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Latest backlashes

Find more about the latest contestations of gender equality in nine countries of the MENA Region below.

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Tunisia
21 Oct 2022
Queer activist arrested
Illiberalism Freedom of movement Freedom from discrimination Freedom of assembly and association Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Tunisia
15 Sep 2022
New electoral law abandons gender parity guarantees
Illiberalism Anti-feminism Citizenship and Political participation Heads of State/Government Officials Draft Law/Decree/Reform
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Tunisia
16 Aug 2022
President’s new constitution puts gender equality and women’s rights at risk
Illiberalism Religious-based discourse Freedom from discrimination Heads of State/Government Officials Draft Law/Decree/Reform
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Tunisia
22 Jul 2022
Prominent LGBTQI+ activist arrested during anti-referendum demonstrations
Illiberalism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom of assembly and association Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Tunisia
1 Jun 2022
Female judges subjected to online smear campaigns
Illiberalism Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Freedom of assembly and association Citizens' Initiative Smearing campaign/Diffamation
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Egypt Tunisia Lebanon
12 Mar 2022
Police target LGBTQI individuals’ phones in Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia
Political homophobia Anti-gender Freedom from discrimination Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Sexual and reproductive health and rights Law Enforcement Authorities Surveillance
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Tunisia
21 Oct 2021
Targeting and harassment of members of Damj
Law Enforcement Authorities Political homophobia Freedom of assembly and association Freedom from discrimination
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Tunisia
1 Sep 2021
Charges brought against WHRD Arroi Baraket after she reported assault at the hands of a police officer
Law Enforcement Authorities Judiciary Enactment of violence (offline/online) Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Illiberalism Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Access to justice and right to a fair trial Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Tunisia
4 Mar 2021
LGBTIQ rights activist Rania Amdouni sentenced to six months in prison
Judiciary Court's ruling Political homophobia Access to justice and right to a fair trial Freedom from discrimination
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Tunisia
1 Mar 2021
Women with suspected links to ISIS repatriated, detained and ill-treated
Law Enforcement Authorities Enactment of violence (offline/online) Illiberalism Access to justice and right to a fair trial
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Tunisia
27 Feb 2021
Unprecedented attacks against female journalists at Ennahda Party event
Political Party Enactment of violence (offline/online) Illiberalism Freedom from violence Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion
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Tunisia
1 Feb 2021
Social media used by police to target LGBTIQ persons online
Law Enforcement Authorities Enactment of violence (offline/online) Smearing campaign/Diffamation Political homophobia Freedom from discrimination Freedom from violence
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