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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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Turkey
29 Oct 2022
President Erdogan’s party plans constitutional amendment to protect against ‘perverse trends’
Anti-gender Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from discrimination Sexual and reproductive health and rights Heads of State/Government Officials Draft Law/Decree/Reform
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Ireland
23 Oct 2022
Upsurge in extreme right-wing movement after the murder of a 12-year-old girl
Citizens' Initiative Members of Parliament Protest Statement/Publication Femonationalism/homonationalism Illiberalism Freedom from discrimination Freedom of movement
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Tunisia
21 Oct 2022
Queer activist arrested
Illiberalism Freedom of movement Freedom from discrimination Freedom of assembly and association Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Tunisia
16 Aug 2022
President’s new constitution puts gender equality and women’s rights at risk
Illiberalism Religious-based discourse Freedom from discrimination 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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Morocco/Western Sahara
27 Jul 2022
Former PM tweets homophobic theory on Monkeypox
Political homophobia Anti-gender Sexual and reproductive health and rights Freedom from discrimination Heads of State/Government Officials Hate-speech
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Lebanon
4 Jul 2022
Leading cleric says Sunni authority would not permit homosexuality to be legalized
Anti-gender Religious-based discourse Freedom from discrimination Sexual and reproductive health and rights Religious Leaders and/or Institutions Statement/Publication
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Lebanon
25 Jun 2022
Lebanon's Interior Minister issues a memo urging security forces to crack-down on "queer events".
Anti-gender Political homophobia Freedom from discrimination Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Heads of State/Government Officials Religious Leaders and/or Institutions Other act of discrimination
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Egypt Tunisia Lebanon
12 Mar 2022
Police target LGBTQI individuals’ phones in Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia
Political homophobia Anti-gender Freedom from discrimination Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Sexual and reproductive health and rights Law Enforcement Authorities Surveillance
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Turkey
3 Feb 2022
Police refuse to provide assistance to trans women victims of violence.
Anti-gender Freedom from discrimination Freedom from violence Law Enforcement Authorities Other act of discrimination
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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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Spain
17 Dec 2021
Proposal to repeal LGBTQIA+ rights in the regional government of Madrid
Political Party Members of Parliament Statement/Publication Protest Conservatism Anti-gender Freedom from discrimination
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