Photo exhibition on refugee women
8 March, a day dedicated to women's rights. On this occasion, the European Parliament decided to highlight the fate of migrant women in the European Union. In this context: a touching and disturbing exhibition of black and white photographs by photojournalist Marie Dorigny . She went to meet migrant women for 1 month (from December 2015 to January 2016) to seize via its objective the fate of refugees in the European Union. The choice of black and white emphasizes even more the dramatic fate of these women. To understand the urgency of the situation, UNHCR (the United Nations Agency for Refugees) has reported that since January 2016, 55% of refugees arriving in Greece are women and children.
The exhibition of refugee women and asylum seekers in the European Union of photojournalist Marie Dorigny takes place at the Parlamentarium in Brussels from 2 March to 1 June 2016.
Where to see these photos about refugee women?
Since March 4, 2016 , 11 photographs of Marie Dorigny are exhibited in the cities of Paris, Brussels and Barcelona . You can also see the photographic work of other photoreporters from the #Dysturb collective displayed in public places . The collaboration of the European Parliament with the collective #Dysturb (a group of photojournalists), dates from the last festival Visa pour l'Image, in Perpignan in September 2015. This makes it possible to make known the situation of these women to the general public. To know the locations of the photos by city it is here .
A vote in the European Parliament to protect migrant women
On 8 March 2016 , the European Parliament is to vote on a draft text calling for European measures for the protection of refugee and asylum-seeking women . The text is based on a report by UK MP Mary Honeyball (member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality). The latter describes in particular the weakness of these women often traveling with young children , a specificity that is not taken into consideration during their stay in Europe. "Individual and gender-based forms of violence, such as rape, sexual violence, female genital mutilation, forced marriage or domestic violence, should be recognized as valid grounds for applying for asylum in the European Union" , stipulates this draft text.
A perception of Marie Dorigny's work on the slide.
