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Union for Mediterranean Ministerial Conference in Cairo: the dire situation of human rights and women’s rights in Egypt cannot be swept under the carpet Brussels, 24 November 2017 EuroMed Rights […]
After weeks of protests by women’s organisations and despite ongoing opposition and objections within the parliament, the “Mufti Law” was adopted at the Turkish National Assembly on 19 October 2017.
Adoption of the « Mufti Law » in Turkey Read More »
On 11 August 2017, Tunisia passed the comprehensive law on violence against women (“Loi intégrale”), a major step forward in the fight against VAW and the result of decades of
Shortcomings of Tunisia’s law on violence against women Read More »
EuroMed Rights is taking part in the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, from 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human
#16DaysOfActivism against Gender-Based Violence Read More »
In a letter sent today to Members of the European Parliament, EuroMed Rights’ President, Michel Tubiana, who has just been on a mission in Turkey, alerts on the hunger strike
EuroMed Rights Alerts European Parliament on Public Servants’ Hunger Strike in Turkey Read More »
Today in Ankara the President of Human Rights Association (IHD), Mr Ozturk Turkdogan, was arrested by police forces together with two more executive committee members, Ms Sevim Salihoglu and Ms
ALERT/TURKEY: Arrest of IHD President Ozturk Turkdogan Read More »
Brussels, 8 November 2017 – Following today’s decision by the Cairo court of cassation to uphold the five-year prison sentence for the blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, EuroMed Rights’
Alert/ Egypt: #FreeAlaa Read More »
Today, 25 October 2017, the hearing of EuroMed Rights’ Executive Committee member and General Secretary of the Human Rights Association in Turkey (IHD), Osman İşçi, was held before the 6th
Osman İşçi, emblematic case among hundreds of human rights defenders in Turkey Read More »
Hundreds of arbitrarily detained persons engage in a hunger strike to demand their release (Kurdish version here) 520 persons arbitrarily detained in Homs Central Prison began a hunger strike on
Syria: Serious Concerns over the Lives of Detainees in Homs Central Prison Read More »
EuroMed Rights and the SNAPAP are alerting the United Nations and the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights Algiers – Paris, 18 October 2017 Several hundred people of sub-Saharan
Algeria: Illegal Arrests, Detention and Forced Removal of Hundreds of Migrants Read More »
