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Becoming a mother in the Balkans: How happiest day can turn into worst nightmare

Balkans medical professionals routinely subject women to unnecessary violence and humiliation whilst they are in labour, resulting in lasting injury, trauma, miscarriages and deaths of newborn infants. States must ensure women can give birth safely in a supportive atmosphere.

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Gender discrimination against young women in Palestine

Gender-based discrimination in Palestine significantly hinders the professional and public progress of young women, despite their high levels of education. Societal norms, unemployment and violence further exacerbate these inequalities. Supportive policies, leadership training and community engagement are essential to correct this.

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Journeys of identity: Moroccan LGBTIQ+ experiences in migration across Germany and beyond

In a context of insecurity and health crisis, along with the criminalisation of acts between people of the same sex, in Morocco LGBTIQ+ rights to life, freedom from discrimination, and freedom of expression and association are violated. Affected people have mainly fled to Germany, despite the hardships in this ‘Eldorado’ state.

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Giulia Cecchettin’s murder: the femicide that awoke Italy to its patriarchal reality

The femicide of Giulia Cecchettin provoked massive reactions in Italy. With unprecedented strength, social movements and the political sphere addressed the direct responsibility of patriarchal culture. Nonetheless, the government was not ready to answer this social challenge.

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Challenges, Lights and Shadows of Xiomara Castro’s Government in Honduras

After 12 years of social and democratic erosion under previous regimes, Xiomara Castro´s government has the chance to make structural transformations in Honduras. It is worth exploring three main axes to analyse what the new government has done and what needs to be done.

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Femicide in the Balkans: An alarming situation

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

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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