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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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Hungary
12 May 2025
Hungary : Viktor Orbán’s conservative government bans Pride marches
Conservatism Political homophobia Freedom from discrimination Freedom of assembly and association Freedom from violence Heads of State/Government Officials Draft Law/Decree/Reform Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Surveillance
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Algeria
7 Apr 2025
Algeria: Censorship on International Women's Day
Anti-feminism Citizenship and Political participation Freedom of assembly and association Heads of State/Government Officials Movement fragmentation Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Algeria
8 Jul 2024
Algeria: Authorities arrest two journalists for publishing video showing women protesting
Anti-feminism Freedom of assembly and association Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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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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Tunisia
10 May 2024
Tunisia: Escalating attacks against Women Human Rights Defenders
Anti-feminism Heads of State/Government Officials Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Citizenship and Political participation Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion
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France
2 May 2024
France: Police questions Palestinian human rights defenders for "advocating terrorism"
Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from discrimination Citizenship and Political participation Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Occupation/settler colonialism
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Algeria
5 Apr 2024
Algeria: Detention of activist Jamila Ben Touis on terrorism charges
Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Anti-feminism
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Jordan
26 Jan 2024
Jordan: Crackdown on LGBTIQ+ activists
State Institutions/Bodies Political homophobia Anti-gender Smearing campaign/Diffamation Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Military/Secret Services Hate-speech Enactment of violence (offline/online) Freedom from violence Sexual and reproductive health and rights Freedom of assembly and association
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Egypt
27 Nov 2023
3000 women facing arbitrary detention and unfair trials
Access to justice and right to a fair trial Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Judiciary Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Militarism
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Egypt
5 Jun 2023
Legal experts expose violations of LGBTIQ+ peoples’ rights
Political homophobia Anti-gender Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from discrimination Sexual and reproductive health and rights Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Algeria
10 Dec 2022
WHRD Yosra Frawes prevented from entering Algeria
Illiberalism Freedom of movement Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Turkey
25 Nov 2022
Crackdown against women’s rights demonstrators by police
Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Enactment of violence (offline/online)
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