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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orwoba",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.58 to make a Personal Statement on my participation in the United Nations 53rd Human Rights Council Session on Menstrual Health and Gender Discrimination. If you allow me, I think I have 15 minutes. On 14th May, 2023, I was invited to participate in the United Nations 53rd Human Rights Council Session in Geneva. This was based on all the work I have been doing in terms of period poverty campaign. As our protocol in Parliament, I submitted my documentation such as the passport. I wrote a letter asking for facilitation of the same by the Parliament. However, I was informed that it was impossible to be facilitated due to certain reasons. I went back to the people who had invited me and told them that Parliament could not facilitate certain logistical issues. They agreed to pay for the trip and facilitate everything because they wanted me as a panellist in that particular event. I submitted my passport and after three and half months, that was in May - the Conference was supposed to start on 6th July - I started following up on my visa with the relevant offices and I was informed that the issue was being handled by the Embassy and everything was ongoing. Since I had confidence in the systems put in place, I became patient. On the day before I travelled, I was still following up on my visa issue. I was informed that the visa had not been given. It was unfortunate to find out the night before I travelled that my passport had not been submitted to the Embassy. This is on record from both parties and it got me thinking. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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