It is our pleasure to invite you to the MEPs for SRR event on “Championing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Europe & globally” which takes place on Wednesday, 25 March 2020 between 13:00-15:00 in the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels.
The past decades have seen substantial progress in the areas of women’s rights, gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). At the same time, opposition against women’s rights, gender equality and SRHR has been gaining traction at the EU level as well as in international negotiations and UN fora. Many of the arguments used by those pushing back against rights are based on ideology rather than evidence. This ‘pushback’ obstructs the realisation of people’s rights and countries’ development. The event will highlight the political challenges in Europe and globally and the urgency to counter these movements and will also give details what the backlash means in practice and for women on the ground.
Moreover, MEPs for SRR want to mobilise further political support needed to promote SRHR at the EP and in EU policies.