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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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Lebanon
11 Mar 2024
Lebanon: Israeli attacks on Southern Lebanon reduce women’s and LGBITQ+ peoples’ access to humanitarian aid and SRHR services
Militarism Occupation/settler colonialism Military/Secret Services Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Sexual and reproductive health and rights
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Turkey
11 Mar 2024
Turkish government bans International Women Day’s march and tear-gasses peaceful protesters
Anti-feminism Law Enforcement Authorities Protest Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion
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Egypt
9 Mar 2024
Egypt: Coptic Orthodox Church reiterates its opposition to homosexuality
Political homophobia Religious Leaders and/or Institutions Religious-based discourse Sexual and reproductive health and rights
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Palestine
23 Feb 2024
Palestine: UN experts appalled by reported human rights violations against Palestinian women and girls
Occupation/settler colonialism Heads of State/Government Officials Military/Secret Services Militarism Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Cyprus
16 Feb 2024
Cyprus: Government says country “not ready for Gay marriage”
Conservatism Political homophobia Heads of State/Government Officials
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Spain
9 Feb 2024
Spain: Eurovision entry song condemned as sexist by feminists
Anti-feminism State Institutions/Bodies
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Turkey
31 Jan 2024
Turkey: Political parties target LGBTIQ+ people in local election campaigns
Political Party Political homophobia Anti-gender Hate-speech Smearing campaign/Diffamation Freedom from discrimination Freedom of assembly and association Sexual and reproductive health and rights
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Italy
31 Jan 2024
Italy: Prosecutors contestation of children born to same-sex parents’ birth certificates
Heads of State/Government Officials State Institutions/Bodies Judiciary Political homophobia Conservatism Court's ruling Sexual and reproductive health and rights Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection
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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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France
24 Jan 2024
France: Feminist anger at President Macron’s « demographic rearmament » plan
Heads of State/Government Officials Anti-feminism Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection Sexual and reproductive health and rights
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Cyprus
12 Jan 2024
Cyprus : MPs denounce police failure to take action against abusive officers
Law Enforcement Authorities Freedom from violence Access to justice and right to a fair trial Family life, marriage/divorce and child protection Sexual and reproductive health and rights
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Spain
29 Dec 2023
Spain: Madrid partially removes LGBTIQ+ rights laws
Anti-gender Heads of State/Government Officials Political Party Draft Law/Decree/Reform Freedom from violence Freedom from discrimination Sexual and reproductive health and rights Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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