Women's rights
Calls for Enhanced Women's Rights: Marches in Sofia and Plovdiv
Sofia's city center will once again be the venue for the Eighth Annual March for Women's Rights, starting at 6 p.m. from the pylons of the National Palace of Culture (NDK). Representatives from various organizations committed to championing the rights of diverse women's groups will deliver speeches during the event.
Greece urged to do more to combat violence against women
Greece has made progress in combating violence against women but serious concerns still remain, particularly over shortcomings in victim protection and attitudes among the authorities involved in dealing with such cases, an expert report has found.
Men’s Election: In Patriarchal Turkey, Candidates Lists Leave Women Out
The low number of women on parties' candidate lists for the important May 14 elections reflects a steady deterioration in women's rights in the country, experts and activists say.
UN Chief: Gender Equality is "300 Years Away"
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the progress toward gender equality is "vanishing before our eyes," and it will take 300 years to bridge that gap, according to the official release from the UN.
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International Women’s Day, 2023: Op-ed
Each year, March 8 International Women's Day is the time to celebrate women and girls around the world and their remarkable achievements in the persisting struggle for equality and justice.
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For Kosovo Women, In-Laws are Often Abusers Too
But Vjosa's story of oppression and struggle is older than the camera on the wall, older than the 2021 court verdict or the police reports that preceded it. The abuse began when she was 17, months into a marriage that began with love, she said, but quickly became controlling.
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Turkish Women’s Rights Group Faces Shutdown for ‘Immorality’
Women protest in Istanbul against Turkey's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, March 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN
New justice minister vows to take further measures against domestic violence
Turkey's new Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ on Feb. 2 said that domestic violence and violence against women will continue to be the first item on the agenda that his ministry will tackle.
"I instructed my friends. It is clear what has been done so far. We will work on what we can add to them, how we will take further steps," he said at a meeting on domestic violence.
Erdogan’s Withdrawal from Istanbul Convention ‘Illegal’, Top Prosecutor Says
Women in masks hold placards and shout slogans during a rally against violence against women in Istanbul, August 5, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN
"The presidential decision on the annulment of the treaty did not comply with the law," Mucukgil said in a court case, the daily Cumhuriyet reported.
NGOs to get international support for gender equality
The European Union and U.N. Women are set to provide financial and technical support to 22 civil society organizations in Turkey with an aim to advance women's rights and gender equality in the country.
Representatives of organizations from 17 province across the country came together for an award ceremony in Ankara with the participation of U.N. Women and EU senior officials.