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How to use it?

Our website is equipped with an advanced search engine facility: the e-library. Whether you are trying to locate a publication we’ve produced or looking to take part in our campaigns and support our work, then your journey starts here.

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The e-library allows you to browse the latest Human Rights-related news we’ve produced on any given theme and country. For customised search results, you can either select the type of publication you’d like to browse (Press Release, Report, Factsheet, Core Document, …etc.), your theme of interest (gender equality, justice, etc.) or the country for which you are looking to locate information.
You can further refine your search results by combining several criteria (e.g. Report /Syria/ women rights)

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26 Nov 2020
EU Gender Action Plan III: ambitions amid global backlash on gender equality
On 25 November 2020, the European Commission published its third Gender Action Plan “An ambitious vision on gender equality and women’s empowerment for EU external action”, more commonly known as GAP III. This document will be the EU’s policy framework to deal with issues ranging from gender-based violence, to sexual and reproductive health rights and digital transformation. EuroMed Rights welcomes the current proposal. In its third edition, this Gender Action Plan shows … Continued
- Press Release
- Women’s rights and gender justice
25 Nov 2020
[16 days of activism] Frontline whistleblowing online
Meet Tunisian activist Amal Bint Nadia, one of the founders of Signali Féministement, a Facebook group acting as a whistleblower regarding discriminatory or violent gender-related content online.
- Women’s rights and gender justice
25 Nov 2020
[16 days of activism] “Targeting women’s lives is facilitated by new technologies” Mozn Hassan
Mozn Hassan is an Egyptian feminist, human rights defender, founder and Executive Director of Nazra for Feminist Studies. She is also a board member of the Global Fund for Women.
- Women’s rights and gender justice
17 Nov 2020
The political instrumentalisation of the feminist discourse
Most measures proposed in Europe to curtail the alleged worrisome rise of “radical Islam” refer to examples of feminist nature.
- Newsletter
- Women’s rights and gender justice
9 Nov 2020
Tunisia’s long haul to stop violence against women reached international recognition
In April, the Council of Europe asked Tunisia to sign the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women – as the first country in the MENA region.
- Tunisia
- Women’s rights and gender justice
28 Oct 2020
#MeToo in Denmark: echoes from the second wave
In recent weeks, and following revelations from Sofie Linde, a famous Danish TV host, a debate on pervasive sexual harassment and violence in the workplace has erupted. Thousands of women working in the media industry, academia, healthcare sector, have started speaking out about the sexual violence and harassment they have experienced throughout their careers. These … Continued
22 Oct 2020
“That’s the price to pay for strawberries”
3.27 euros. This was, in June 2020, the average cost of a kilogram of strawberries in the European Union. While countries in the Euro-Mediterranean region were facing the COVID–19 pandemic, while some European governments were actively recruiting to save crops, hundreds of migrant workers (mostly women from North Africa) were actually harvesting fruits and vegetables, … Continued
1 Oct 2020
Beijing +25, a bitter anniversary for women’s rights and gender equality
On the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration, EuroMed Rights calls on the UN to address the growing backlashes to gender equality in the Euro-Mediterranean region 2020 marks an important anniversary on the long path for the achievement of gender equality. Twenty-five years ago, in Beijing, the representatives of 189 governments and almost 50,000 participants … Continued
- Statement
- Women’s rights and gender justice
25 Sep 2020
Open Letter to EU Heads of State on funding the fight to end violence against women and girls
On the 23rd September, together with 14 Civil Society Organisations of the European Coalition to end violence against women and girls, EuroMed Rights sent an open letter to the EU decision-makers regarding the MFF 2021-2027 and the EU’s recovery plans Next Generation EU (NGEU) 2021-2024.
10 Aug 2020
Facebook Administration to take further measures to limit the spread of hate speech against The LGBTIQ+ community in the mena region
The signatory organizations and movements continue to cooperate in combating hate speech targeting members of the LGBTIQ+ community in the MENA region. We are very concerned about the consequences of this hate speech, which was exposed in a report entitled “Hate Speech Spreads like Wildfire” issued today by a number of partner organizations and initiatives, … Continued
- Press Release
- Women’s rights and gender justice