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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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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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Turkey
29 Mar 2024
Turkey: Constitutional amendment discussions threaten LGBTIQ+ community
Political Party Political homophobia Anti-gender Draft Law/Decree/Reform Hate-speech Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection Freedom from discrimination Freedom from violence
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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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Jordan
26 Jan 2024
Jordan: Crackdown on LGBTIQ+ activists
State Institutions/Bodies Political homophobia Anti-gender Smearing campaign/Diffamation Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Military/Secret Services Hate-speech Enactment of violence (offline/online) Freedom from violence Sexual and reproductive health and rights Freedom of assembly and association
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Cyprus
12 Jan 2024
Cyprus : MPs denounce police failure to take action against abusive officers
Law Enforcement Authorities Freedom from violence Access to justice and right to a fair trial Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection Sexual and reproductive health and rights
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Spain
29 Dec 2023
Spain: Madrid partially removes LGBTIQ+ rights laws
Anti-gender Heads of State/Government Officials Political Party Draft Law/Decree/Reform Freedom from violence Freedom from discrimination Sexual and reproductive health and rights Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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France
29 Dec 2023
France: President Macron defends actor accused of sexual assault and harassment
Heads of State/Government Officials Statement/Publication Anti-feminism Freedom from violence
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France
18 Dec 2023
France opposes EU attempt to define rape as lack of consent
Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Access to justice and right to a fair trial Sexual and reproductive health and rights Heads of State/Government Officials Block/Veto
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France
1 Dec 2023
France: Opposition to EU efforts to define rape as lack of consent
Anti-feminism Heads of State/Government Officials Sexual and reproductive health and rights Freedom from violence Draft Law/Decree/Reform Block/Veto
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France
27 Jul 2023
Survivors’ right to access emergency accommodation curtailed
Anti-feminism Freedom from violence State Institutions/Bodies Draft Law/Decree/Reform Financial Decision
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Italy
20 May 2023
Criticism of anti-LGBTIQ+ rights discarded as ‘fake news’
State Institutions/Bodies Statement/Publication Conservatism Anti-feminism Anti-gender Freedom from violence Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from discrimination
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Cyprus
10 May 2023
Proposed amendments to ‘conversion therapy’ bill to exempt priests and those that receive consent
Political Party Members of Parliament Draft Law/Decree/Reform Conservatism Anti-feminism Anti-gender Freedom from discrimination Freedom from violence Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion
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