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  • You Commit, I Vote / #ICOMMIT2016

    You Commit, I Vote / #ICOMMIT2016

    [Brussels, 27 May 2016, Press Release by the Cyprus Women’s Lobby] In the context of the parliamentary elections of 2016, the Cyprus Women’s Lobby (CWL) announced the results of the #ICOMMIT2016, ’Commitment to an Equal and Democratic society’ campaign on Monday 16 May 2016; a campaign that involved specific commitments related to gender equality.
    Gender Equality is absent or is not high on the agenda of political parties, in the political and public debate in general and during the election (...) Read more

  • Threats to gender quotas in electoral legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Threats to gender quotas in electoral legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    [News from our members in the Balkans] In the Balkans, with the support of democratic oriented men and international actors it took progressive, active women twenty years of hard work to enact quota regulations for women in the legislative branch of power.
    Now, new proposals of amendments to the electoral law, which will be accepted by an emergency procedure, without any public discussion, are threatening crucial achievements of the post war women’s movement in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
    In (...) Read more

  • Cyprus passes historic legislation on gender equality

    Cyprus passes historic legislation on gender equality

    [Nicosia, 22 April 2016, Press release of the Cyrpus Women’s Lobby] The Cyprus Women’s Lobby welcomes the enactment into law, by the House of Representatives last Thursday, April 14 2016, of decisive importance for the promotion of gender equality.
    The first bill passed into law foresees 30% minimum participation of either gender in all semi-governmental organizations’ boards. This highly political decision was backed by the Democratic Rally (DHSY), the Democratic Party (DHKO), the Movement (...) Read more

  • Turkey: Call to sign for peace

    Turkey: Call to sign for peace

    [Ankara, 2 February 2016, from our members in Turkey] As you may or may not know, the resolution process that was started in 2012 for a political solution to the Kurdish issue in Turkey has come to a halt. For the past six months, we have turned back to war – with an ever-increasing level of violence. As of the 16th of January, 2015, 20 districts of seven different provinces have suffered a total of 56 curfews altogether, remaining under curfew for a total of 304 days. Currently the sieges (...) Read more

  • The Netherlands: meeting with UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

    The Netherlands: meeting with UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

    [Amsterdam, January 2016] In a packed room in The Hague, EWL Dutch members from the Nederlandse Vrouwenraad took part in a meeting organised by the campaign "Gelijk = Anders", in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and led by presenter and columnist Zarayda Groenhart. UN Women Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was also present at the event.
    The main topic was Global Goal 5 ’Equal rights for men and women and the empowerment of women and girls’. Discussions elaborated on economic (...) Read more

  • Portugal: empowering women & girls through the SDGs

    Portugal: empowering women & girls through the SDGs

    [Lisbon, 26 January 2016] The Portuguese Platform for Women’s Rights was one of the organizations promoting the seminar "Sustainable Development Goals: Public Consultation with Civil Society and Alliance for the SDG" on 20 January in Lisbon. This seminar aimed at presenting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the public consultation on its implementation in Portugal.
    The Portuguese Platform for Women’s Rights was in charge of presenting SDG 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower (...) Read more

  • Sweden: shadow report to CEDAW calls for action for women’s rights

    Sweden: shadow report to CEDAW calls for action for women's rights

    [Swedish Women’s Lobby article, 28 January 2016] The Swedish Women’s Lobby and the Swedish CEDAW network has examined how Sweden lives up to its commitments under the CEDAW Convention. Our shadow report contains 61 demands for measures to achieve gender equality.
    By ratifying CEDAW, the Swedish Government have committed to achieve women’s rights in all areas. Every four years, the Government write a report on what they have done to implement the Convention in Sweden to the UN CEDAW Committee. (...) Read more

  • Bulgaria: national campaign "Open your eyes! Break the silence"

    Bulgaria: national campaign "Open your eyes! Break the silence"

    [by Iliana Balabanova-Stoicheva, Bulgarian Women’s Lobby, January 2016] Mariya Gabriel, Member of the European Parliament in partnership with European Women’s Lobby and Bulgarian NGOs, initiated a National Campaign against Violence Against Women ’Open your eyes! Break the silence’ in Bulgaria.
    The Istanbul Convention is the golden standard in the area of protection and prevention of Domestic Violence and Violence against Women: this is the main message from the Conference organized on 20th of (...) Read more

  • Croatia: Women’s rights under threat

    Croatia: Women's rights under threat

    [Split/Zagreb, 31 December 2015, news from EWL’ Croatian members UPDATE below!] Croatia held its Parliamentary elections on 8 November 2015. The result of the elections for the National Parliament was almost equal for Social Democrats Coalition and the so called Patriotic Coalition lead by conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). The country’s election was inconclusive, with the opposition right-wing and the ruling left-wing coalition winning 59-56 seats respectively. The newly formed (...) Read more

  • France : les associations de femmes se mobilisent contre les violences masculines

    France : les associations de femmes se mobilisent contre les violences masculines

    [Paris, 20 janvier 2016] La Coordination française pour le Lobby européen des femmes (CLEF) et la Ligue pour le Droit international des femmes (LDIF) se sont associées à l’appel à manifester du Collectif pour les droits des femmes pour dénoncer les violences, agressions sexuelles et viol subies par les femmes à Cologne la nuit de la St Sylvestre ! Une manifestation qui a regroupé des dizaines de militantes pour les droits des femmes, lundi 19 janvier à Paris.
    Les membres du Lobby européen des (...) Read more

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