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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Jordan
10 Oct 2022
Amendment to new Child Rights Law removes mother’s right to make decisions regarding children’s education
Anti-feminism Conservatism Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection Members of Parliament Draft Law/Decree/Reform
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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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Egypt
1 Jun 2022
New association created to defend the rights of men in Family Law
Citizens' Initiative Movement fragmentation Conservatism Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection
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Morocco/Western Sahara
17 Apr 2021
Right to paternal filiation to children born out of wedlock rejected by court
Judiciary Court's ruling Anti-feminism Conservatism Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection
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Egypt
23 Feb 2021
Government presents regressive new draft Personal Status Law
State Institutions/Bodies Draft Law/Decree/Reform Conservatism Anti-feminism Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection Freedom from discrimination
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