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The new human rights industry: The business of sexual politics
Under the banner of “human rights”, a network of high-profile and heavily resourced NGOs is advancing the interests of those who… Read more →
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Athena Brief: The European Parliament Resolution on the EU Gender Equality Strategy
The European Parliament’s Resolution on the EU Gender Equality Strategy contains serious legal and conceptual flaws that risk undermining women’s rights… Read more →
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Development without women? Gender identity and the global aid sector
With tensions mounting at COP30, will climate and development policies be further reshaped around ‘’gender identities’’? Read more →
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The price of neglect: Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
Every time a ratification stalls or is withdrawn, it is women and girls who lose legal protection, shelter access and justice… Read more →
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Statement in response to Council of Europe Commissioner’s letter on UK ruling
The Commissioner’s remarks risk undermining women’s rights and judicial independence in the UK. Read more →
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Policy Brief: The EU LGBTIQ+ Strategy
The EU’s new LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 places gender identity and self-ID at the centre of EU equality policy. Read more →
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Time to respond
In the EU and Council of Europe, policies are being rewritten to obscure sex as a legal and material reality. Read more →
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Athena
A European initiative for sex-based rights, democratic values and political courage. Read more →
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Article [German]: Affirmation at all costs: Parents in Austria break their silence
Read how in Austria an institutional system of affirmation sidelines parents and pushes teenagers toward social, legal, and medical transition. Read more →
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Article [German]: No place left for women
Read how new hate speech and self-ID laws erase the material reality of sex and leave no space for women’s rights. Read more →
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