GAZA; EUROMED RIGHTS URGES TO SUPPORT RESOLUTION ON ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE OPT AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

EuroMed Rights urges the European Union (EU) and its Member States to support the findings of the United Nations (UN) Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), notably by voting in favour of the resolution on ensuring accountability in the OPT at the UN Human Rights Council this week and contributing to the effective follow-up on and implementation of its recommendations. As...

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Combating Violence against Women in the Southern Mediterranean Region

Launched in January 1st 2019, EuroMed Feminist Initiative EFI and a consortium of member women´s rights organizations in Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, Palestine, Algeria, Jordan and Egypt started implementing a three-year regional project “Combating Violence against Women in the Southern Mediterranean Region”, funded by the EU. The overall objective is to contribute to the elimination of all forms of violence...

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Recommendations on infrastructure and provision of public services 5/5

Recommendations on infrastructure and provision of public services Infrastructure development should be based on principles of respect and the promotion of human rights, guaranteeing the right of women and girls to the city, housing, water, mobility, technology information and communication. The selection and prioritization of infrastructure projects should be guided by the needs of people and avoid generating...

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Recommendations in relation to rural, indigenous and Afro-descendant women 4/5

Recommendations in relation to rural, indigenous and Afro-descendant women To improve the social protection of women living in rural areas, it is proposed to deconstruct CEDAW, so that rural women can better understand their rights and have access to such rights in their native (indigenous) languages. Implement the CEDAW in Item 14 in its articles E, D, F. Adopt public policies so that rural workers,...

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Recommendations regarding education and health 3/5

Recommendations regarding education and health The progressive reduction of public budgets aimed at ensuring social protection, basic infrastructure and particularly public education and health services has become a trend in our region. We want to remind you that social protection, health and education are fundamental human rights and that the State has a non-delegable role to ensure the financing and...

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Recommendations in relation to work, social protection and care economy 2/5

Recommendations in relation to work, social protection and care economy It is necessary to generate affirmative action policies in a progressive nature to reduce labor segmentation. Countries have to establish the value produced by each job in order to demand equal salary for equal work of equal value, according to the convene 100 of ILO with the methodology to eliminate the gender bias. Advance in integral...

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Latin America & The Caribbean – CSW 63 Civil Society Declaration 1/5

Within the framework of the Preparatory Regional Consultation for Latin America and the Caribbean for the 63rd. Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting in Buenos Aires, from December 10 to 12, 2018, On December 10, around 80 representatives of NGOs and 17 regional networks of women organizations and feminists from Latin America and the Caribbean meet to discuss the main theme for the...

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CALL FOR AN EU FEMINIST STRIKE ON MARCH 8 #8MARS15H40 : FEMINIST STRIKE

March 2, 2019 - Women represent 52% of the European population Women are cashiers, teachers, maintenance officers, secretaries, nurses, home helpers, nursery assistants, social workers, administrative staff, midwives, hostesses, students… Our business lines are essential to society. Yet they are poorly paid and their hardship is not recognized. Women are engineers, technicians, workers, employees...

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SUDAN – ARBITRARY ARREST OF MORE THAN 60 WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

Since December 2018, people in Sudan have taken to the streets in different parts of the country to protest the rapid deterioration of economic and social conditions. Peaceful demonstrations are still taking place and the Sudanese regime is putting all its efforts to quell the growing movement. Authorities’ have combined their efforts by using various military and security forces, including riot police...

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