Panel of speakers
- Parwen Hussaini from Afghanistan who is at risk of execution along with her lesbian lover Maryam Ravish
- Nemat Sadat, CEO of Roshaniya (an LGBTQIA+ community network in Afghanistan)
- Rachel Adau, Executive Director, Women Empowerment Centre South Sudan (WECSS)
- Bertho Makso, Regional Community Engagement & Networks Lead, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Arab World Regional Office
- Nelly Munyasia, Executive Director, Reproductive Health Network of Kenya
- Dr Ravi Verma, Executive Director, International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW) Asia and one of the Commissioners of The Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health
- Shobha Shukla, Coordinator, SHE & Rights and Founder Executive Director, CNS (Host)
This session supports the call for justice for Perwen, Maryam and all other gender diverse peoples everywhere. Gender justice is a fundamental human right and critical to advance progress towards all SDGs.
SHE & Rights session is together hosted by Global Center for Health Diplomacy and Inclusion (CeHDI), International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR), Asia Pacific Media Alliance for Health and Development (APCAT Media) and CNS.