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“The power of united action”: seminar on violence against women plants seeds for change in Cape Town, South Africa

Posted on 28 November 2014 |

[Cape Town, South Africa, 24 November 2014] To celebrate the start of 16 days of activism to end violence against women, South African activists and NGO representatives met in Cape Town to discuss challenges and opportunities to ally and make a change towards a society free from male violence. The event has been proposed by Embrace Dignity, an organisation supporting victims of trafficking and prostitution, and with whom the European Women’s Lobby works.
The South African Constitution, (...) Read more
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EWL participates in 4th International Conference on the Survivors of Rape

Posted on 28 November 2014 |

[Lisbon, 28 November] Organised by AMCV, member of the Portuguese Platform of the EWL, this conference gathered 200 participants from Europe and beyond. NGOs, survivors, lawyers, researchers and political stakeholders discussed and exchanged ways to improve the prevention of rape and responses to meet survivors needs.
During 3 days, workshops and presentations gave the opportunity to listen to survivors’voices and ways to overcome trauma by self-help groups; to envisage better cooperation (...) Read more
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It Is Not Fitrah – Creation, But Constitution!

Women And Men Have Equal Rights!

Posted on 26 November 2014 |

[Ankara, 25 November 2014] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again made his public claim that women and men cannot be equal. He had expressed his view back in 2010.
This claim of Erdogan is against all the international declarations and agreements about gender equality that Turkey had undersigned. Besides, according to the gender gap report of the WEF, Turkey is 125th among 142 countries in terms of gender equality and President Erdogan’s claim made it official that Turkey will (...) Read more
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Open Letter to Dr Denis Mukwege, winner of the Sakharov Prize 2014

Posted on 26 November 2014 |

Dear Dr Mukwege,
We are writing on behalf of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) to offer you our warmest congratulations on receiving the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in recognition of your lifesaving work with victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Your extraordinary and outstanding work with survivors of rape and sexual violence serves as an inspiration to all women and women’s groups around the world, including the EWL and its 2000 member organisations. (...) Read more
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

European Women’s Lobby calls for a Europe free from violence against women & girls!

Posted on 25 November 2014 |

[Brussels 25 November] Every year on November 25, under the lead of the United Nations, activists around the world join forces for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. They want to raise awareness and trigger action to end the global pandemic of violence against women and girls, which is unmistakably the most widespread violation of women’s human rights.
For the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) this day also signifies a moment to look backwards and forwards in (...) Read more
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Conclusions of #Poverty2020 side event

For a dignified life free of poverty Securing adequate levels of income throughout the life-cycle

Posted on 24 November 2014 |

[Brussels, 20 November 2014] In the framework of the European Platform Against Poverty Convention 2014, SOLIDAR, EAPN, EWL, AGE Platform Europe and the European Network of Migrant Women organised an event aiming to identifying aspects and drivers of poverty, related to how to ensure that men and women in different stages of the life cycle can achieve an adequate income through decent jobs, income support and access to social protection.
The initial panel, by the organisers themselves (...) Read more
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Sainte Nicolette 2014

Posted on 23 November 2014 |

You are warmly invited to Sainte Nicolette 2014, the fourth edition of the European Women’s Lobby’s annual festive party!
This friendly gathering will be an opportunity to toast to the end of another year of feminist action and activism all over Europe – and to bring in 2015, where we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action as well as the 25th anniversary of the EWL.
Join us for a light-hearted evening of live music and plenty of good cheer on 3 December 2014 (...) Read more
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Join the wrap-up event of the EWL European Political Mentoring Network!

Tuesday 2nd December, Brussels

Posted on 23 November 2014 |

[Brussels, 21 November 2014] The European Women’s Lobby is delighted to invite you to the wrap-up event of its European Political Mentoring Network on Tuesday 2nd December from 18:30 to 20:30 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung EU Office (Rue du Taciturne, 38 – 1000 Brussels).
One and a half year after the launch, it is time to celebrate the great achievements made by the European Political Mentoring Network!
The wrap-up event will be an occasion to share the experience of participants of the (...) Read more
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Join the event “Women’s rights, violence against women and prostitution: the Nordic model as an inspiration for gender equality”, 8 December 2014

Co-organised by the EWL and the Mission of Norway to the EU

Posted on 22 November 2014 |

[Brussels, 20 November 2014] The issue of violence against women, prostitution and women’s human rights has been high on the agenda this year in the broader Europe: the European Parliament has adopted a resolution qualifying prostitution as a violation of human rights and promoting the Nordic model in order to reach gender equality and protect women and girls. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted a similar resolution acknowledging the links between prostitution and (...) Read more
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Global Entrepreneurship Week - Introducing EWL WEstart project

Posted on 18 November 2014 |

[Brussels, 17 November 2014] The European Women’s Lobby is excited to be a part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. For one week in November, GEW inspires people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators.
On the first day of Global (...) Read more