Mashrek countries
Algerian activists convicted on charges of holding an “armed gathering” and violence against the police appear to have been convicted after an unfair trial in which they were unable to challenge the evidence against them.
Algeria: Protesters Convicted In Apparently Unfair Trial Read More »
The EMHRN is gravely concerned by yesterday’s decision of the Special Chamber of the Criminal Court to postpone, once again, the trial of prominent Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abdel Fattah.
Access to Justice Once Again Barred in Egypt Read More »
The EMHRN and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders express their deepest concern over the Egyptian government’s latest measures to hamper the exercise of freedom of association by NGOs.
Egypt: New measures to further obstruct NGOs’ work Read More »
Scores of civil society activists, human rights defenders, media and humanitarian workers remain in arbitrary detention in Syria more than a month after the government declared a general amnesty, 12 NGOs said today.
Syria: Activists Not Released Despite Amnesty Read More »
At the Greek-Turkish border, the European Agency for controlling the external borders, Frontex, is taking part in a process that prevents refugees from benefitting from international protection.
Frontexit is publishing today an overview of the information it has collected about the Agency since the campaign’s launch in March 2013.
Overview – The mandate of frontex Read More »
In view of the publication of the final report of the EU Election Observation Mission, the EMHRN, the OMCT and FIDH express grave concern over the continuing deterioration of the human rights situation in Egypt.
Egypt: Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation Read More »
The EMHRN, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and FIDH reiterate the need to prioritise respect for human rights, including gender equality, and to call on the Algerian authorities to take action in this regard.
On World Refugee Day, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network expresses its grave concern over the continued violations of the rights of refugees in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
The prolongation of the conflict in Syria and mass exodus of refugees has created what is now considered one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history.
Position Paper on Refugees from Syria 2014 Read More »
