by Juliette Beaulaton Today, the Irish people go to the polls to vote for a referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment of the Irish Constitution. The eighth amendment was voted into the Irish constitution in 1983. It equated the life of the “unborn” with that of the mother, stating that “the state acknowledges the right… » read more
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Alliances for Solidarity – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT).
May 17, 2018
By Juliette Beaulaton Today, we celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). This day was created to shed light on the persistent widespread cases of discrimination against the LGBTI+ community, but also to celebrate sexual and gender diversity across the world. On 17 May, we also commemorate the World Health Organisation’s… » read more
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Reaction to the Verdict in Pamplona Gang Rape
April 28, 2018
During San Fermin 2016 celebrations in Pamplona (Spain), 5 men forced one 18-year-old woman to have sex with them in the entrance hall of a residential building. Moreover, the 5 men recorded the sexual intercourse in video and after this they stole her phone so she could not communicate. The five men were accused of… » read more
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ERWG Conference “Reflect & React”
April 17, 2018
On the 23rd and 24th of March, AEGEE-Bilbao hosted the first conference organised by the Equal Rights Working Group of AEGEE-Europe, titled “Reflect & React: Discrimination of Women at Work”. Since 2017, AEGEE-Europe adopted Equal Rights as one of its Focus Areas, with the aim to “acknowledge and tackle discrimination based on gender identity,… » read more
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In solidarity with polish women
March 23, 2018
AEGEE-Europe is deeply concerned by the attempt to further restrict the grounds for legal abortion in Poland. The Polish Parliament is debating a draft bill that would limit the already restricted grounds on which women can access a legal abortion by banning abortion in situations where there is a severe foetal anomaly. Because of the… » read more
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#PressForProgress, Let’s raise our voices together to make International Women’s Day Inclusive & Intersectional !
March 8, 2018
By Juliette Beaulaton & Cristina Cumbreño On this year’s International Women’s Day, we celebrate women* who, through their actions, challenged the status quo, contributed to the fight for women’s rights and towards equality and empowered women around them. It is a time to reflect upon the intense year that was 2017 for women’s rights… » read more
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Zero Discrimination Day
March 1, 2018
by Juliette Beaulaton Four years have passed since the first official celebration of the Zero Discrimination Day. Created in 2013 by UNAIDS, the UN program on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), this day celebrates the right of everyone to be free from discrimination. Because of social… » read more
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The importance of celebrating Human Rights
February 15, 2018
By Noemi Lowy On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Human Rights Day, AEGEE-Europe celebrated this recurrence by proposing a series of activities reminding the importance of those under different perspectives and subtopics. Every year the Council of Europe celebrates Human Rights Day by promoting the No Hate Speech Movement, a campaign… » read more
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Volunteers – First to Act, First to Be Recognized?
December 5, 2017
By Svenja van der Tol All over the world, there are people dedicating their time, experience and care towards voluntary causes. As the United Nations put it in the motto of their International Volunteer Day; Volunteers Act First. Here. Everywhere. Young, old, male, female, or somewhere in between, these are the people who act upon… » read more
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International day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls: Time to break the circle of violence.
November 25, 2017
By Juliette Beaulaton and Cristina Cumbreño Feminicide, domestic violence, sexual and economic exploitation, assault, harassment, rape, mutilation, forced marriage… The reality of violence against women and girls is multiform and occurs continuously and systematically in our society. It remains one of the most serious and widespread form of human rights violations. Gender inequality and discrimination… » read more
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This blog features reactions on current happenings in Europe, shares visions of Europe, AEGEE's achievements & the opinions of its members.
AEGEE (Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l’Europe) is one of Europe’s biggest interdisciplinary student organisations. As a non-governmental, politically independent, and non-profit organisation AEGEE is open to students and young people from all faculties and disciplines. Founded in 1985 in Paris, today AEGEE has grown to a Network of 13000 friends, present in 200 cities in 40 countries all over Europe.
AEGEE puts the idea of a unified Europe into practice. Operating without a national level, AEGEE brings 13000 students from 40 different countries directly in touch with each other.
What AEGEE does?
