The fight for women’s rights is a constant uphill battle all over the
world. A battle that we, as Greens, will never give up on.

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Mélanie Vogel

Co-Chair of the European Green Party

Dear John,

 

The fight for women’s rights is a constant uphill battle all over the
world. A battle that we, as Greens, will never give up on.

 

Today on International Women’s Day, I continue fighting alongside my
progressive colleagues to enshrine the right to abortion within the French
constitution. This ensures that this right, which has been acquired after
long struggles, remains protected. Indeed, hard-won women’s rights
continue to be attacked by conservatives all over the world trying to
control women’s bodies and freedoms.  

 

BUT TODAY, I WANT TO SHINE A LIGHT ON ANOTHER FIGHT WHICH SHOULD NOT BE
FORGOTTEN: THE STRUGGLE OF IRANIAN WOMEN FOR FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS.

 

Iranian women, supported by allies across Iranian society, rose to protest
in September 2022 after the murder Mahsa Amini by the Iranian police. Mahsa
is a victim of a regime which negates to an extreme extent not only the
rights of women to bodily autonomy but also all their human rights! Several
hundred women and protesters have been killed by the regime since Mahsa’s
murder.

Matt Hrkac [6] from Geelong / Melbourne, Australia, Solidarity with the
people of Iran (52394248943) [7], CC BY 2.0 [8]

While the protests have fallen out of the public eye, the situation of
Iranian women hasn’t improved.

 

Recent shocking reports of ever more barbaric attacks on women’s rights
and their bodies recently emerged. Hundreds of young schoolgirls across the
country have been poisoned and taken to the hospital. Beyond the absolute
horror of these poisoning attacks, this is another attempt to stop any
progress in women’s rights by creating fear towards their educational
environment.

 

SHUTTING DOWN EDUCATION FOR GIRLS IS THE NUMBER ONE TEXTBOOK METHOD TO
PREVENT ANY PROGRESS TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY.

 

As Greens, we have always been in the forefront of all feminist battles.
Iranian women and women all over the world are more than ever a proof that
Marie Shear’s famous quote “_feminism is this radical notion that women
are people” _is still a battleground we need to engage in.

 

WE FIGHT FOR A WORLD WHERE WOMEN CAN FULLY EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO BODILY
AUTONOMY, EQUALITY, EDUCATION AND FREEDOM.

 

A world where all women are safe from all form of violence, oppression and
discrimination.

 

A world where effective gender equality is achieved.

 

We will continue fighting tirelessly for this world to happen, starting
with Europe.

 

We will continue to fight for a Europe that defends women’s rights across
the world. A Europe that effectively stands and supports Iranian women and
schoolgirls.

 

Mélanie Vogel

Co-Chair of the European Green Party

 

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