Latest backlashes
Find more about the latest contestations of gender equality in countries across the Euro-Mediterranean region below.
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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
28 Sep 2023
Headscarf banned for French athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games
15 Sep 2023
Optional course introduced to combat LGBTIQ+ values in schools
4 Sep 2023
State agency fines streaming platforms for “promoting” homosexuality
18 Aug 2023
LGBTIQ+ asylum applications rejected on unlawful grounds
18 Aug 2023
Ban on Barbie film
28 Jul 2023
Abortion website remains blocked
27 Jul 2023
Survivors’ right to access emergency accommodation curtailed
24 Jul 2023
Museum under investigation for ‘Mourning and Pleasure’ exhibition
20 May 2023
Criticism of anti-LGBTIQ+ rights discarded as ‘fake news’
8 May 2023
Rise in homophobic attacks reported by French LGBTIQ+ organisation
21 Mar 2023