European Network of Migrant Women

#YanarMohammed was assassinated on 2 March in Baghdad. This devastating news reached us yesterday.

She was an Iraqi feminist and women’s rights activist who dedicated her life to protecting women against violence, persecution and trafficking.

Rest in Power.
Your fight continues through all of us.

#YanarMohammed was assassinated on 2 March in Baghdad. This devastating news reached us yesterday.

She was an Iraqi feminist and women’s rights activist who dedicated her life to protecting women against violence, persecution and trafficking.

Rest in Power.
Your fight continues through all of us.

The annual International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is observed on February 6 to raise global awareness and promote its abandonment. Here are some essential books and films that centre women's experiences, expose the harm, and challenge the silence around FGM.
#endfgm

A year of building feminist power led by migrant women — from grassroots organising to European and global institutions.

#womensrights 
#migrantwomen 
#migrantwomensrights 
#migrantwomennetwork 
#FeministFuture
#MigrantWomenLead
#PowerToWomen
#SolidarityInAction
#CollectiveImpact
#NewYear2026

European Parliament adopted a historic resolution calling for EU support for safe and accessible abortion, recognising unequal access to abortion across EU States, urging the EC to explore a voluntary EU-level funding mechanism. The EC must now formally respond by March 2026.

#abortionrights

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📝 We made a submission to the CEDAW committee on the Addendum to the General Recommendation 30 (Women in Conflict) that the Committee is currently elaborating. The full submission (proposed amendments and recommendations in red) ⤵️
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#cedaw #conflict #endvawg #internationallaw

This #migrantsday, we recall all the migrant, refugee, displaced women who wake up every morning remembering that stability, safety and security can never be taken for granted. We also recall that institutional actors have failed them despite fancy words like “gender mainstreaming” or “inclusivity”

The new human rights industry: The business of sexual politics - Athena Forum Under the banner of “human rights”, a network of high-profile and heavily resourced NGOs is advancing the interests of those who profit from the sexual and reproductive exploitation of women.

So are we, but thanks for making our position clear, in any case, that male sexual gratification is not a human right ! 🤷🏻‍♀️

by the way, here is a more human rights oriented version of the story 🙋🏻‍♀️ athena-forum.eu/updates/the-...

We were in #Madrid on Saturday at the protest against #surrogacy co-organised by @ciams-abolition.bsky.social @contraborrado.bsky.social and others. It is time to end the reproductive exploitation of women - we are not factories for producing babies ! #LasMujeresNoSeUsan #StopSurrogacy #6SMadrid

💥 #FiLiA2025 session news 💥

The Case Of Radical Girlsss: Spotlighting the power, resilience and leadership of young migrant Women, particularly Radical Girlsss @enomw.bsky.social and provide insights on how to engage and support young migrant Women.

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

#Sisterhood #Solidarity

💥 #FiLiA2025 speaker news 💥

JULES BUCKLEY Zimbabwean-born & Ireland-based activist, championing the rights, voices & visibility of migrant Women & Girls through involvement with orgs such as AkiDwA, Wezesha & #EndFGM. She also served two terms on the @enomw.bsky.social board

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

we are getting ready for FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social !

@cleffemmes.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @politico.eu

Welcome to MOTERIS: Protecting the Civic Space of Women and Girls. MOTERIS, which means ‘woman’ in Lithuanian, is the first EU co-funded initiative that will monitor shrinking spaces and democratic rights of women!

#moteris #womensspaces #fightback #womensrightsarehumanrights