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Femicide in the Balkans: An alarming situation

Leave a Comment / Alumni Regional Correspondents, Gender, Preparedness, Southeast Europe /

Balkan states must develop serious strategies to prevent violence against women and girls. Serbia and Albania witnessed 28 femicides by the end of August 2023. 24 in Serbia, the youngest victim just two years old, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina a man posted the killing of his ex-partner on Instagram. Most perpetrators were fathers, sons, partners or ex-partners and violence preceded most murders.

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Legal gender recognition in North Macedonia: a question dividing society

Leave a Comment / Alumni Regional Correspondents, Civil and Political Rights, Gender, Preparedness, Southeast Europe /

For years, transgender people have battled traditional norms in order to gain social acceptance. Now, North Macedonia is faced with an international obligation which will hopefully provide the push to take much-needed steps to enable legal gender recognition.

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Duty to Protect: Nationalism and LGBTIQ+ Freedoms in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina

Leave a Comment / Civil and Political Rights, Gender, Preparedness, Southeast Europe /

A series of attempts to ban LGBTIQ+ events and content in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina hinder freedoms of assembly and expression. Upholding democratic values of tolerance and inclusivity is vital to combat exclusionary politics and ensure equality for all.

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The hijab ban and human rights of Muslim women in Europe

1 Comment / Civil and Political Rights, Europe, Gender, Preparedness /

The rise of Islamophobia in Europe specifically affects covered Muslim women. Legal restrictions and social hostility towards headscarves impede their right to express their faith, identity, and access to other human rights. These prohibitions must be approached as oppressive policies that limit the freedom of women to make their own decisions.

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Winds of far-right sweeping Europe: What to expect when it comes to human rights in Italy?

Leave a Comment / Civil and Political Rights, Europe, Gender, Preparedness /

Last elections in Italy marked the victory of the far right, confirming a European tendency of recent years. This shift poses some basic questions for the country and the European Union in relation to an effective promotion and protection of human rights.

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The Taliban Rule and the Radicalisation of Education in Afghanistan

Leave a Comment / Central Asia, Children, Gender, Preparedness /

Since their takeover of power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have made several decisions to radicalise the education and higher education systems, on the basis of an extremely conservative interpretation of Sharia. The consequences are dire and far-reaching, affecting certain disadvantaged groups more than others. The most affected are young girls whose access to secondary education is banned.

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