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Latest backlashes

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

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Syria

1 Sep 2021

Sexual violence used against refugees returning to Syria

Law Enforcement Authorities Enactment of violence (offline/online) Illiberalism Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Tunisia

1 Sep 2021

Charges brought against WHRD Arroi Baraket after she reported assault at the hands of a police officer

Law Enforcement Authorities Judiciary Enactment of violence (offline/online) Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Illiberalism Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Access to justice and right to a fair trial Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Syria

1 Aug 2021

Religious cleric calls women working in civil society “recruits of the UN and the West”

Religious Leaders and/or Institutions Spread of false information Hate-speech Religious-based discourse Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Freedom from discrimination Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Turkey

23 Jul 2021

Transgender refugee arrested by police and risked deportation to Syria

Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Illiberalism Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Freedom from violence Freedom of movement

Lebanon

1 Jul 2021

Government rejects key UPR recommendations on women and LGBTQI rights

State Institutions/Bodies Block/Veto Anti-feminism Anti-gender Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Freedom from violence Freedom from discrimination

Egypt

1 Jul 2021

WHRDs summoned in “foreign funding” case

Judiciary Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Illiberalism Freedom of assembly and association Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Access to justice and right to a fair trial

Syria

24 Jun 2021

Women and children displaced during government siege of Daraa al-Balad

Military/Secret Services State Institutions/Bodies Enactment of violence (offline/online) War crimes Freedom from violence Adequate standard of living, including social security Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

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

Turkey

20 May 2021

Domestic violence levels “tolerable” for Family and Social Affairs Minister

Heads of State/Government Officials Statement/Publication Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Morocco/Western Sahara

12 May 2021

Moroccan forces sexually assault Sahrawi WHRD Sultana Khaya

Law Enforcement Authorities Enactment of violence (offline/online) Occupation/settler colonialism Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Inheritance, land and property rights

Egypt

11 May 2021

Suspension of investigation into Fairmont gang rape case

Judiciary Court's ruling Conservatism Access to justice and right to a fair trial Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Palestine

1 May 2021

Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah face forced eviction

GONGOs Private Sector Enactment of violence (offline/online) Occupation/settler colonialism Illiberalism Inheritance, land and property rights Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

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