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Smear campaign against WHRD Azza Soliman

1 Feb 2021

Countries

Egypt

The actor of the backlash

Citizens' Initiative

The form of backlash

Smearing campaign/Diffamation

Political trend

Anti-feminism

Rights at stake and state’s obligations

Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Citizenship and Political participation Freedom from violence

February 2021: Woman human rights defender and founder of the Center for Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA), Azza Soliman, was subjected to a smear campaign due to her work.

See WHRD MENA coalition (February 2021).