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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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
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Turkey
25 Jul 2021
Women’s volleyball team denounced by religious cleric for indecency
Religious Leaders and/or Institutions Statement/Publication Religious-based discourse Conservatism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from discrimination
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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
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Morocco/Western Sahara
9 Jul 2021
Sexual assault charges used to shut down freedoms, according to rights groups
Judiciary Court's ruling Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Illiberalism Authoritarian feminism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Access to justice and right to a fair trial
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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
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Jordan
1 Jul 2021
Arrest of 19 LGBTIQ persons participating in a party
Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Political homophobia Freedom of assembly and association Sexual and reproductive health and rights Freedom from discrimination
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Turkey
1 Jul 2021
Crackdown on those opposing Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Law Enforcement Authorities Enactment of violence (offline/online) Anti-gender Illiberalism Freedom of assembly and association Freedom from violence Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion
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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
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Turkey
26 Jun 2021
Police use violence to stop Istanbul Pride March
Law Enforcement Authorities Enactment of violence (offline/online) Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Anti-gender Illiberalism Freedom of assembly and association Sexual and reproductive health and rights Freedom from violence
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Egypt
25 Jun 2021
Sports club refuses entry to woman for modest clothing
Private Sector Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Neoliberal feminism Femonationalism/homonationalism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from discrimination
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Turkey
24 Jun 2021
Mayor imposes ban on rainbow-coloured umbrellas
Heads of State/Government Officials Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Anti-gender Illiberalism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Sexual and reproductive health and rights
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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
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