Mashrek countries
Since 20 September 2019, peaceful protests against rampant corruption have been repressed with an iron fist in Egypt. According to the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, at the time […]
Egypt: EU turns a blind eye to mass arrest of peaceful protesters Read More »
UPDATE – At the end of 8 October’s hearing, the judge ruled for the continuation of Osman Kavala’s pre-trial detention. The next and fourth hearing is scheduled for 24-25 December
Turkey: “Gezi trial” third hearing, bogus charges on the menu Read More »
With the Egyptian authorities’ crackdown against protesters intensifying in recent days, four Egyptian human rights defenders testified at an event today hosted in the European Parliament by MEP Hannah Neuman.
Egypt: human rights defenders and MEP urge the EU to use megaphone diplomacy Read More »
Ahead of the next UN Universal Periodic Review of Egypt’s human rights record scheduled for 13 November 2019, 18 NGOs have urged EU Members states to use this occasion to
It was a striking choice for France to invite Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to attend the 24-26 August G7 summit in Biarritz, for which the chosen theme is “the fight
G7: 20 Rights NGOs call on President Macron to denounce Egypt’s human rights record Read More »
Following an outcry from human rights activists and NGOs, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has decided to postpone its regional conference on “Defining and
UPDATE – EuroMed Rights welcomes postponement of UN anti-torture conference in Cairo Read More »
EuroMed Rights has declined the invitation received from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to take part in the regional conference on “Defining and Criminalizing
Open letter: EuroMed Rights will not attend UN Regional Conference on Torture in Cairo Read More »
EuroMed Rights strongly condemns the impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators of the Raba’a massacre and calls for them to be brought to justice. We encourage the EU to implement the
Six years after Raba’a Massacre; Injustice Reigns, Authoritarianism Gains Read More »
Brussels, July 15, 2019 The new EuroMed Rights study “EU-Egypt migration cooperation: at the expense of human rights,” published today, maps EU and Member State cooperation with Egypt in migration
EU-Egypt migration cooperation: where are human rights? Read More »
Brussels, 20 June 2019 To mark World Refugee Day, EuroMed Rights focuses on the current practice of stopping people from disembarking ships/boats on the Mediterranean Sea shoreline, particularly in Tunisia.
World Refugee Day – Deadlock at sea, obstacles to the right of asylum: the Tunisian case Read More »
