The One UN Representative Fighting for Women’s Rights

United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem (L) and U.N. Human Rights Officer Orlagh McCann (R) address a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on July 27, 2022. Aden Altan/AFP via Getty Images

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We’re constantly told that trans women pose no threat to biological women—this is simply not true. Women’s rights activists are regularly targeted and physically assaulted by aggressive trans activists. This fact isn’t lost on Reem Alsalem, a humanitarian who was appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls back in 2021.