Mashrek countries
The Danish Parliament conducted its second reading of a new amendment to the Danish Aliens Act aimed to limit asylum status granted to refugees; an amendment which would mainly impact refugees from Syria.
Denmark: Call to Reject Bill Increasing Refugees’ Vulnerability Read More »
The EMHRN, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Front Line Defenders strongly condemn the two year jail sentence handed down by the appeal court for Yara Sallam and 23 other young activists.
Egypt: 2 Year Jail Sentence in Appeal for Yara Sallam and 23 Other Protesters Read More »
The Special Chamber in Cairo heard from Alaa Abd El Fattah’s lawyer, in the ongoing Shura Council case, in which Alaa Abd El Fattah and 24 other activists have been charged under Egypt’s controversial Protest Law.
Egypt: Latest Hearing in the Case of Alaa Abdel Fattah Read More »
In the context of growing racism in the Euro-Mediterranean region, EMHRN reiterates the importance of universal access to human rights and denounces the lack of access to social, economic and cultural rights for all.
The latest hearings held in the case of Alaa Abdel Fattah and his co-defendants (known as the Shura Council case) demonstrated again the baseless charges held against the defendants.
Egypt: Constitutional Committee Testify to Baselessness of Charges in Shura Council Case Read More »
The EMHRN, the OMCT and the FIDH deplore the adoption of the draft Basic Law for the Protection of Public Security and denounce the growing restrictions on the right to demonstrate in Spain.
Organic Law for the Protection of Public Security: A Threat to Civil Liberties in Spain Read More »
In its latest report, Freedom of Assembly under Threat: Muzzling Dissent in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, the EMHRN rings the alarm on the increasing stifling of the right to peaceful assembly in the region.
Muzzling Dissent: Freedom of Assembly under Threat in the Euro-Med Read More »
The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazem Hamadi – the Douma Four – remain missing a year after their abduction, 57 organizations said today.
Syria: No word on four abducted activists Read More »
At the airport of Marrakech, some of the advocacy documents of the FEMED delegation have been confiscated by Customs. Our three organizations strongly condemn this violation of freedom of expression.
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, EMHRN rings the alarm on the sharp increase in gender-based violence and the impunity for it in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
