PRES. MACRON PAYS A NATIONAL TRIBUTE TO GISELE HALIMI AT APPEAL COURT HOUSE

SHE WAS A FEMINIST ACTIVIST LAWYER

Responsible Author: Jedi Foster, RSR | Paris, Washington DC, 03/08/2023, 21:02 Time

USPA NEWS - French President, Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by his wife Brigitte, has chosen to celebrate International Women's Day by celebrating a national tribute to Gisele Halimi, a great feminist icon, who died at the age of 93 in July 2020. Since her death, many personalities including her family asked for her to be buried at Pantheon. President Macron payed Gisele Halimi a national tribute symbolically, on 8th of March, describing her as "born a lawyer", and with "rebellious" temperament.
Gisele Halimi, French Tunisian, who is renowned for being a great lawyer defender of human and women's rights in particular, for the rights of abortion and prisoners of war, during the Algerian war, was also a feminist icon, both in France and Algeria, Tunisia. She also advocates for the Afghanistan’s women, against violence, and torture.
For the moment, the French presidency has not yet resorted to this "ongoing" request for her Pantheonisation among the great French figures, such as Simone Veil, and Josephine Baker. And I want today that the force of this message help us to change our Constitution in order to engrave there the freedom of women to resort to the abortion" President Macron announced.

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PM ELISABETH BORNE UNVEILS INTERMINISTERIAL PLAN FOR GENDER EQUITY 2023-27

DISABLED WOMEN VERY LITTLE CONSIDERED

Responsible Author: RSR & Jedi Foster | Paris, Washington DC, 03/08/2023, 01:15 Time

USPA NEWS - On the eve of International Women's Rights Day, 97th of March, 2023) the Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, announces the deployment of an interministerial plan for equality between women and men.

This plan, is part of the Great cause of the two five-year terms of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and is articulated around four main axes:

1. The fight against violence against women;
2. women's health;
3. Professional and economic equality;
4. The culture of equality.
The forty six pages document, is composed of a hundred measures which will begin to apply during the five-year term, this plan aims to continue the proactive policy pursued by the Government for six years." Source Prime Minister Office.
The document shows very little consideration o the disabled women who happened to be the most exposed to the violence (80%). It is aimed to be presented discussed during the council of Minister, the symbolic day of 8 March, the International Women's Day

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LARGEST PROTEST OF 3,5 M ANGRY PEOPLE IN FRANCE AGAINST THE PENSION REFORM

GENERAL STRIKE DEBUTED TODAY 7 MARCH 23

Responsible Author: RSR & Jedi Foster | Paris, Washington DC, 03/08/2023, 01:07 Time

USPA NEWS - The general strike of March 7, 2023, so announced by the inter-union of (the most powerful French unions FO, CGT, CFDT, etc.) got off to a good start today with a general blockage in France (transportation, Schools, Policemen, energy providers, etc). There were 3.5 million protesters who demonstrated according to the organizers and only 1.28 million according to the Ministry of the Interior. Reinforced by the favor of public opinion (91% of people in activity, employees approve of this demonstration and the blocking, 66% of French women approve of the blocking), already announces a day of demonstration will be held next week on March 15. "This Saturday, we are therefore calling for a popular tidal wave against retirement at 64," said the far left party LFI, the union. The trade unionists consider that the bet is won with 1.28 M people in the street, today for the 6th demonstration since January 19, 2023 according to the Ministry of the Interior or 3.5 M according to the CGT Union. The first blocking day of March 7 is already rescheduled for tomorrow March 8, International Women's Day.

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FRENCH MFA CATHERINE COLONNA TO ATTEND THE 52nd SESSION OF HUMAN RIGHT COUNCIL

HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT 23 FEB 2023

Responsible Author: Jedi Foster, Rahma Sophia RACHDI | Paris, Washington DC, 02/23/2023, 22:49 Time

USPA NEWS - "The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ms Catherine Colonna, will take part in the Conference on Disarmament on 27 February in Geneva, the high-level segment of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council as well as a event organized by Ukraine on violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed in the Russian war in Ukraine. On this occasion, the Minister will reiterate France's firm condemnation of this aggression and its consequences for civilian populations, international security and stability. She will recall France's solidarity with the Ukrainian people." Source French Foreign ministry for Affairs, Office of Spokesperson

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