Mashrek countries
August 1st marks the anniversary of the Istanbul Convention initially signed in 2011 and aiming to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence. As the Council of Europe remarked, “2020 should have been a year in […]
The undersigned international Human Rights organisations call on the Moroccan authorities to immediately end their harassment of Moroccan journalist Omar Radi. Seven. This is the number of times Omar Radi,
Morocco: end the judicial harassment against journalist Omar Radi Read More »
In April 2020, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women put out a global call for submissions on the increase of violence against women during the COVID-19 crisis. With
Documenting violence against women during the COVID-19 crisis Read More »
In Morocco as in other countries, the pandemic exacerbates the debate around more democratic access to health. Beyond medical questions, the fight against coronavirus is also a legal issue. While
Morocco: rethink access to health after the pandemic Read More »
On 16 June 2020, unknown perpetrators broke into Human Rights Association co-chair and woman rights defender Eren Keskin in Istanbul. Referring to this incident, Wadih Al-Asmar, President of EuroMed Rights said:
Threats against İHD Co-Chairperson Eren Keskin must stop! Read More »
EuroMed Rights, Committee for Justice, Egyptian Front for Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) & World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) within the framework of the Observatory for
Egypt: the campaign against Gamal Eid must stop! Read More »
Today, approximately 26 million people are refugees worldwide. Of those 26 million, 5,5 million are Palestinians. And of those, 1,4 million live in the overcrowded and sealed Gaza Strip.In short, around 70%
The never-ending March of Return Read More »
In February 2020, the Hirak protest movement celebrated its first anniversary, recalling that its demands for political change remained unanswered. Early March, as the number of confirmed cases of people infected with COVID-19 in Algeria was increasing, the civil society organisations involved in
Algeria: the Hirak movement quarantined, not the arrests! Read More »
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the respect of human rights in Tunisia highlighted the frail political situation. Despite huge efforts, civil society’s influence was limited to support the state institutions in their democratic work.
The Tunisian instances, watchdogs during the pandemic Read More »
In the West Bank, settler violence has for decades been part and parcel of Palestinian life. This materialises in regular threats, vandalism of private property, arson, land takeover, theft of
No truce for violence against Palestinians Read More »
