Pandemic of femicide: Violence against women during COVID-19

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Femicide, also known as feminicide, is by far the most severe type of gender-based violence (GBV), described as “the deliberate murder of women because they are women.” In 1801 the term femicide originated specifically to convey the action of murdering women. Later on, Wharton’s law lexicon decided to officially publish the term in 1848.[1] Another […]

Turkey breaking away from the Istanbul Convent

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It’s been almost 11 years. It was 11 May 2011 when in Istanbul, Turkey, the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence was signed by 45 countries. Eighty-one articles affirming a simple but revolutionary principle (then and still today): violence against women is a violation of human rights. […]

Violence against women in context of the Istanbul Convention. The report on the countries visited on the purple route.

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During the Action Tour, the Purple Route has visited the following countries: Poland (Gliwice) Croatia (Zagreb) Hungary (Budapest) Romania (Bucharest) Bulgaria (Sofia) Serbia (Niš) Turkey (Ankara, Izmir, Istanbul) Below, you can find the reports of our ambassadors on the current situation of these countries with regard to the implementation of the Istanbul convention, gender inequality […]

Violence against women in context of the Istanbul Convention. The report on the countries visited on the blue route.

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During the Action Tour, the Blue Route has visited the following countries: Spain (Oviedo, León, Valencia) The Netherlands (Leiden, Utrecht) Germany (Heidelberg) Belgium (Brussels, Leuven) France (Le Mans) Below, you can find the reports of our ambassadors on the current situation of these countries with regard to the implementation of the Istanbul convention, gender inequality […]

The role of media in spreading (mis)information on gender inequality

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Media and its development have accompanied an increase in the magnitude and complexity of societal actions and engagements, rapid social change, technological innovation and the decline of some traditional forms of control and authority.  There is a close association between representation in media and social change, although the degree and direction of this association are […]

#BlueRoute – Brussels Local Stop

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  As the blue team’s Europe On Track tradition, this part of the trip also had to start with a hiccup! Our first train was cancelled and the second one had a huge delay. By now we are experienced in unexpected changes so it doesn’t phase us and we still manage to make it to […]

#PurpleRoute-Ankara Local Stop

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After a long journey that started in Nis at 4 am, with stops in Sofia and then in Istanbul, we finally arrived in Ankara. To welcome us there were three AEGEEans, who with great warmth took us to what was gonna be our home for the following three days. We had time to relax and […]

#PurpleRoute – Niš Local Stop

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Niš was a blessing! Not only because we felt way better and got time to rest, but also because we got to know a lot of nice people. Unfortunately the highschool, in which we were supposed to deliver a workshop on the first day, cancelled at the last minute, but nevertheless AEGEE-Niš organised a public […]

#BlueRoute-Leiden Local Stop

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The trip from Valencia to Leiden turned out much harder than expected. From Valencia, we went to Barcelona, where we spent a free day (and night). Finally, seeing a city completely on our own was quite refreshing despite walking more than 20 kilometres!    Acquiring the tickets turned out to be a harder task than […]

#PurpleRoute – Budapest Local Stop

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Budapest 10.04.-13.04.4         A whole committee welcomed us in the evening in Budapest, the third stop of the Purple Route. We went home with our hosts and experienced true Hungarian hospitality. In the morning we were invited to deliver our workshop about Gender based violence and discrimination in the Digital World to […]

#BlueRoute-Valencia Local Stop

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    After enjoying the cool climate and views in Northern Spain, our journey takes us to The South-East, Valencia! Having to switch from wearing 4 layers to just a T-shirt in a couple of hours was as shocking as the incredible architecture and vibes of this city. Julio and Vanessa- who was in the […]