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Burn Frontex! Freedom for everyone!

This Tuesday June 30th, in the wake of a summit in Brussels during which European leaders debated the fates of thousands of migrants attempting to reach European soil, six activists from the feminist anti-capitalist collective LilithS travelled to the Warsaw headquarters of Frontex– the powerful meta-organization responsible for coordinating the defense of Fortress Europe– whereupon …

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Ανοικτή επιστολή προς τον Αντιπρόεδρο της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής Frans Timmermans

Brussels, 24 March 2015] This morning, the European Women’s Lobby and ILGA-Europe, the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association sent an Open Letter to European Commission Vice President Timmermans and European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality on the topic of the promised EU LGBTI strategy and the …

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A European Union architecture for women’s rights and gender equality

EWL Beijing+20 in March – The equality house : a sustainable and strong European Union architecture for women’s rights and gender equality [Brussels, 2 March 2015] Did you know that only five Member States have a separate designated body for the promotion of equal treatment of women and men ? That in 2012, only two Member States …

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EU equal treatment law: we’ve been waiting too long!

Joint media statement:  AGE Platform Europe; European Disability Forum (EDF); European Network Against Racism (ENAR); European Women’s Lobby; European Youth Forum; ILGA-Europe; Social Platform As high-level EU Member States’ representatives meet today to discuss how to make equality a reality for all, equality and anti-discrimination organisations call on them to show a real commitment to …

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Οι νέοι στόχοι του ΟΗΕ για την Ισότητα των Φύλων

By Ida Karlsson BRUSSELS, Sep 4 2014 (IPS) – With the United Nations’ post-2015 development agenda currently under discussion, civil society actors in Europe are calling for a firmer stance on human rights and gender equality, including control of assets by women. “The SDGs are a unique opportunity for us. The eradication of extreme poverty …

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