EMHRN Statement on the situation in Egypt
The events currently unfolding in Egypt are raising grave concerns. They are first and foremost the consequence of a decades-long absence of democracy.
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Memorandum in view of the Third ministerial meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean
The EMHRN and the ENGP welcome all initiatives aimed at strengthening the role of women in society, protecting and promoting women’s rights and women’s equal participation with men in political, economic and cultural life.
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Statement on the situation in Egypt
The EMHRN and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the FIDH and the OMCT, express their most serious concern about alarming restrictions of civil society work in Egypt.
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Following Ashton-Morsi meeting: EMHRN urgent appeal to withdraw the Egyptian draft NGO law
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) calls on the Egyptian authorities to urgently repeal the draft NGO law and adopt a law which is compliance with international human rights standards.
Ashton Challenged by MEPs on Egypt
Following EU High Representative Ashton’s address on Egypt at the European Parliament, EMHRN welcomes the plea by MEPs that the EU withhold direct financial aid to Egypt until Morsi’s government demonstrates real progress in human rights.
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Human Rights Compromised in Egypt: What will it take for the EU to Act on its Values?
In view of the upcoming debate on Egypt at the European Parliament with Catherine Ashton, the EMHRN is urging the EU to exercise maximum leverage on the Egyptian government in the context of a receding human rights climate plaguing the country.
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International Women’s Day in the Euro-med
Marking the International Women’s Day, the EMHRN says that women living in South-East Mediterranean countries are seeing their rights increasingly violated, despite promises of change in the aftermath of the revolutions that shook the region.
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Morsi’s government must withdraw bill to nationalize civil society from Shura Council and reject FJP bill to stifle human rights organizations
The undersigned rights organizations strongly condemn the authoritarian tendencies of President Mohamed Morsi’s party and his government, illustrated by their lack of respect for international human rights standards.
Egypt: The Freedom and Justice Party Endorses Repressive NGO Law
On February 13, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) participated in a second meeting at the Ministry of Justice to discuss the new NGO law.
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Eradicating Dissent in post-Mubarak Egypt: Civil Society Face New Repressive Laws
Last week, the Egyptian Ministry of Justice announced a new draft Law on Civil Associations and Foundations and a draft law on demonstrations for consideration and approval by the government.
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