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Latest backlashes

Find more about the latest contestations of gender equality in countries across the Euro-Mediterranean region below.

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Egypt
29 May 2024
Egypt : Authorities arrest 16 women with allegedly exert sexual violence, following protest in solidarity with Palestinian and Sudanese women
Freedom of assembly and association Freedom from violence Law Enforcement Authorities
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Egypt
1 May 2024
Egypt : Authorities arrest 16 women protesting in solidarity with Palestinian and Sudanese women
Law Enforcement Authorities Anti-feminism Freedom of assembly and association Protest
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Egypt
9 Mar 2024
Egypt: Coptic Orthodox Church reiterates its opposition to homosexuality
Political homophobia Religious Leaders and/or Institutions Religious-based discourse Sexual and reproductive health and rights
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Egypt
27 Nov 2023
3000 women facing arbitrary detention and unfair trials
Access to justice and right to a fair trial Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Judiciary Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Militarism
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Egypt
5 Jun 2023
Legal experts expose violations of LGBTIQ+ peoples’ rights
Political homophobia Anti-gender Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from discrimination Sexual and reproductive health and rights Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Egypt
1 Mar 2023
Female activist reports being sexually harassed in detention
Anti-feminism Illiberalism Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Law Enforcement Authorities
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Egypt
14 Feb 2023
Female Tiktok influencer’s 6-year prison sentence upheld
Conservatism Illiberalism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Access to justice and right to a fair trial Court's ruling
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Egypt
10 Feb 2023
Court verdict confirmed against filmmaker for her solidarity with sexual violence survivors
Anti-feminism Access to justice and right to a fair trial Freedom from violence Judiciary
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Egypt
30 Nov 2022
Filmmaker Salma el-Tarzi fined for solidarity with survivors of sexual violence in court ruling
Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Access to justice and right to a fair trial Judiciary Court's ruling
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Egypt
22 Jul 2022
Draft law on child marriage described as containing ‘rape loophole’.
Authoritarian feminism Freedom from violence Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection State Institutions/Bodies Draft Law/Decree/Reform
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Egypt
1 Jul 2022
Anti-LGBTQI+ social media campaign launched in Egypt
Citizens' Initiative Hate-speech Anti-gender Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion
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Egypt
1 Jun 2022
New association created to defend the rights of men in Family Law
Citizens' Initiative Movement fragmentation Conservatism Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection
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