Collectif Némésis is an organisation in France and Switzerland for women aged 18 to 30, describing itself as

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideology, ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social gender equality, equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern soci ...

and Identitarian. The organisation is named after

Nemesis In ancient Greek religion and myth, Nemesis (; ) also called Rhamnousia (or Rhamnusia; ), was the goddess who personified retribution for the sin of hubris: arrogance before the gods. Etymology The name ''Nemesis'' is derived from the Greek ...

, the Greek goddess of revenge, and was founded by in 2019. The organisation believes in a connection between

immigration and crime The relationship between immigration and crime has been a subject of extensive research, political discourse, and public debate. Immigrants are disproportionately represented in prison populations in many Western countries, though notable exce ...

. It believes that non-European immigrants, particularly Muslims, are more likely to commit violence towards women. The organisation has been condemned as racist by mainstream feminist organisations.

History

The organisation first appeared on 23 November 2019 at the "Nous Toutes" (All of us Women) demonstration in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, in which it carried placards saying that 52% of rapists in

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...

were foreign, and ones reading "

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Rotherham Rotherham ( ) is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Rother, South Yorkshire, River Rother, from which the town gets its name, and the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don. It is the largest settlement ...

, soon

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. After the event, the group said that other feminist groups are run by the extreme left and "prefer to focus on anecdotal themes (inclusive writing, sexism in advertising, etc.). And they only deal with the violence that women suffer daily (such as street harassment) by drowning it in abstract concepts such as that of patriarchy, to hide the fact that our attackers are massively of non-European origin". In January 2021, the group wore

niqab A niqāb, niqab, or niqaab (; ), also known as a ruband () or rubandah (), is a long garment worn by some Muslim women in order to cover their entire body and face, excluding their eyes. It is an interpretation in Islam of the concept of ...

at the

Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower ( ; ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. Locally nicknamed "''La dame de fe ...

to promote a "No Hijab Day" in opposition to World Hijab Day. In 2021, the group launched in

Romandy Romandy ( or ; Arpitan: ''Romandia'')Before World War I, the term French Switzerland () waalso used ( or , , ) is the French-speaking historical and cultural region of Switzerland. In 2020, about 2 million people, or 22.8% of the Swiss pop ...

, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The Swiss group has tried to gain attention at the ''Grève feministe'' (Feminist strike), whose representatives responded that "This group is riding the

purple Purple is a color similar in appearance to violet light. In the RYB color model historically used in the arts, purple is a secondary color created by combining red and blue pigments. In the CMYK color model used in modern printing, purple is ...

bandwagon and uses it not to promote the freedom of women, but rather the discrimination towards its targets, notably foreigners". By June 2022, Némésis had been expelled three times from events organised by ''Grève feministe''. In April 2022, it was expelled from a social event organised by the

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public university, public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by French theologian John Calvin as a Theology, theological seminary. It rema ...

. In October 2023, it was reported that some members of the

Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party (, SVP; , PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (, UDC; , UDC), is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Marcel Dettling, it is the largest party in ...

, the country's leading party at federal level, had joined Némésis.

References

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External links

Official website
(in French) 2019 establishments in France Anti-Islam sentiment in France Identitarian movement in France Women's organizations based in France Immigration to France Far-right politics in France Anti-Islam sentiment in Switzerland Women's organisations based in Switzerland Far-right politics in Switzerland