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.
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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.
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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.
On the occasion of the new European Commission taking office, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) has published country factsheets on the ENP Progress Reports.
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The Syrian government should immediately and unconditionally free the prominent human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and his colleague Mohamed Zaza, 26 organizations said today.
Syria: freed a human rights lawyer : Release Khalil Ma’touq Immediately, Unconditionally Read More »
Myriads are dangers facing human rights defenders and journalists working in conflict zones. This is particularly true in Syria where they risk their lives documenting grave violations and international crimes.
UN Commission on Syria Recognises Particular Dangers Facing Human Rights Defenders Read More »
The Syrian government should immediately and unconditionally release the arbitrarily detained human rights defender Mazen Darwish and his colleagues, 79 organizations said today.
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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.
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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.
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.
