This report highlights the different types of violence Egyptian women face, in the private and public spheres, in prisons and detentions centres. It brings into attention the obligations of Egypt under international law, and urgent measures of the government to effectively investigate and stop vi...
This study provides an analysis of the achievements and obstacles facing the implementation of the Beijing declaration and platform of action (1995) in Mauritania.It highlights the most significant achievements in promoting gender equality since 1995. It explains the government´s diff...
This study explains the gap, from the one hand, between the Syrian Constitution and the Convention on the ·Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Whilst, from the other hand, it outlines the gap between the Penal code and the Convention. It aims to monitor the le...
This report was prepared based on the importance of involving men in combating violence against women and gender based violence, since in Arab societies, men still have the power in family, institutions and politics and on the level of communities.This guide addresses male decision-makers in the ...
The book is a result of a research project about trafficking in women for labour exploitation in domestic work. It addresses the issue of trafficking in women for forced labour in Spain, Cyprus and Greece, focusing on Lithuania as a country of origin of migrant domestic workers. The study uses a ...
This document presents the national strategy to combat violence against women in the occupied Palestinian territories for the time period 2011-2019. It was prepared by the National Committee to combat violence against women of the Ministry of Women´s Affairs.It begins with information, stat...
This is a common activity of Femmes En Communication (FEC) and Wassila Network to increase awareness of the media on their role in the fight against violence against women.The activity has targeted journalists and facilitators and television directors.The day began with a projection of ...
This report, based on a study conducted in Jordan, Lebanon and Occupied Palestinian Territory, explains the direct and indirect impacts of small arms on women in the Middle East. It includes armed domestic violence and “honour crimes”, as well as long-term social, economic and psychol...
Sexual harassment is a big problem for women in Egypt and occurs mainly in big cities and urban centres, such as Cairo and Alexandria. This study aims to find ways and methods for reducing this phenomenon. It works on specifying the different forms of sexual harassment, their frequency etc....
After the overthrow of the regime of Gaddafi and 42 years of dictatorship, Libyans are having the challenge of a democratic change. The stakes are high especially for Libyan women, who actively participated in the uprising and demonstrated great potential and power. However, they still have a lon...
This platform is part of the Axis 1 "Strengthening the capacities of equality actors" of the Priority Solidarity Fund "Women for the future in the Mediterranean" funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and led by the European Institute of the Mediterranean, in the framework of the project “Developing Women's Empowerment” labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean.
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