInPolitics #TakeBackTheStreets
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...
#vawg
#sexualHaraasment #MeToo #WomenInPolitics #TakeBackTheStreets
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...
There are some absolute gems in @ZohranKMamdani’s speech 💎
No matter that there will be many obstacles (put) in his way, his alliances, loyalties & priorities are spot on.
He has brought hope to many #NewYork ers, & those beyond, who need urgent change
#NYC
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...
No matter that there will be many obstacles (put) in his way, his alliances, loyalties & priorities are spot on.
He has brought hope to many #NewYork ers, & those beyond, who need urgent change
#NYC
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...
The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Speech
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
There are some absolute gems in @ZohranKMamdani’s speech 💎
No matter that there will be many obstacles (put) in his way, his alliances, loyalties & priorities are spot on.
He has brought hope to many #NewYork ers, & those beyond, who need urgent change
#NYC
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...
No matter that there will be many obstacles (put) in his way, his alliances, loyalties & priorities are spot on.
He has brought hope to many #NewYork ers, & those beyond, who need urgent change
#NYC
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...
From #JessAssato over at the other place:
Great to see the Government introduce a ban on strangulation content in pornography. We first made this argument back in the Online Safety Bill and @BertinGabby made it one of her Review’s recommendations. Huge thanks to @APPG_CSE @UK_Feminista @barnardos
Great to see the Government introduce a ban on strangulation content in pornography. We first made this argument back in the Online Safety Bill and @BertinGabby made it one of her Review’s recommendations. Huge thanks to @APPG_CSE @UK_Feminista @barnardos
November 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
From #JessAssato over at the other place:
Great to see the Government introduce a ban on strangulation content in pornography. We first made this argument back in the Online Safety Bill and @BertinGabby made it one of her Review’s recommendations. Huge thanks to @APPG_CSE @UK_Feminista @barnardos
Great to see the Government introduce a ban on strangulation content in pornography. We first made this argument back in the Online Safety Bill and @BertinGabby made it one of her Review’s recommendations. Huge thanks to @APPG_CSE @UK_Feminista @barnardos
I was Special Advisor to #ICC #Prosecutor This case, prolonged investigation &consequent harms are extremely disturbing.
The impact on the 2 directly concerned& all staff is huge. Much work still to do.
Inside alleged sexual misconduct of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan
www.thetimes.com/article/3d90...
The impact on the 2 directly concerned& all staff is huge. Much work still to do.
Inside alleged sexual misconduct of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan
www.thetimes.com/article/3d90...
Inside alleged sexual misconduct of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan
Told for the first time, the story of the staff member who accused the leading British human rights barrister of sexual misconduct. He denies wrongdoing
www.thetimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I was Special Advisor to #ICC #Prosecutor This case, prolonged investigation &consequent harms are extremely disturbing.
The impact on the 2 directly concerned& all staff is huge. Much work still to do.
Inside alleged sexual misconduct of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan
www.thetimes.com/article/3d90...
The impact on the 2 directly concerned& all staff is huge. Much work still to do.
Inside alleged sexual misconduct of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan
www.thetimes.com/article/3d90...
It’s taken many years, the persistence of #victims #survivors, the passing of (at least one of) them
&
Some supportive journalists
& turning public opinion
-> a degree of censure is in place.
Significant that this is not the outcome of legal process
#Andrew #Epstein
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
&
Some supportive journalists
& turning public opinion
-> a degree of censure is in place.
Significant that this is not the outcome of legal process
#Andrew #Epstein
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
Andrew stripped of Prince title and will move out of Royal Lodge
He will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor - Buckingham Palace says
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It’s taken many years, the persistence of #victims #survivors, the passing of (at least one of) them
&
Some supportive journalists
& turning public opinion
-> a degree of censure is in place.
Significant that this is not the outcome of legal process
#Andrew #Epstein
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
&
Some supportive journalists
& turning public opinion
-> a degree of censure is in place.
Significant that this is not the outcome of legal process
#Andrew #Epstein
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
Why would we expect London to be exempt from #grooming?
It would make no sense
#CSE
#childSexualAbuse
#sexualAbuse
#Rape
Sadiq Khan accused of covering up #London grooming gangs scandal
www.thetimes.com/article/f9cc...
It would make no sense
#CSE
#childSexualAbuse
#sexualAbuse
#Rape
Sadiq Khan accused of covering up #London grooming gangs scandal
www.thetimes.com/article/f9cc...
October 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Why would we expect London to be exempt from #grooming?
It would make no sense
#CSE
#childSexualAbuse
#sexualAbuse
#Rape
Sadiq Khan accused of covering up #London grooming gangs scandal
www.thetimes.com/article/f9cc...
It would make no sense
#CSE
#childSexualAbuse
#sexualAbuse
#Rape
Sadiq Khan accused of covering up #London grooming gangs scandal
www.thetimes.com/article/f9cc...
#GenZ doing their thing again This time in #Madagascar
Madagascar Military Seizes Power, Then Nation Explodes in Joy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
Madagascar Military Seizes Power, Then Nation Explodes in Joy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
Madagascar Military Seizes Power, Then Nation Explodes in Joy
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
#GenZ doing their thing again This time in #Madagascar
Madagascar Military Seizes Power, Then Nation Explodes in Joy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
Madagascar Military Seizes Power, Then Nation Explodes in Joy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term
Man who appealed #Pelicot #rape conviction handed longer jail term www.bbc.com/news/article...
Man who appealed #Pelicot #rape conviction handed longer jail term www.bbc.com/news/article...
Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term
www.bbc.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term
Man who appealed #Pelicot #rape conviction handed longer jail term www.bbc.com/news/article...
Man who appealed #Pelicot #rape conviction handed longer jail term www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thanks to @filiacharity.bsky.social for the opportunity to reflect on and discuss the 1996 Brighton conference on #violence #abuse and #womens #citizenship this weekend
I’ll be with @proflizkelly @hillarymcc7 on Saturday
Tx here:
Filia.org.uk/tickets
I’ll be with @proflizkelly @hillarymcc7 on Saturday
Tx here:
Filia.org.uk/tickets
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thanks to @filiacharity.bsky.social for the opportunity to reflect on and discuss the 1996 Brighton conference on #violence #abuse and #womens #citizenship this weekend
I’ll be with @proflizkelly @hillarymcc7 on Saturday
Tx here:
Filia.org.uk/tickets
I’ll be with @proflizkelly @hillarymcc7 on Saturday
Tx here:
Filia.org.uk/tickets
Such sad news - Jane Goodall make such a huge difference in this world, for our collective good.
💔 🙏🏽
💔 🙏🏽
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Such sad news - Jane Goodall make such a huge difference in this world, for our collective good.
💔 🙏🏽
💔 🙏🏽
In #Liverpool today for fringe event on #Fabian pamphlet today at 1700
We’re talking #HumanRights & #VAWG
It’s outside the secure zone - which means local #vawg peeps can join us. Please do!
Cc #CiaraBergman #RapeCrisis #SaraHyde #SarahRussellMP #FabianWomensNetwork
fabians.org.uk/only-halfway/
We’re talking #HumanRights & #VAWG
It’s outside the secure zone - which means local #vawg peeps can join us. Please do!
Cc #CiaraBergman #RapeCrisis #SaraHyde #SarahRussellMP #FabianWomensNetwork
fabians.org.uk/only-halfway/
Only Halfway? | Fabian Society
Fabian Society
fabians.org.uk
September 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
In #Liverpool today for fringe event on #Fabian pamphlet today at 1700
We’re talking #HumanRights & #VAWG
It’s outside the secure zone - which means local #vawg peeps can join us. Please do!
Cc #CiaraBergman #RapeCrisis #SaraHyde #SarahRussellMP #FabianWomensNetwork
fabians.org.uk/only-halfway/
We’re talking #HumanRights & #VAWG
It’s outside the secure zone - which means local #vawg peeps can join us. Please do!
Cc #CiaraBergman #RapeCrisis #SaraHyde #SarahRussellMP #FabianWomensNetwork
fabians.org.uk/only-halfway/
Ex-Wall Street Star Accused of Abusing Women in Penthouse Sex ‘Dungeon’ www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/n...
Ex-Wall Street Star Accused of Abusing Women in Penthouse Sex ‘Dungeon’
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Ex-Wall Street Star Accused of Abusing Women in Penthouse Sex ‘Dungeon’ www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/n...
“..10,000 Nepali youth, including ..in the diaspora, voted for an interim prime minister not through physical or electoral ballots, but through an online poll on..a platform primarily used by gamers.”
#SriLanka #Nepal #Bangladesh #GenZ is doing politics in new ways #Asia
aje.io/vts5oo
#SriLanka #Nepal #Bangladesh #GenZ is doing politics in new ways #Asia
aje.io/vts5oo
Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka: Is South Asia fertile for Gen Z revolutions?
The contexts and triggers were different, but analysts say there’s a common thread tying South Asia’s youth revolts.
aje.io
September 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“..10,000 Nepali youth, including ..in the diaspora, voted for an interim prime minister not through physical or electoral ballots, but through an online poll on..a platform primarily used by gamers.”
#SriLanka #Nepal #Bangladesh #GenZ is doing politics in new ways #Asia
aje.io/vts5oo
#SriLanka #Nepal #Bangladesh #GenZ is doing politics in new ways #Asia
aje.io/vts5oo
Calling #UK #VAWG peeps
You may have spoken to Reem @unsrvaw.bsky.social in 2024 or you may have missed her but you can hear her speak about her visit & report at this #CWASU event on 25/9.
She will be in discussion w' @proflizkelly.bsky.social & me.
Register 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/joining-th...
You may have spoken to Reem @unsrvaw.bsky.social in 2024 or you may have missed her but you can hear her speak about her visit & report at this #CWASU event on 25/9.
She will be in discussion w' @proflizkelly.bsky.social & me.
Register 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/joining-th...
Joining the Dots: International Conversations on Violence Against Women.
Reem AlSaleem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against women and Girls, joins us to discuss her recommendations for the UK
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Calling #UK #VAWG peeps
You may have spoken to Reem @unsrvaw.bsky.social in 2024 or you may have missed her but you can hear her speak about her visit & report at this #CWASU event on 25/9.
She will be in discussion w' @proflizkelly.bsky.social & me.
Register 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/joining-th...
You may have spoken to Reem @unsrvaw.bsky.social in 2024 or you may have missed her but you can hear her speak about her visit & report at this #CWASU event on 25/9.
She will be in discussion w' @proflizkelly.bsky.social & me.
Register 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/joining-th...
It’s crucial we remember what’s going on in #Afghansistant and that we don’t give up the fight, abandon the women there
Cc @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social
Conference on international legal possibilities this Thursday 18 September 👇🏽
Cc @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social
Conference on international legal possibilities this Thursday 18 September 👇🏽
On September 18, 2025 we will host a conference, organized by Prof @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social, on ending gender apartheid in Afghanistan and beyond.
“Countering Gender Apartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening”
Read more and register: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/michiga...
“Countering Gender Apartheid with International Law: A Strategic Convening”
Read more and register: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/michiga...
Michigan Law to Host Conference on Using International Law to Fight Gender Apartheid | University of Michigan Law School
The Law School will host a conference on ending gender apartheid in Afghanistan and beyond on September 18. It is organized by Professor Karima Bennoune, ’94, a leading scholar on the topic and a form...
michigan.law.umich.edu
September 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
It’s crucial we remember what’s going on in #Afghansistant and that we don’t give up the fight, abandon the women there
Cc @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social
Conference on international legal possibilities this Thursday 18 September 👇🏽
Cc @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social
Conference on international legal possibilities this Thursday 18 September 👇🏽
Shattered by news of #ConorGearty’s passing.
I was his deputy at #LSE #IPA where principled risk taking proved productive & fun. He became a dear friend.
Conor offered opportunities; it was great to reciprocate: we launched a report at the #UN (his 1st visit to #UNGA room)
I will miss him deeply 💔
I was his deputy at #LSE #IPA where principled risk taking proved productive & fun. He became a dear friend.
Conor offered opportunities; it was great to reciprocate: we launched a report at the #UN (his 1st visit to #UNGA room)
I will miss him deeply 💔
September 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Shattered by news of #ConorGearty’s passing.
I was his deputy at #LSE #IPA where principled risk taking proved productive & fun. He became a dear friend.
Conor offered opportunities; it was great to reciprocate: we launched a report at the #UN (his 1st visit to #UNGA room)
I will miss him deeply 💔
I was his deputy at #LSE #IPA where principled risk taking proved productive & fun. He became a dear friend.
Conor offered opportunities; it was great to reciprocate: we launched a report at the #UN (his 1st visit to #UNGA room)
I will miss him deeply 💔
📣📣📣
Mark your diaries:
25 September
1700 BST
Reem AlSalem will be discussing her #UK report on #VAWG with me & Liz Kelly
Join us to hear about the report & to discuss what needs to doing now
Registration link coming next week
#unsrvaw
@unsrvaw.bsky.social
@profLizKelly.bsky.social
#cwasu
Mark your diaries:
25 September
1700 BST
Reem AlSalem will be discussing her #UK report on #VAWG with me & Liz Kelly
Join us to hear about the report & to discuss what needs to doing now
Registration link coming next week
#unsrvaw
@unsrvaw.bsky.social
@profLizKelly.bsky.social
#cwasu
September 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
📣📣📣
Mark your diaries:
25 September
1700 BST
Reem AlSalem will be discussing her #UK report on #VAWG with me & Liz Kelly
Join us to hear about the report & to discuss what needs to doing now
Registration link coming next week
#unsrvaw
@unsrvaw.bsky.social
@profLizKelly.bsky.social
#cwasu
Mark your diaries:
25 September
1700 BST
Reem AlSalem will be discussing her #UK report on #VAWG with me & Liz Kelly
Join us to hear about the report & to discuss what needs to doing now
Registration link coming next week
#unsrvaw
@unsrvaw.bsky.social
@profLizKelly.bsky.social
#cwasu
#Korea n #women who were #prostituted have won a case against their own government & now have the US military in their sights.
They were recruited,contained, tested, forced to take penicillin +
In a First, Korean Women Target U.S. Military in Suit Over Prostitution www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/w...
They were recruited,contained, tested, forced to take penicillin +
In a First, Korean Women Target U.S. Military in Suit Over Prostitution www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/w...
In a First, Korean Women Target U.S. Military in Suit Over Prostitution
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
#Korea n #women who were #prostituted have won a case against their own government & now have the US military in their sights.
They were recruited,contained, tested, forced to take penicillin +
In a First, Korean Women Target U.S. Military in Suit Over Prostitution www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/w...
They were recruited,contained, tested, forced to take penicillin +
In a First, Korean Women Target U.S. Military in Suit Over Prostitution www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/w...
What a woman is #ChoiMal-ja 🙏🏽 💖
She was wronged decades ago & had to wait 61 yrs for justice - won through her #determination, the impact of
#MeToo & study
#SouthKorea
#Woman Is #Absolved Decades After Biting Attacker’s Tongue During Attempted #Rape www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/w...
She was wronged decades ago & had to wait 61 yrs for justice - won through her #determination, the impact of
#MeToo & study
#SouthKorea
#Woman Is #Absolved Decades After Biting Attacker’s Tongue During Attempted #Rape www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/w...
September 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
What a woman is #ChoiMal-ja 🙏🏽 💖
She was wronged decades ago & had to wait 61 yrs for justice - won through her #determination, the impact of
#MeToo & study
#SouthKorea
#Woman Is #Absolved Decades After Biting Attacker’s Tongue During Attempted #Rape www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/w...
She was wronged decades ago & had to wait 61 yrs for justice - won through her #determination, the impact of
#MeToo & study
#SouthKorea
#Woman Is #Absolved Decades After Biting Attacker’s Tongue During Attempted #Rape www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/w...
The #UK Deputy Prime Minister has conveyed the government’s assessment that there is no #genocide #Gaza
The Court with the jurisdiction to make that determination considers it to be plausible. #ICJ
Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, government concludes
www.thetimes.com/article/06e8...
The Court with the jurisdiction to make that determination considers it to be plausible. #ICJ
Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, government concludes
www.thetimes.com/article/06e8...
Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, government concludes
A letter from David Lammy, sent when he was foreign secretary, says the war does not meet the criteria, though he calls Israeli bombing ‘utterly appalling’
www.thetimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The #UK Deputy Prime Minister has conveyed the government’s assessment that there is no #genocide #Gaza
The Court with the jurisdiction to make that determination considers it to be plausible. #ICJ
Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, government concludes
www.thetimes.com/article/06e8...
The Court with the jurisdiction to make that determination considers it to be plausible. #ICJ
Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, government concludes
www.thetimes.com/article/06e8...