Euromed Rights

Latest backlashes

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

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Lebanon
21 Oct 2024
Lebanon: Israel destroys grassroot CSO FEMALE's office in South Lebanon
Freedom of assembly and association Militarism Occupation/settler colonialism
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Palestine
10 Jun 2024
Palestine: Israeli army demolishes refugee shelters in Beit Hanoun, abuses women and force them to remove headscarves
Military/Secret Services Heads of State/Government Officials Occupation/settler colonialism Militarism Freedom from violence Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion
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Lebanon
11 Mar 2024
Lebanon: Israeli attacks on Southern Lebanon reduce women’s and LGBITQ+ peoples’ access to humanitarian aid and SRHR services
Militarism Occupation/settler colonialism Military/Secret Services Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Sexual and reproductive health and rights
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Palestine
23 Feb 2024
Palestine: UN experts appalled by reported human rights violations against Palestinian women and girls
Occupation/settler colonialism Heads of State/Government Officials Military/Secret Services Militarism Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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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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Morocco/Western Sahara
25 Sep 2021
Moroccan police assault Sahrawi WHRD Mahfouda Bamba Lefkire
Law Enforcement Authorities Enactment of violence (offline/online) Occupation/settler colonialism Militarism Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Inheritance, land and property rights
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Palestine
1 Jun 2021
Female protesters subjected to violence by Palestinian security forces
Law Enforcement Authorities Militarism Enactment of violence (offline/online) Smearing campaign/Diffamation Illiberalism Anti-feminism Freedom of assembly and association Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Freedom from violence
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Syria
8 Mar 2021
Over 9,000 women in detention or disappeared on International Women’s Day
State Institutions/Bodies Non-Governmental Authorities Armed Group Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) War crimes Militarism Illiberalism Freedom from violence Access to justice and right to a fair trial Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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