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 […]
Beijing +25, a bitter anniversary for women’s rights and gender equality Read More »
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
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
August 1st marks the anniversary of the Istanbul Convention initially signed in 2011 and aiming to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence. As the Council of Europe remarked, “2020 should have been a year in
In April 2020, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women put out a global call for submissions on the increase of violence against women during the COVID-19 crisis. With
Documenting violence against women during the COVID-19 crisis Read More »
Care is central to the way our societies function, in the Euro-Mediterranean region as elsewhere. It entails a wide variety of activities in sectors such as education, healthcare, childcare, elderly
Who cares during a pandemic? Read More »
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown global structural, social, economic, and humanitarian inequalities into sharp focus. Existing issues such as migrant’s rights, access to healthcare, violence against women and discrimination –
Webinar series: The state of human rights after the pandemic Read More »
The number of cases of violence against women, of any type, has sharply risen since the enactment of Governmental Decree 2020-156 of 22 March 2020, establishing total sanitary confinement aimed
Tunisia: pandemic increases violence against women Read More »
The celebrations of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), last 17 May, left a bitter taste. Like other populations suffering from structural discrimination and stigma, LGBTI persons are
LGBTI rights still matter during COVID-19 Read More »
The Federation for Women and Family Planning (FWFP) was established in 1992 in response to a fierce debate surrounding the restriction of women’s access to abortion in Poland. FWFP is
What is at stake for Women’s Rights? Read More »
