The 2011 Arab uprisings kicked off a decade of online activism in the MENA region. Blogs and social media became tools of resistance for marginalised people, such as feminists and […]
Online gender-based violence: What scenario for the MENA region? Read More »
“EuroMed Rights publishes its latest gender study “Spaces of violence and resistance: women’s rights in the online world” which focuses on 10 countries of the MENA region including Turkey.
Spaces of violence and resistance: women’s rights in the digital world Read More »
Open letter from the European Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls on the President of Turkey’s Decision and Poland’s actions to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention.
Defend the Istanbul Convention Read More »
Since taking power as Egypt’s President in 2014, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared his support for Egyptian women on multiple occasions, emphasising the importance of equal rights and women’s empowerment for Egypt’s development. Al-Sisi’s
Egypt’s government does not tolerate feminism but its own Read More »
President Erdogan’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention plays at domestic and international level. The EU needs to go beyond “regrets and incomprehension”.
Human rights, pawns in Turkey’s geopolitical games Read More »
EuroMed Rights participated in the drafting of a chapter for the Center for Feminist Foreign Policy’s latest report “POWER OVER RIGHTS, Understanding and countering the transnational anti-gender movement”. In its
Contesting Gender Equality in the MENA Region: Case Studies of Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey Read More »
What legal and policy instruments exist to counter violence against women in Algeria ?
What legal instruments to counter violence against women in Algeria? Read More »
Ten years ago, as protests erupted in Tunisia and similar movements sprung up across the MENA region, women defied the expected odds and took to the streets alongside men to
Ten years on, women’s voices still going strong Read More »
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
EU faces illiberal regimes on gender equality Read More »
The digital world is a place of great opportunities for women’s rights. Through the widespread use of social media and the fast development of information and communication technologies, organising, protesting,
[16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM] The digital world: a double-edged sword for women Read More »
