What is it like to live in constant fear of attack or imprisonment by the Russian state? The very harsh reality is described to Kathimerini by the creator of the Russian feminist protest art collective Pussy Riot, Nadya Tolokonnikova.
What is it like to live in constant fear of attack or imprisonment by the Russian state? The very harsh reality is described to Kathimerini by the creator of the Russian feminist protest art collective Pussy Riot, Nadya Tolokonnikova.
The third Upfront Initiative forum, themed “Visibility in Practice,” is taking place this Thursday at the Athens Conservatoire (Rigillis & 17-19 Vassileos Georgiou B), under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic.
Despite the achievements and progress that woman have achieved, “gender stereotypes, discrimination, inequalities and confinement in power relationships still remain strong,” President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has said in a social media post marking International Women’s Day.
At least 403 women were killed in Turkey last year, most of them by current or former spouses and other men close to them, according to the We Will Stop Femicides Platform, a group that tracks gender-related killings and provides support to victims of violence.
Greece’s candidacies as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council and as member of the Human Rights Council will focus on close collaboration with all countries and UN mechanisms to safeguard human rights, Foreign Minister George Gerapatritis said during his address at the 55th UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister George Gerapatritis is scheduled to participate in the high-level segment of the 55th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is scheduled to meet with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday at 5 p.m. at Maximos Mansion.
Europe’s attempt to give workers at Uber, Deliveroo and other online platforms more social and labor rights failed a second time after Greece and three other countries abstained from voting on the watered-down political deal.
The Greek Parliament has voted a bill legalizing same-sex marriage by a wide margin.
Parliament is poised to vote the same-sex marriage bill, with the help of three center-left and left-wing opposition parties.
The Demos Center at Deree – The American College of Greece (acg.edu) and Education Unites launches its “Focus: Human Rights” series on February 22 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6.30 p.m.) in its Plaka building at 17B Ipitou Street.
More than 1,500 protesters gathered in central Athens on Sunday to oppose legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate expressed its opposition to the proposed bill on same-sex marriage in an official statement on Wednesday.
A public opinion poll, carried out as a bill allowing same-sex marriage is expected to head to Parliament soon, has found that nearly 55% of Greeks are in favor of the legislation and 53% also believe gay couples should have the right to adopt.
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou spoke in favor of equal rights for children in same-sex families in an unofficial statement regarding the ongoing debate for same-sex marriage legislation, as reported by state-run broadcaster ERT on Monday.
The main opposition party SYRIZA submitted a legislative proposal on Monday to eliminate gender-based discrimination in family law and secure the right to marriage for all individuals.