“According to a survey, 46 percent know that we have a goose in our logo, but only 18 percent know that we produce our textiles in Leonding,” says Peter Hildebrand, Managing Director of home textiles specialist Betten Reiter. 15 seamstresses work in the company, which, in its 70th year, wants to show that Austria can produce sustainably, socially and economically.
In this press release from the government, signed by the minister spokesperson, the authorities have decided to suspend the broadcasting of France 24 throughout the territory.
“It is with regret that the Government discovered two weeks ago, an interview with the “Head of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (#AQIM)” on the antennas of #France_24, of the France Media World group.
Without contesting the freedom of the channel’s editorial choices, the Government is however questioning the #ethics that govern the #professional practice of journalism on France 24.
The Government is saddened to see that the leader of a terrorist organization like AQIM and recognized as such by the entire international community, can benefit from the editorial largesse of France 24 to speak at length on the channel’s antennas. This organization is it necessary to recall it, follower of a jihadist terrorism is the author of heinous crimes which shock the human conscience and which made thousands of victims throughout the world.
In the Sahelo-Saharan strip and particularly in Burkina Faso, the blind violence and terrorist barbarity once morest the peaceful populations is mainly fueled by this organization which harbors disastrous designs for our country and our people that the Government has the responsibility to protect.
By opening its branches to the first head of AQIM, France 24 is not only acting as a communication agency for these terrorists, worse, it offers a space for #legitimation of terrorist actions and hate speech conveyed to satisfy the evil aims of this organization on Burkina Faso.
The Government has therefore decided in full responsibility, and in the name of the best interests of the Nation, to #suspend sine die the broadcasting of France 24 #programs throughout the national territory.
The Government, while reaffirming its commitment to freedom of the press and opinion, refers France 24 and all media professionals to their #responsibilities regarding the editorial choices they make in the treatment of information on the terrorism.
In the noble fight to liberate our country from the barbarity of terrorist hordes and armed bandits, He warns that he will remain #intransigent in defending the vital interests of our people once morest all those who would play the megaphones in the amplification of actions terrorists and the discourse of hatred and division conveyed by these armed groups. »
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By Ketty Cabrera
The Mexican singer and actress Daniela Romo confesses to Diario Uno and tells regarding her character in the Peruvian film “Queens without a crown.”
After beating breast cancer, the well-known Mexican singer and actress Daniela Romo has decided to honor and enjoy life to the fullest by being an active representative of causes that motivate and encourage its audience. She is not only a spokesperson for the fight once morest cancer in her country, but also for another disease that eats away at society in many countries: violence once morest women.
In an interview with Diario Unothe interpreter of classics such as “I do not ask the moon” y “Fall in love with me” She says that this was one of the main reasons that encouraged her to be part of the film by the Peruvian director and screenwriter Gino Tassara, “Queens Without a Crown”a film by Sinargollas that is on the national billboard and that seeks to sensitize the population once morest the mistreatment of women.
“The first contact with Gino was because he wrote to my networks and suddenly I said to myself ‘who will it be?’ When he sent me the script, I read it and I said to myself ‘this is very good’ and suddenly I called him on the phone, we were talking for a long time and you can see that Gino is a snake charmer (laughs), he became the charmer and the snake is my character Deifilia… She conquered me, she convinced me and when they all came to Mexico to do my part, I felt loved and I was able to do a job that was quite difficult”tells Romo regarding the Peruvian film whose protagonists are the experienced actors Alexandra Graña, Francisca Aronsson and Claudio Calmet.
-Tell me regarding your character in “Deifilia”, a woman without scruples or pity for what her daughter and granddaughter go through…
She is a horrible character, she is a horrible woman but there are many like that. Who educate men? We do not? We educate the men and sometimes we take advantage of our daughters. When I decide to create the character of Deifilia, somehow, I imagine that she was a battered woman too. So, just as they hurt her to give herself courage, she becomes this girl who wants to be like ‘I don’t care regarding anything, just the money’.
– How did your connection between Peru and Mexico come regarding?
Peru is a super special place in my life. I traveled many times in the 80s and 90s and well, it’s a place so similar to Mexico in many ways, but of course it’s not the same to eat a ceviche in my country than a ceviche over there. I always liked Peru, the people always gave me a lot of love and gave me many beautiful things.
-You say that Peru and Mexico are similar. Do you feel that they have the same history of machismo where women are the victims?
Everything that happens to women in Peru, Mexico, Latin America and even in the United States is a way that we have to banish and re-educate because sometimes it seems like a vicious circle. It seemed very important to me to make this film because it speaks from the emotional part and not from the news. We are getting used to hearing regarding pain, regarding losses, regarding searches, it is very strong. But looking at it from a movie angle, I think the message is very powerful.
-What do you feel is the message following seeing this film for both Peruvians and Mexicans?
I think they will find the message, each one theirs, each one will see themselves in a mirror and look at something they know and have experienced. I think the main one is not to shut up, to stop being afraid, women live in great fear. We hope that the film reaches many women and that they take into account that they have to raise their voices, they have to be heard and -above all- I think it is important for the macho world in which we live, that they respect us. I think that women have so much power, because we have the miracle of life, whoever doesn’t respect that is because he isn’t respecting anything. It is no longer that they respect you as a woman, it is respecting life.
The discovery of her intersex condition was only made during medical examinations due to primary amenorrhea. Intersex individuals possess both feminine and masculine sex characteristics, lack complete femininity or masculinity, or are neither feminine nor masculine. This can be evident at birth or become known in adolescence or adulthood, such as the detection of internal testicles in individuals who appear female or the presence of a uterus or ovaries in those who appear male.
Genres Pluriels, an organization that advocates for trans, fluid, and intersex individuals, states that there are over forty intersex variations that occur naturally among humans. Although there are no official statistics, the United Nations believes that up to 1.7% of people are born intersex, equating to approximately 196,000 Belgians. While intersexuality does not indicate any health problems, medical professionals often attempt to “normalize” or “correct” intersex bodies through hormonal or surgical interventions, including clitoral reductions, testicular removal, and vaginoplasty. However, these surgeries are usually unnecessary for health preservation or protection.
In the case of Coralie, the medical staff performed vaginoplasty only four months following the surgeon’s indication without any psychological support or explanation of intersex. The Huderf doctors did not obtain the consent of Coralie’s mother or the minor patient, and the risks of the intervention were not explained to them. Me Van der Plancke asserts that the dangers of vaginoplasty have been known since the 1970s, and the surgery is hazardous, painful, and difficult to heal from, requiring psychological preparation, especially for minors. Therefore, intersex surgeries are non-emergency interventions performed for non-therapeutic purposes that often inflict significant physical and emotional harm. They are regarded as human rights violations when not consented to in an informed manner, although Belgium doesn’t (yet?) prohibit these surgeries.
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child challenged the Belgian parliament, which unanimously adopted a resolution in February 2021 requesting a legislative framework that protects the physical integrity of minors who are intersex. This framework ensures they will not undergo any gender-altering intervention without their informed consent, except in an emergency. It is now imperative to establish this legal framework for intersex people’s protection, according to the associations.
The teenager only discovered her intersex during medical examinations (here, following primary amenorrhea). Intersex people are born with sex characteristics that are either feminine and masculine at the same time; either not completely feminine or masculine; neither feminine nor masculine. Internal testicles are discovered in a child with the appearance of a girl; a uterus or ovaries to a child who looks like a boy. Intersex can be visible from birth or reveal itself in adolescence or adulthood.
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About forty variations
There are more than forty intersex variations that occur naturally within the human species, specifies Genres Pluriels, an association which supports trans, fluid and intersex people and makes their rights visible. In the absence of official figures, the United Nations estimates that up to 1.7% of people are born intersex, or around 196,000 people in Belgium.
Intersex does not in itself imply health problems, but the medical world, often uninformed of fundamental rights, still too often tends to want to “normalize” bodies, to “correct” them with medical treatments (hormonal, particular) or surgical interventions, indicates Genres Pluriels. We then practice clitoral reductions, removal of functional testicles, vaginoplasty…
The vast majority of these surgeries are not necessary to preserve or protect health.
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“All the lights were on”
In the case of Coralie, the vaginoplasty (creation of a new vagina) took place barely 4 months following the surgeon’s indication without any psychological support or explanation of intersex. The judgment also specifies that the doctors of the Huderf did not obtain the free and informed consent of the minor patient, nor of her mother.
The dangers of the intervention were not explained to them. “We have known since the 1970s that vaginoplasty operations are risky, cause pain and difficulty healing and require psychological preparation.insists Me Van der Plancke. All the lights were on.” Especially since the patient was a minor.
Intersex surgeries are non-emergency medical interventions performed for non-therapeutic purposes, which often cause a great deal of physical and psychological harm. Considered as human rights violations when they are not consented to in an informed manner, these intersex surgeries are not (yet?) prohibited in Belgium.
A resolution adopted in February 2021
In February 2021, the Belgian parliament, following being challenged by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, unanimously adopted a resolution asking the federal government for a legislative framework to protect the physical integrity of minors( e) s intersex ensuring that their gender characteristics will not be changed without their informed consent, except in an emergency. For the associations, it is now urgent to establish this legal framework for the protection of intersex people.
The case of Coralie sheds light on the mistreatment and disregard for the rights of intersex individuals in the medical world. The medical community must recognize that intersex variations do not equate to health problems and that surgery and hormonal treatments should only be performed when necessary and with informed consent. The adoption of a legislative framework to protect the physical integrity of intersex minors in Belgium is a step in the right direction, but more must be done to ensure that intersex rights are respected and protected. It is time for society to embrace and celebrate the diversity of intersex individuals and to provide them with the support and care that they deserve.