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Ahead of International Women’s Day, the symbolic day which reminds us that gender equality is a fundamental right, a moral duty and an economic imperative, EWLA would like to share with you our first Press Release of this year.

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In this joint statement, the Ethiopian Women Lawyers' Association (@EWLA1), SIHA Network, and other partners demand justice for Kalkidan Bahiru, who was recently raped, kidnapped, and subjected to other forms of sexual abuse. We also urge Ethiopian authorities to review the police, medical, and social media reports related to this incident, ensuring accurate information is shared with the public. Join us in advocating for #JusticeForKalkidan and putting an end to #SexualViolence against women and girls in Ethiopia ⬇ በወጣት ቃልኪዳን ባህሩ ላይ በተፈጸመው አስገድዶ መድፈር፣ ዕገታና ፆታዊ ጥቃት ዙሪያ የወጡ የፖሊስ፣ የህክምና እና የማህበራዊ ሚዲያ መረጃዎች እንደገና እንዲጣሩና ትክክለኛው መረጃ ለህዝብ እንዲደርስ፤ ተጠቂዋም ትክክለኛ ፍትህ እንድታገኝ በኢትዮጵያ የሕግ ባለሙያ ሴቶች ማኅበርና አጋር ድርጅቶች የቀረበ የጋራ ጥሪ/መግለጫ (ግንቦት 21 ቀን 2016 ዓ/ም፤ አዲስ አበባ) @unwomenethiopia @AfriFeminists @BethlehemNeg @UNFPAEthiopia @_Nalafem @_PoliticsAddict @GimacYouth @UNTrustFundEVAW @ErgogieTesfaye @eslemanabbay

This is a final reminder that the Book Talk with the First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid, is happening on May 28th at 9:00am (PDT)/4:00pm (UTC)/6:00pm (CET). Register here: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regist… If you have any questions you'd like to submit, please send them to Eliana Zatschler

Just two days to go now until this event! Register here: lnkd.in/gasfpTbw Send your questions in advance to our Secretary General and BCCE Co-Editor in Chief @ElianaZatschler by emailing eliana.zatschler@ewla.org don’t miss this chance to ask the First Lady of Iceland!

5 days to go to this event with Eliza Reid on her book "Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World". Register here:berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Hosted in collaboration with the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law. @ElianaZatschler

Join us now and discover the work of these fantastic #womenleaders at The Black Sea Women Nuclear Network: President Nataliia Klos and Vice-President Shorena Lortkipanidze lnkd.in/e69h63Gy Zoom link here: lnkd.in/gWw68Mng linkedin.com/posts/european…

Registrations to #EWLACongressBrussels on 3/4 March are open here: eventbrite.ie/e/ewla-achievi… @VeraJourova @ElianaZatschler

Listen up 📢 Registrations to EWLA Congress 3-4 March in Brussels on ‘Achieving a Union of Equality’ are now open here: lnkd.in/ea3cPNSs Get booking! We are delighted to have VP of the @EU_Commission for Values and Transparency @VeraJourova as our keynote speaker.

#EWLALawLunch series continues on 11 Dec @1pm CET on zoom. With @ElianaZatschler, Margarete Hofmann and @IreneRosales from @EuropeanWomen (details below) Last chance to sign the Open Letter on the article on the offence of rape in the the VAW Directive lnkd.in/eQ7mAyWE

Starting now on Zoom! stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/j/65109203146

See you at our Law Lunch tomorrow at 12pm CET! Zoom details at ewla.org/events @AntoniaVerna @ElianaZatschler #insurtech #legaltech #EWLALawLunch @Portolano_Legal

🚀Join @AntoniaVerna for a powerhouse discussion with Enrica Angelone & Patricia Gannon, pioneers in #insurtech & #legaltech! 📆Nov 17, 2023, 12 PM (CET) 📍stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/j/65109203146 🆔651 0920 3146 Amplify the voices of women to shape the future!🚀💼 @EWLA1 #EWLALawLunch

Join us on Friday 12pm CET for this Law Lunch on legal tech! Zoom link here: lnkd.in/gqRH8wG4. Don’t miss out. @AntoniaVerna @ElianaZatschler

🚀Join @AntoniaVerna for a powerhouse discussion with Enrica Angelone & Patricia Gannon, pioneers in #insurtech & #legaltech! 📆Nov 17, 2023, 12 PM (CET) 📍Zoom: stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/j/65109203146 🆔 651 0920 3146 Amplify the voices of women to shape the future! 🚀💼 @EWLA1 #EWLALawLunch

EWLA Law Lunches will continue on 17th November from 12 p.m. with Antonia Verna on the subject of “Women in finance: the experience of female startup founders and investors in the European market”. MariaEnrica Angelone and Patricia Gannon More details: ewla.org/events

EWLA calls for the inclusion of the crime of rape in the proposed Directive on violence against women and domestic violence. The proposed Directive is the first ever piece of EU legislation to deal comprehensively with gender-based violence and cyber violence. @FitzgeraldFrncs

EWLA Law Lunches continue tomorrow at 12 p.m. CET with special guest Paul Lappalainem from the Law Department of @Stockholm_Uni on “Civil Society’s key role in advancing Equality”! Check out ewla.org/events for the zoom link and future events! We hope to see you there!

Can’t remember when the next EWLA event is on? Don’t worry! Just check out the handy calendar on our website. ewla.org/events/ We will keep this updated with our events and those of our member organisations. If you would like your event listed contact us via the website.

On Friday EWLA President Prof Laura Carlson and Secretary @ElianaZatschler will speak at the Women in Law Conference taking place in Vienna 14-16th. We wish everyone attending this event a fantastic few days. More details can be found here. womeninlawconference.at @AlixThomasser

Big thank you to keynote speaker @evagerhards, Deputy Head of Cabinet, Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli, for honouring EWLA Summer Reception (19 June ‘23) with a great speech about the achievents on advancing gender equality. We really enjoyed hearing from you and eachother