Violence Against Women

Institutional Violence against women in Spain

Posted by wideplusnetworkon May 2, 2014July 24, 2021in Analysis, Feminist Solidarities, Gender justice in Europe, Statements and Petitions

By Rosabel Agirregomezkorta (CEIM) Since the PP’s (Spanish right wing party) arrival to power in 2011 -in a context of severe systemic crisis provoked by the speculative neoliberal system- human rights have been at stake. Specially the rights of women…

WIDE+E at the 2013 Vienna+20 Basque Country Tribunal on Women’s Rights

Posted by wideplusnetworkon October 30, 2013July 24, 2021in Analysis, Feminist Solidarities, Gender and Development, Gender justice in Europe, Women's Rights

By Rosabel Agirregomezkorta One of the instruments used by the feminist movement and diverse other organizations is the symbolic Tribunals or “Courts of Awareness”. With this and other tools, feminists and other human rights activists have been able to advance…

Feminist and Social Alternatives to the Development Agenda

Posted by wideplusnetworkon April 30, 2013July 24, 2021in Analysis, Feminist Solidarities, Gender and Development, Meetings and Workshops

By Rosabel Agirregomezkorta The workshop ‘Women’s Rights in Development: Feminist and Social Alternatives to the Development Agenda’ was held during the XXII Latin-American Prime Minister’s and Government’s Summit, in Cádiz, Spain. The workshop, which was held on 17 November 2012,…