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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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Tunisia

31 Jul 2024

Police harassment of LGBTIQ+ CSO

Anti-gender Political homophobia Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom of assembly and association Law Enforcement Authorities

Tunisia

3 Jun 2024

Tunisia: Arrests of Women Migrant and Black Rights Defenders in Escalation of Repressive Crackdown on Migrants and Civil Society Organisations

Freedom of assembly and association Citizenship and Political participation Law Enforcement Authorities Access to justice and right to a fair trial

Tunisia

10 May 2024

Tunisia: Escalating attacks against Women Human Rights Defenders

Anti-feminism Heads of State/Government Officials Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Citizenship and Political participation Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion

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)

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)

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

Tunisia

21 Oct 2021

Targeting and harassment of members of Damj

Law Enforcement Authorities Political homophobia Freedom of assembly and association Freedom from discrimination

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

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

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

Tunisia

1 Jan 2021

LGBTIQ activists arbitrarily arrested, harassed and subjected to ill-treatment by police during protests

Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Enactment of violence (offline/online) Freedom from discrimination Freedom of assembly and association