On the 8th anniversary of entry into force of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, colloquially known as the Istanbul Convention, EuroMed Rights interviewed women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights defenders on both shores of the Mediterranean, to find out why the Convention remains an essential tool to … Continued
On June 24, 2022, Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi issued a letter instructing Internal Security Forces Directorate members to urgently crack down on all LGBTQI+ meetings, celebrations, and events that “promote” homosexuality. CLDH and Euromed Rights raised their concerns and full rejection of the aforementioned decision to Isabel Santos, the Chair of the European Parliament … Continued
The first meeting of the new EuroMed Right’s Women’s Rights and Gender Justice Working Group took place from 27 to 29 May 2022 in Barcelona.
EuroMed Rights and the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies invite you to a webinar on 23 May to discuss manifestations of resistance and contestation to women’s rights.
IDAHOT Day: EuroMed Rights stresses its solidarity with organisations and LGBTQI+ activists fighting for their rights in Turkey and across the region.
In recent years, feminicide has become a thorny issue attracting the attention of the Algerian civil society as a propelling emergency. According to Féminicides Algérie, an initiative launched by two Algerian female activists, feminicide cases have already reached nine in 2022, in less than three months.
Since 2004, EuroMed Rights has worked proactively on promoting gender equality in the Euro-Med region. The commitment of EuroMed Rights to the promotion of gender equality, the principles of gender parity and equal opportunities in its decision-making structures is inscribed in the network’s statutes and bylaws. In 2011, EuroMed Rights further adopted a Gender Equality … Continued
No exception to the rest of the world, Morocco continues to feel the positive effects of the #MeToo movement. The latest target of the movement is the Moroccan universities, where silence and taboo have long reigned supreme when it comes to sexual harassment. Sadly famous in the higher educational sector – especially in the public … Continued
Violations of women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights are intensifying across the Euro-Mediterranean region. A multitude of actors originating from autocratic, illiberal, and even democratic countries are now publicly holding anti-women and anti-LGBTIQ stances. These backlashes take multiple forms. Despite the strong mobilisation of women’s rights organisations across the region, many violations seep through the cracks. This year alone, serious backlashes have been noticed across the region. President Erdogan unilaterally withdrew Turkey from the Istanbul … Continued
This year, during the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence – from 25 November to 10 December – the EuroMed Rights office in Tunisia did not stay inactive. It joined forces with several national and international organisations, as well as local authorities, to highlight women’s rights and protection mechanisms for women victims of violence. The … Continued
