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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
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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Lebanon
28 Jul 2022
Female parliamentarian subjected to harassment and misogyny
Anti-feminism Freedom from discrimination Citizenship and Political participation Members of Parliament Other act of discrimination
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Egypt Jordan
30 Jun 2022
Female students murdered for saying ‘no’ to marriage offers in Jordan and Egypt
Conservatism Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection Citizens' Initiative Enactment of violence (offline/online)
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Lebanon
30 Jun 2022
Female journalist being sued for defamation after taking alleged harasser to court
Conservatism Anti-feminism Citizens' Initiative Freedom from violence Access to justice and right to a fair trial Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Palestine
30 Mar 2022
Online campaign against director of Women’s Studies Centre
Anti-feminism Conservatism Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Political Party Religious Leaders and/or Institutions Smearing campaign/Diffamation Enactment of violence (offline/online)
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Egypt
23 Mar 2022
Egyptian WHRD Rasha Azab referred to trial on Saturday, February 26, 2022 on charges of defamation and slander.
Anti-feminism Access to justice and right to a fair trial Freedom from violence Judiciary
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Syria
25 Feb 2022
Cyber blackmailers target women in northwest Syria.
Citizens' Initiative Enactment of violence (offline/online) Anti-feminism Conservatism Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Egypt
12 Jan 2022
Egyptian Court of Cassation upholds the conviction against WHRD Amal Fathy
Illiberalism Anti-feminism Access to justice and right to a fair trial Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Judiciary
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Morocco/Western Sahara
10 Jan 2022
Higher Education Union shows solidarity with sexual harassment aggressors rather than victims, according to ADFM
State Institutions/Bodies Statement/Publication Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Jordan
30 Dec 2021
Constitutional amendment to add female noun for ‘Jordanians’ leads to fistfight in parliament
Conservatism Anti-feminism Citizenship and Political participation Freedom from discrimination Members of Parliament Enactment of violence (offline/online)
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Lebanon
7 Oct 2021
Electoral quota for women dismissed by MPs
Members of Parliament Block/Veto Anti-feminism Conservatism Citizenship and Political participation Freedom from discrimination
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Jordan
5 Oct 2021
Reservations from Islamic Action Front party to proposed constitutional amendment on women’s empowerment
Political Party Block/Veto Religious-based discourse Anti-feminism Citizenship and Political participation Freedom from discrimination Freedom from violence
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