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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · 9d

Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet. #Afghanistan

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Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet

For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · 10d

The right to choose is fundamental.

This #SafeAbortionDay we demand safe abortion services for women, girls and everyone who needs it. Safe abortion is healthcare. Safe abortion saves lives.
#InternationalSafeAbortionDay #28September #Sept28
#SafeAbortionDay

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18d

Shutting down USAID will cost taxpayers $6.4 billion over two years. That’s enough money to save more than one million children’s lives.
Read @nickkristof.bsky.social:
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Opinion | Trump’s Most Lethal Policy

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · 23d

🔟 million people remain not on HIV treatment. We have a funding crisis at the same time as growing anti-rights movements and widespread stigma and discrimination, says Christine Stegling of @unaids.org at the @frontlineaids.bsky.social side event #HRC60 #HIV #HumanRights

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 24d

Foreign doctors who volunteered in Gaza say they treated over 100 Palestinian children shot in the head or chest, arguing it’s clear evidence Israel is deliberately targeting minors aje.io/f7key2

Foreign doctors say Israel systematically targeting Gaza’s children: Report

Medics returning from Gaza say Israel deliberately targeting children with sniper, drone fire, Dutch newspaper reports.

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · Sep 4

Democratic senator Ron Wyden: “The US is "in the midst of a health care calamity",

He says RFK Jr has "elevated conspiracy theorists" and "crackpots" in his short tenure as health secretary. He says RFK's priority is to take vaccines away from Americans.

Watch as RFK Jr pressed on vaccines and CDC turmoil at Senate hearing

The health secretary says nobody knows how many Americans died of Covid - but accepts Covid vaccines saved "quite a few" lives.

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 CSE empowers young people to make informed choices about their health & wellbeing. As misinformation grows, we need to defend CSE. I'm proud to be part of the team that developed the @frontlineaids.bsky.social CSE Messaging Framework for Advocates. #Together4CSE 👇
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Sep 1

Media outlets have staged a front page protest to highlight the killings of more than 200 journalists in 22 months.

More than 250 media outlets protest over Israel murdering Gaza journalists

Media outlets have staged a front page protest to highlight the killings of more than 200 journalists in 22 months.

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Aug 14

Scrapping the 80% commitment will compound the impact of US and UK aid cuts and exacerbate what feels like “a global war on women”. #UKAid #GenderEquality
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UK may scrap pledge to spend 80% of foreign aid on gender equality projects

Exclusive: Critics warn move could worsen impact of Donald Trump’s rollback of funding for diversity and aid projects abroad

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Aug 12

They recovered over 180 bullet shells at the CDC. Debris from shattered glass is still being cleaned up. I am completely stunned at how quickly the news cycle has moved on. This was an act of terrorism targeting public health experts, and the response seems to be a collective shrug.

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Aug 6

“What is becoming clear is that healthcare workers and facilities are no longer afforded the protection guaranteed by international humanitarian law.”
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‘Healthocide’: experts warn of rise in targeting of health services in conflict

Principle of medical neutrality threatened as doctors and hospitals deliberately attacked, particularly in Gaza

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Jocalyn Clark @jocalynclark.bsky.social · Aug 4

The Gates Foundation today announced a $2.5 billion dollar investment in #womenshealth innovations

The biggest investment in history, says Anita Zaidi. Areas:

OB/gyn care
Maternal nutrition & gut health
Contraception access
STIs
Menstrual health

WDYT?
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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Aug 1

“These contraceptives are nothing less than life-saving,” @cbpolis.bsky.social @guttmacher.org #SRHR

Guttmacher @guttmacher.org · Jul 31

Guttmacher expert @cbpolis.bsky.social spoke with @cnn.com about the Trump administration’s plan to incinerate nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives and the impact of denying these essential supplies to women and couples in low- and middle-income countries.

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Guttmacher expert Chelsea Polis on CNN: Impact of US plan to destroy $9.7M in contraceptives

YouTube video by Guttmacher

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · Aug 1

"The BBC World Service has compiled material on over 160 cases where children have been shot in Gaza, and found that in 95 cases the child was shot in the head or the chest. In most of these cases the victim was under 12 years old"

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Jul 26

Sad to hear of the death of Dr David Nabarro. A brilliant man.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · Jul 26

Deeply shocked and saddened by the passing of our dear friend, colleague and @who.int Envoy David Nabarro.

David was a great champion of global health and health equity, and a wise, generous mentor to countless individuals. His work touched and impacted so many lives across the world. (1/2)

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · Jul 23

The head of the World Health Organisation on how the IDF entered a WHO building in Gaza, forcing women and children out & handcuffing, stripping & interrogating WHO staff. One staff member remains detained.

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Jul 16

Investment in WISH - one of the UK’s flagship sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programmes - should be protected to achieve sustainable change and improved health for women in West and Central Africa. #SRHR #UKAid @msichoices.org @ippf.bsky.social @sightsavers.bsky.social @ipas.org

MSI Reproductive Choices @msichoices.org · Jul 14

The Women’s Integrated Sexual Health programme has enabled MSI and partners to support 6.3 million women in West and Central Africa since 2018, saving 33,000 lives.

"To those saying we can't afford to protect this, I say we can't afford not to." Sanou Gning, MSI WISH Director🧵

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Jul 14

"All States should support this crucial call by Afghan women, for women around the world. They should make it a priority to actively work to ensure the inclusion of gender apartheid in international law, including in the draft crimes against humanity treaty." @heatherbarr.bsky.social #Afghanistan

Heather Barr @heatherbarr.bsky.social · Jul 14

Excited to share this new piece on why @hrw.org is calling for gender apartheid to be recognized as a crime under international law. This comes after long & careful discussion w/many colleagues about if there is need for such a law and any potential downsides. www.justsecurity.org/116780/gende...

Gender Apartheid Should Be an International Crime

All States should ensure the inclusion of gender apartheid in international law, including in the draft crimes against humanity treaty.

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Jul 11

Nearly 800 Palestinians killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May. #Gaza

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Nearly 800 killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May, UN says

UN human rights office says 615 of the deaths were in vicinity of sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Jun 18

“At a time when we’re seeing rollbacks on reproductive rights, most notably in the United States, this crucial milestone in the fight for reproductive rights sends a powerful message that our lawmakers are standing up for women,” @louknightsmccudden.bsky.social

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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights

Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Jun 9

📢 Organisations across Sub-Saharan Africa, South and South-East Asia are eligible to apply.

Most grants awarded in 2025 will be under $50,000.

Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) @safeabortion.bsky.social · Jun 9

Funding available for organisations working on the intersection of disability rights and gender justice, LGBTQI+ rights, economic justice, climate justice, racial justice, youth rights, indigenous rights.

Apply by 23rd June 2025:

www.disabilityrightsfund.org/grantseekers/

For Grantseekers - Disability Rights Fund

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Jun 9

Afghanistan: how ordinary men became unpaid Taliban enforcers in their own homes
#Afghanistan #GenderEquality
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How ordinary men became unpaid Taliban enforcers in their own homes

Afghan fathers, brothers and husbands are, often unwillingly, inflicting the country’s repressive laws on their families, for fear of social shame or reprisals

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Jun 5

Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’. #HIV

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Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’

Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body

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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · Jun 2

“By empowering local organisations & governments to take ownership of HIV & SRHR service delivery, the Transition Initiative aims to build a future where communities are at the heart of service provision, where governments are accountable partners in ensuring equitable access to healthcare for all.”

Frontline AIDS @frontlineaids.bsky.social · Jun 2

These 5️⃣ countries have seen a sharp decline in #HIV funding.

The Transition Initiative leverages existing coalitions with the goal of transitioning critical HIV & #SRHR services from donor support to sustainable, government-led programmes.

Learn more ⤵️
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Sarah Hyde @sarahehyde.bsky.social · May 28

Around the world, we are seeing targeted attacks on human rights defenders inc those defending the right to abortion, says Vicky Boydell at the launch of @amnesty.org key principles. #UnstoppableMovement #HRD

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