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ASTRA Network stands proudly alongside feminist activists from across the European Union in advocating for a more equitable future for women!

    “From the future of women can arise the future of Europe” Sixteen measures for a feminist Europe   Europe, which should be an instrument of continuous improvement towards greater progress and greater justice, can only be apprehended through the feminist project which is eminently democratic. 52% of European citizens are European women, a […]

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Statement from the Foundation for Women and Family Planning FEDERA following the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights

    Statement from the Foundation for Women and Family Planning FEDERA following the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights   The European Court of Human Rights announced today that the so-called judgment of the Constitutional Court of 2020, which banned abortions based on embryopathological grounds, violates human rights. The judgment comes as […]

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European Union: Addressing the urgent needs of refugees from Ukraine who seek sexual and reproductive healthcare and gender-based violence support

    Members of the European Parliament express serious concern about the situation of refugee women from Ukraine and call for concrete efforts by the EU Institutions to ensure fulfilment of obligations under the Temporary Protection Directive.   17 October 2023 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the European Parliament held a plenary debate on the situation […]

Statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      ASTRA Network categorically condemns the actions of the Russian military forces in Ukraine.   As ASTRA Network, we bring together organisations from Central and Eastern Europe – a region so dramatically affected by Russian authorities’ actions in both recent times and history. Rule of fear and violence took a toll on most […]

Polish Minister tightens the state’s control over educational system

    Yesterday, on 13th January, Polish Sejm voted in favour of the so-called “Lex Czarnek”, nicknamed after the Minister of Education and Science PrzemysÅ‚aw Czarnek who presented the draft bill to the Parliament. The new law changes, among others, the ways of inviting NGOs to schools to offer extracurricular activities. All organisation will now […]

A summary of the latest developments in Poland

    Last week, the Polish Minister of Health Andrzej Niedzielski issued a draft ministerial ordinance that – if passed – would digitalize all patients’ data in a system administrated by the Minister himself. The System of Medical Information is to include details regarding pregnancy and any “foreign objects inserted into the body”, including IUDs […]

Slovakia rejected proposed anti-abortion bill

    Yesterday, on October 11, Slovakia rejected an anti-abortion bill proposed by Ordinary People, the senior party in the coalition government. The bill was rejected by one vote, with 67 of the present 134 lawmakers (out of 150 members of the Parliament) voting in favor of it. Among changes the bill was to introduce a prolongation […]

Death toll of anti-abortion law in Poland

    On 29 October 2021 attorney J. Budzowska, who deals with medical error cases announced the death of 30 years old woman, Izabela. 22 weeks’ pregnant woman was said to have been taken to the hospital with an amenorrhea (lack of amniotic fluid). The woman was married and had one daughter. According to the […]

Moldova ratifies Istanbul Convention

    Moldova has ratified the Istanbul Convention, 4 years after initial signing of the document. The Convention is universally recognized as a vital tool for combating gender-based violence, coming with a comprehensive framework for systemic actions targeting violence against women and girls. Moldova will now start the process of enforcing a set of legal and […]

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