Euromed Rights

Latest backlashes

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

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Egypt
30 Nov 2022
Filmmaker Salma el-Tarzi fined for solidarity with survivors of sexual violence in court ruling
Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Access to justice and right to a fair trial Judiciary Court's ruling
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Turkey
25 Nov 2022
Crackdown against women’s rights demonstrators by police
Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Enactment of violence (offline/online)
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Turkey
14 Nov 2022
WHRD smeared and attacked with death threats
Illiberalism Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Heads of State/Government Officials Smearing campaign/Diffamation Spread of false information
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Egypt
22 Jul 2022
Draft law on child marriage described as containing ‘rape loophole’.
Authoritarian feminism Freedom from violence Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection State Institutions/Bodies Draft Law/Decree/Reform
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Turkey
20 Jul 2022
Court upholds withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Court's ruling State Institutions/Bodies
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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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Turkey
26 Jun 2022
An estimated 370 people violently arrested in Istanbul attending a Pride march on June 26.
Anti-gender Political homophobia Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from violence State Institutions/Bodies Heads of State/Government Officials Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Turkey
30 Apr 2022
Prosecutors try to shut down ‘We Will Stop Femicide’ platform
Anti-feminism Conservatism Freedom from violence Judiciary Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Morocco/Western Sahara
16 Apr 2022
Sahrawi women activists violently attacked by Moroccan authorities
Enactment of violence (offline/online) Law Enforcement Authorities Occupation/settler colonialism Freedom from violence Inheritance, land and property rights Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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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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