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
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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
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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 –
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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
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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
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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
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The Polish presidential elections, due to be held on 10 May, did not take place. According to the Central Election Commission it was “impossible to vote for candidates”. Poland recently
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The current lockdown worsens domestic violence: as women’s rights organisations warned, the United Nations Fund for Population Activities estimated that for every three months the lockdown continues, 15 million additional
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