On the feminist day of struggle, March 8, the social media campaign “Solidarity without borders. Our feminism is anti-racist!” was launched. The campaign is being coordinated as part of the “Network for Refugee Girls and Young Women” project. As part of the campaign, the participating organizations are taking a stand and formulating demands for the rights and safety of refugee girls and FLINTA* persons. Every day until 21 March, statements from the participating organizations will be published on the BumF’s social media channels. *This text has been translated automatically.

On March 8, Women in Exile invites you to take to the streets together in Potsdam. There will be a loud protest in front of the Ministry of the Interior, followed by a demonstration to the state parliament to condemn the increasing racism and the threat to the right to asylum. The situation is becoming increasingly threatening and it is time for society to take a stand. The project “Netzwerk geflüchtete Mädchen und junge Frauen” supports the call! *This text has been translated automatically.

The ECJ ruling of January 16 and its implications (March 4, 11-12 a.m.) On 16.01.2024, the European Court of Justice issued a new landmark ruling that supports the rights of refugee women. In order to be granted refugee status, membership of a particular social group must be established. “Women” were previously regarded as “too large a group” and “not delimitable” – the Court has clarified that this cannot be denied in the case of gender-specific persecution. Impulse lecture followed by a discussion. *This text has been translated automatically.

Looking back and moving forward (March 12, 2 – 5.30 p.m.) As part of the Network for Refugee Girls and Young Women project, we invite you to celebrate, reflect on and summarize two years of eventful project work – and to take a look ahead from there in a joint exchange. Program: Presentation of the project content, exchange, outlook, film screening with Mpower e.V. *This text has been translated automatically.

Event A needs assessment carried out by the IM*A project in 2018 on the needs of girls* and women* who have fled their homes already identified this: There is great inequality among visitors to OKJA facilities, which is partly due to a lack of financial resources. This situation has now deteriorated further due to world events in recent years (pandemic, inflation, wars, etc.). The current statistics show that one in five children in Germany is affected by poverty (according to the latest children’s report from the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk e.V.). The LAGM*A workshop will deal with classism in the intersection with other lines of discrimination (such as racism and hetero/cis-sexism). *This text has been translated automatically.

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) January 16, 2024 Directive 2011/95 sets out the conditions for granting refugee status on the one hand and subsidiary protection for third-country nationals on the other. Refugee status is provided for in cases of persecution of third-country nationals on grounds of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group. Subsidiary protection, in turn, applies to any third-country national who does not meet the conditions for recognition as a refugee, but who has provided substantial grounds for believing that he or she would face a real risk of suffering serious harm, including in particular execution and inhuman or degrading treatment, if returned to his or her country of origin. The Court rules that the Directive must be interpreted in accordance with the Istanbul Convention, which binds the European Union and recognizes gender-based violence against women as a form of persecution. The Court also points out that women as a whole can be regarded as belonging to a social group within the meaning of Directive 2011/95. Consequently, they can be granted refugee status if they are exposed to physical or psychological violence, including sexual violence and domestic violence, in their country of origin because of their gender. *This text has been translated automatically.