Last week, the WIDE+ secretariat had sent a letter to the European Parliament, namely to the rapporteurs and co-rapporteurs of the proposed EU Directive on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. This directive was proposed by the European Commission…
Category: Statements and Petitions
Response from the President of the EU Parliament on WIDE+ letter regarding the war against Ukraine
Roberta Metsola, the president of the EU Parliament responded to WIDE+'s letter to promote peace in Ukraine and beyond. In the letter she suggests that the Parliament agrees with many of our recommendations, in particular stressing the important role of…
WIDE+ Letter to Members of European Parliament: Migrant Women Cannot Be Left Behind in EU Policymaking
As women’s human rights defenders, migrant women activists work tirelessly to combat intersecting forms of discrimination. Despite being experts in the field of human rights, migrant women are still not gaining enough support from grantmakers, governments and the EU. WIDE+…