On December 9, 2013, the four human rights defenders were abducted during a raid by a group of armed men on the offices of the VDC in Duma, near Damascus. There has been no news of their whereabouts or health since.
Amid public shock and anger at the tragic death of more than 900 people including refugees fleeing war and persecution in Syria, Eritrea, Somalia and Libya, the EU Council held an ”emergency” summit.
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On Sunday 12 April 2015, 400 people lost their lives in a shipwreck off the Italian coasts. The number of victims outnumbers by far the tragic events of October 2013, when 366 migrants drowned near Lampedusa.
The undersigned organizations urge all parties on the ground to abide by their obligations under international law and to ensure protection of the lives of civilians trapped in the fighting.
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The CIHRS, the EMHRN, the FIDH, and their Syrian partners delivered an oral intervention on Syria before the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday morning, March 17.
Documentation efforts by Syrian human rights groups indicate that several thousands of women have been detained, while hundreds remain in captivity, often without any contact with the outside world.
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The EMHRN exhorts governments across the Euromed to seize this opportunity to renew their commitment to zero impunity for violence against women, with a particular focus on women’s rights defenders.
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To mark the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, the EMHRN calls on activists to stand up against impunity and ensure accountability for crimes against women.
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The Syrian government should immediately free the prominent Syrian human rights defenders Mazen Darwish, Hani Al-Zitani and Hussein Gharir, 71 human rights groups said today.
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The Free Syrian Voices coalition, today announced its “Hearts in Our Hands” Campaign to call for the release of peaceful Syrian activists held both by the Syrian government and armed groups.
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