Brussels, 21st May 2025 – “Freedom of speech is under direct assault in the heart of the European Union. A radical group known as Brussels Antifa-intolerant and aggressive-has launched an orchestrated campaign to shut down a civil discussion tonight on Women and Conservatism, organised by MCC Brussels. Their objective is not debate, but intimidation: they…
Tag: women’s rights
Europarl: 8 March – women for freedom
Strasbourg 11.03.2025 Marking International Women’s Day, guests from Belarus and Ukraine, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk, Leniie Umerova and Tata Kepler, addressed the European Parliament during March Plenary session. Opening the ceremony, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said: “I am proud that the European Parliament has and will always be a force for democracy, equality and…
Turkmenistan: historic ban of hijab
Brussels 20.06.2024 Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon approved a new law aimed at regulating the issue of wearing the hijab in the country. According to information provided by Asia-Plus agency, the law introduces a ban on wearing clothing that is considered “alien” to the traditions of Tajikistan. The press service of the head of state reported….
Istanbul Convention: battle for values
Strasbourg 14.02.2023 The European Union should ratify the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, regarding the Court of Justice opinion of 2021. (Image: illustration). Members of the European Parliament will discuss the EU’s accession to the @coe's #IstanbulConvention on #ViolenceAgainstWomen from 1pm CET today. 6 EU countries – 🇧🇬🇨🇿🇭🇺🇱🇻🇱🇹🇸🇰 – have yet to…
EU condemns Taliban restricting women
Brussels 14.11.2022 “The EU condemns the additional restrictions by the Taliban on women’s freedom of movement, including the newly announced rules barring women from entering public parks and gyms. Afghanistan: 🇪🇺 condemns newest restrictions imposed by Taliban on girls and women👉barring them from public parks &gyms.This adds to already severe violations of their rights under…
Europarliament: Roberta Metsola elected president
Strasbourg 18.01.2022 Maltese centre-right politician Roberta Metsola succeed the Italian David Sassoli in Strasbourg and Brussels, at the head of the European Parliament. Several candidates have been promoted to replace the Italian Socialist David Sassoli, who died on January 11 from the complications of myeloma cancer at the age of 65 and whose mandate was…
Taliban: EU monitors women rights
Brussels 18.06.2021 This statement has been co-signed by Albania, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, European Union, Honduras, Guatemala, North Macedonia, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Senegal, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America. Afghanistan: Joint Statement on the situation of women and girls The international community stands ready to…
TALIBAN: UNICEF cautious optimism
Brussels 17.08.2021 The chief of field operations of the U.N. children’s agency expressed cautious optimism about working with Taliban officials following their seizure of power in Kabul on Sunday August 15, citing their early expressions of support for girls’ education. UNICEF 'quite optimistic' after Taliban comments on girls' education, official says https://t.co/Vkd812zkvP pic.twitter.com/vJEfFr3UKm — Reuters…
EU: concerns about sexual violence
Brussels 18.06.2021 “One year ago, the UN Secretary-General called for a cessation of violence both on battlefields and in homes. Yet his latest report shows that conflict-related sexual violence has continued unabated during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains a cruel and widespread tactic of war, torture, terror and political repression, reads the Joint Statement by…
Japan promotes women
A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers promoting women’s participation in politics has given up on including in an amendment bill a clause on numerical targets for female political candidates. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party opposed the idea of obliging political parties to set targets on the proportion of women in all candidates they field in…
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