Maya Linstrum-Newman
mayal-n.bsky.social
Maya Linstrum-Newman
@mayal-n.bsky.social
human rights in criminal justice and migration
currently @gaatw-is
(She/Her)

Free Palestine
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Our Human Trafficking Lead @mayal-n.bsky.social has written about the growing attack on sexual freedoms, the (mis)use of anti-trafficking frameworks to do so, + the opportunity it has given us to join an incredible alliance of feminist LGBTI rights activists: www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
A bizarre new alliance is coming after sexual freedoms
Radical feminists and religious groups teamed up against sex work. Now they’re going after broader reproductive freedoms
www.opendemocracy.net
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Vital piece on attempts to frame all surrogacy as trafficking & the coalitions pushing & opposing this.

Important insights into the transphobia & attacks on reproductive freedoms involved, by @mayal-n.bsky.social @gaatw.bsky.social for our solidarity series @beyondslavery.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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NEW: We joined @amnestyuk.bsky.social @reprorights.bsky.social @gaatw-is.bsky.social, and more for a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls.

The submission argues for a human rights-based approach to surrogacy. www.globaljusticecenter.net/joint-submis...
Joint Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls’ Call for Inputs on the Report, “Surrogacy and Violence Against Women”
The remit of the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls’ mandate is to consider the human rights implications of violence against all individuals involved in surrogacy arrangements:...
www.globaljusticecenter.net
April 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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🇲🇲 #UrgentActionFundAsia&Pacific
continues to support women, trans, and non-binary human rights defenders and activists in Myanmar. They have kickstarted their rapid response grant making, ensuring that women’s rights organizations and community-led responses are supported rapidly.
April 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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🇲🇲 On 28 March, 2025, the people of Myanmar experienced a catastrophic 7.7 magnitude earthquake followed by a 5.5 magnitude aftershock. The death toll stands at 2600 and counting, with a possibility of more aftershocks in the days to come.
#firstresponsefund #myanmar #myanmarearthquake #mandalay… | Urgent Action Fund, Asia & Pacific
🇲🇲On 28 March, 2025, the people of Myanmar experienced a catastrophic 7.7 magnitude earthquake followed by a 5.5 magnitude aftershock. The death toll stands…
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April 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Today #17December is International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers. The amazing @eswa-network.bsky.social people recently launched a brilliant report on police violence against SWs 👇
youtu.be/rfel9dvMNpc?...
www.eswalliance.org/police_resea...
Exposed From All Sides: The Role of Policing in Sex Workers' Access to Justice
YouTube video by ESWA - European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance
youtu.be
December 17, 2024 at 2:28 PM