Theme
Women’s Rights and Gender Justice
Recent studies suggest that people in Euro-Mediterranean region continue to experience gender-based violence more often than anywhere else in the world. In the last few years we have seen an increase of gender-based violence phenomena, which now take many forms, from cyber stalking to image abuse or even death threats. According to the United Nations, women are 27 times more likely than men to be harassed online. Acts of this kind too often go unpunished because they are disconnected from reality. Yet, women’s and LGBTIQ+ people’s rights must be guaranteed, both offline and online.
Latest Publications
War Devastates All – it Deepens Gendered Injustice in the Middle East!
Since early March 2026, the war in Lebanon and across the Middle East has further exacerbated the humanitarian crisis already sparked by the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Across the region,
Structural Criminalisation and Discrimination Against LGBTQI+ in Egypt
LGBTQI+ communities in Egypt face a difficult legal and institutional environment defined by morality-based laws, restrictive media regulations, and policing practices that target gender expression and sexual orientation. Although Egyptian
Call for regional solidarity against anti-gender and anti-rights backlash
Feminist activists and allies from Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco have come together to issue a collective manifesto in response to the growing anti-rights and anti-gender backlash affecting the region. Gathered
Gender Rights in the MENA Region: Civil Society Sounds the Alarm on Rising Violations
The MENA region is witnessing an alarming increase in gender-based violence (GBV), exacerbated by a growing anti-gender backlash that further marginalises women and LGBTQA+ communities. With gender parity scores of