Latest backlashes
Find more about the latest contestations of gender equality in nine countries of the MENA Region below.
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23 Mar 2022
Egyptian WHRD Rasha Azab referred to trial on Saturday, February 26, 2022 on charges of defamation and slander.
12 Jan 2022
Egyptian Court of Cassation upholds the conviction against WHRD Amal Fathy
7 Oct 2021
Electoral quota for women dismissed by MPs
5 Oct 2021
Reservations from Islamic Action Front party to proposed constitutional amendment on women’s empowerment
30 Sep 2021
Turkey against amendment of Council of Europe’s resolution seeking to guarantee respect for women and LGBTQI rights in Afghanistan
10 Sep 2021
Only one woman appointed in new 24-member government cabinet
1 Sep 2021
Charges brought against WHRD Arroi Baraket after she reported assault at the hands of a police officer
1 Aug 2021
Religious cleric calls women working in civil society “recruits of the UN and the West”
1 Jul 2021
Government rejects key UPR recommendations on women and LGBTQI rights
1 Jun 2021
“New Model of Development”: outdated in terms of gender equality
1 Jun 2021
Female protesters subjected to violence by Palestinian security forces
20 May 2021