{"id":2879,"date":"2019-06-24T22:23:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T22:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/?p=2879"},"modified":"2019-06-24T22:23:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T22:23:59","slug":"reggie-littlejohn-to-speak-at-the-united-nations-in-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/reggie-littlejohn-to-speak-at-the-united-nations-in-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"Reggie Littlejohn to Speak at the United Nations in Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are thrilled to announce that on June 25, WRWF will be co-hosting a Panel at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, together with the Women’s United Nations Reporting Network (WUNRN).  Reggie Littlejohn will be a featured speaker on this Panel, together with Author and Advocate Xinran, and Margaret Owen, Founder and CEO of Widows for Peace through Democracy.  The Panel is entitled, “Abandoned in China — Baby Girls and Abandoned Widows.”  We are humbled and honored to take our message to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. We would like to thank Lois Herman, Managing Director of the WUNRN and Moderator of the Panel, without whose tireless efforts this panel would not be possible.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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United Nations Human Rights Council 41 – Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABANDONED IN CHINA \u2013 BABY GIRLS & ELDERLY WIDOWS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

June  25, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time: 11:00 am-12:00 Noon – Room: XV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palais des Nations \u2013 Geneva, Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two most vulnerable groups of females in China are baby girls, whose mothers are pressured to abort or abandon them, and elderly widows. Widows are exponentially increasing all over the world, but the rising number of poor, destitute widows has been quite invisible, especially in China. Many are in small, remote Chinese villages and without social protection, social provision for survival with dignity. In a society that continues to favor males, baby girls and elderly widows are often considered a liability in China. Widows may have large medical bills for their deceased husbands and for themselves. Their family may be far away and often disinterested in caring for an ageing widow. Baby girls, if they are lucky enough to survive, are often abandoned, as their mothers are pressured to \u201cgive them away\u201d in favor of having a boy. Baby girls and elderly widows are, indeed, a tragic hidden crisis in China. This Panel will discuss, show examples, and consider viable solutions, for Chinese baby girls and for elderly widows, with a particular focus on gender equality, human rights, and social justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Distinguished Speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         Ms. Reggie Littlejohn – Attorney, Founder Women\u2019s Rights Without Frontiers <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         Video on Abandoned Baby Girls & Forced Female Abortions in China<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         Ms. Margaret Owen \u2013 UK Barrister, Founder & CEO Widows for Peace through Democracy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        China Elderly Widows Video<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7         Ms. Xinran Xue \u2013 China-UK Gender Journalist, Author, & Advocate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moderator: Ms. Lois A. Herman \u2013 Managing Director WUNRN-Women\u2019s UN Report Network <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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