The RINJ Foundation (RINJ) is a Canadian incorporated global not-for-profit health care-related

non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from g ...

women's group listed with the United Nations as an NGO

Boycotts

RINJ encourages its members and the public at large to boycott entities RINJ says promote misogyny and sexual violence. Among other boycotted

misogyny Misogyny () is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women. It is a form of sexism that is used to keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining the societal roles of patriarchy. Misogyny has been widely practice ...

rape Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or ...

promoting "offenders" identified by RINJ were Facebook advertisers allegedly running advertisements on Facebook pages promoting rape ( "rape pages"). RINJ joined forces with other organizations like "Women's Views on News" to organize boycotts of Facebook advertisers that ran advertisements on

Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Mosk ...

rape pages. The RINJ Foundation women urged boycotts of broadcasters like

Kyle Sandilands Kyle Dalton Sandilands (born 10 June 1971) is an Australian radio host and television personality. He is currently the co-host, with Jackie O, of the weekday morning radio program '' The Kyle and Jackie O Show'' on Sydney's radio station KIIS ...

in Australia who reportedly attacked a female journalist making rude remarks about her breasts and threatening to "hunt her down". RINJ also went after

Bill Cosby William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and media personality. He made significant contributions to American and African-American culture, and is well known in the United States for his eccentric ...

and sought a boycott of his shows in Canada protesting outdoors in January 2015 with "Rape Is No Joke" signs after rape allegations against Cosby became public in 2014.

Safety of Migrant Female Household Workers

In April 2018, The RINJ Foundation asked the UN for sanctions against Kuwait in response to what it claimed are widespread sexual exploitation violations against migrant Filipino female workers in Kuwait.

Prosecuting Rape in War Zones

The RINJ Foundation operates health care/rape clinics in and near war zones to apply its care, forensic evidence gathering and reporting protocols for sexual violence in areas of armed conflict where sexual violence patients are cared for and evidence is gathered about the rapists with the intent of prosecution. "The RINJ Foundation addresses impunity and identification of perpetrators of rape in armed conflicts and war."

Warning Communities of Released Sex Offenders

The group assists communities in identifying newly released dangerous sex offenders.

Reporting on and Exposing Threats to Women and Children

RINJ reports perpetrators of pervasive violence to the

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(ICC) and has recently been cited as "calling on the international community to indict

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

President Rodrigo Duterte for systematic extra-judicial killings that comprise crimes against humanity". and has challenged operators it says have contributed to child sex trade in war zones. On February 24, 2017, the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations in its 2017 regular session recommended The RINJ Foundation (Canada) for special Consultative Status to the Economic and Social Council. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at its Coordination and management meeting of 19 April 2017 adopted the recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to grant special consultative status to The RINJ Foundation. On June 21, 2017, RINJ launched its fifth annual international campaign to provide a surge to its ongoing abolitionist campaign against sexual slavery and child sex tourism.

External links

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References

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