Euromed Rights

Latest backlashes

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

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Palestine
13 Feb 2022
Woman human rights defender Khitam Saafin sentenced
Occupation/settler colonialism Freedom of assembly and association Citizenship and Political participation Judiciary Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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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
28 Jan 2022
Pegasus Spyware used to target WHRDs, including lawyer and journalist from Jordan
Illiberalism Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Egypt
12 Jan 2022
Egyptian Court of Cassation upholds the conviction against WHRD Amal Fathy
Illiberalism Anti-feminism Access to justice and right to a fair trial Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Judiciary
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Morocco/Western Sahara
10 Jan 2022
Higher Education Union shows solidarity with sexual harassment aggressors rather than victims, according to ADFM
State Institutions/Bodies Statement/Publication Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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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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Tunisia
21 Oct 2021
Targeting and harassment of members of Damj
Law Enforcement Authorities Political homophobia Freedom of assembly and association Freedom from discrimination
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Egypt
18 Oct 2021
Woman physically assaulted for not covering her hair is detained
Judiciary Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Conservatism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from violence Access to justice and right to a fair trial
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Lebanon
7 Oct 2021
Electoral quota for women dismissed by MPs
Members of Parliament Block/Veto Anti-feminism Conservatism Citizenship and Political participation Freedom from discrimination
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Jordan
5 Oct 2021
Reservations from Islamic Action Front party to proposed constitutional amendment on women’s empowerment
Political Party Block/Veto Religious-based discourse Anti-feminism Citizenship and Political participation Freedom from discrimination Freedom from violence
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Jordan
1 Oct 2021
Backlash against Ministry of Education’s gender mainstreaming courses
Citizens' Initiative Political Party Heads of State/Government Officials Hate-speech Anti-gender Sexual and reproductive health and rights Freedom from discrimination
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Turkey
30 Sep 2021
Turkey against amendment of Council of Europe’s resolution seeking to guarantee respect for women and LGBTQI rights in Afghanistan
State Institutions/Bodies Block/Veto Anti-feminism Anti-gender Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Freedom from violence Freedom from discrimination
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