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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
1 Jul 2024
Palestine : Israeli authorities detain 5th Palestinian woman journalist
Occupation/settler colonialism Access to justice and right to a fair trial Media
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Syria
30 Jun 2024
Syria: Rare report highlights gendered discrimination in regime detention and torture system
War crimes Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Surveillance Heads of State/Government Officials Law Enforcement Authorities
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Italy
28 Jun 2024
Italy: Meloni’s Far-Right Government Seeks to Roll Back Abortion and LGBTQ+ Rights, Bolstered by European Election Victory
Anti-feminism Anti-gender Political homophobia Sexual and reproductive health and rights Political Party
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Jordan
21 Jun 2024
Jordan: Hiba Abu Taha, woman journalist sentenced to one year under cybercrime law
Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Court's ruling Occupation/settler colonialism Law Enforcement Authorities
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Ireland
20 Jun 2024
Ireland: Online sexist attacks against Helen Maher, female election candidate
Citizens' Initiative Smearing campaign/Diffamation Enactment of violence (offline/online) Work, decent job, and equal wage for work of equal value
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Turkey
10 Jun 2024
Turkey: Presidential hate speech likens LGBTIQ+ communities to fascists
Anti-gender Political homophobia Hate-speech Political Party
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France
10 Jun 2024
France: Pro-Palestinian women activists face online harassment and police violence
Anti-feminism Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Law Enforcement Authorities Enactment of violence (offline/online)
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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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Spain
7 Jun 2024
Spain: A year later, menstrual leave law remains underused
Anti-feminism Sexual and reproductive health and rights Work, decent job, and equal wage for work of equal value Private Sector
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Tunisia
3 Jun 2024
Tunisia: Arrests of Women Migrant and Black Rights Defenders in Escalation of Repressive Crackdown on Migrants and Civil Society Organisations
Freedom of assembly and association Citizenship and Political participation Law Enforcement Authorities Access to justice and right to a fair trial
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Italy
30 May 2024
Italy: Refusal to sign EU declaration in favor of LGBTIQ+ communities
Political homophobia Anti-gender Conservatism Block/Veto State Institutions/Bodies
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Egypt
29 May 2024
Egypt : Authorities arrest 16 women with allegedly exert sexual violence, following protest in solidarity with Palestinian and Sudanese women
Freedom of assembly and association Freedom from violence Law Enforcement Authorities
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