Outlawing gender-based political violence: Can Tunisia’s example carve a multilateral path for others? E-paper Expanding on the United Nations Women’s Rights Convention, Tunisia became the first Arab country to incorporate into its laws the notion of gender-based political violence. Can this concept now be incorporated into international instruments to benefit more women across the globe, starting with UN Women’s 2021 Generation Equality Forum? By Besma Soudani Belhaj and Najla Abbes
The Istanbul Convention: Our Struggle for Equality Commentary In the middle of the night on March 20, 2021, a presidential decree was published in the Official Gazette, announcing Turkey would withdraw from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention. By Berfu Şeker
It’s a question of empowerment Portrait We need a feminist Peace- and Security policy! – A discussion with Gitti Henschel and Monika Hauser, as part of our dossier "No Women - No Peace: 20th Anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security". By Ute Scheub
How the new EU gender strategy fails east-central European women Commentary The Covid-19 pandemic exposes the care crisis and underlying class and regional inequalities — which the new strategy does not equip us to handle. By Elena Zacharenko and Eszter Kováts
Hidden Violence Violence and harassment Fear, shame and condemnation by society is what domestic violence and harassment victims have to face in Russia. According to statistics, every 10th Russian faced domestic violence in their family, while sexual harassment at the work place is experienced by every 6th person. By Anna Alekseeva
Protect Women in El Salvador! / Protejamos a las mujeres en El Salvador! Video Protect women in El Salvador - GreensEFA Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. Teodora Vázquez was imprisoned for over 10 years in El Salvador under the abortion law. She was accused of murder after complications in her pregnancy. There are other 25 women in prison with similar accusations.
The sound of conscience / El sonido de la conciencia Video The sound of conscience / El sonido de la conciencia - Benavides Production Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. (c) Benavida Productions A documentary on the conditions of women in El Salvador condemned for sentences of up to 35 years because of stillbirth or other complications during their pregnancy.
The Birth of Femicides in Argentina: a Recognition of Gender Violence While the number of women killed by sexist violence shows no sign of decreasing, the funding to implement policies of prevention and assistance to women is still insufficient. By Samanta Funes
Feminicidio: un fenómeno global - de Bruselas a San Salvador La quinta edición de «Feminicido: Un fenómeno global» aborda temas como el feminicidio en diferentes países, el reciente llamado de la Relatora de la ONU y la penalización absoluta del aborto pdf
