International Refugee Day 2016 In a bid to celebrate International Refugee Day, EuroMed Rights gives an overview of the situation of refugees in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Today more than ever, […]
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Updated report (7/6/2016): READ THE FULL REPORT HERE Brussels, 24/02/16 – Concerned about reports of escalating violence and serious human rights violations in Turkey, as well as imposition of curfews
Solidarity with Human Rights Defenders From Turkey Read More »
On 30 May 2016, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament will discuss the proposed amendments to the proposal for a regulation by
JOINT: EU’s lists of “safe countries”- A denial of the right of asylum Read More »
Brussels, 17 March 2016 On 7 March 2016, European leaders and Turkish authorities gathered in Brussels to discuss the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan to tackle what the authorities call “the
EU-Turkey: Say No to this Pact of Shame! Read More »
Ankara/Brussels/Copenhagen/Paris/Tunis, 14 March 2016 – EuroMed Rights strongly condemns the bomb attack in Ankara on Sunday March 13th. The attack targeting civilians left 37 dead and about a hundred injured. EuroMed
International Day for Women’s rights On this International Women’s Day, EuroMed Rights gives an overview of the situation with regard to violence against women in the Euro-Mediterranean region. From
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This 7 March 2016, the heads of EU’s states and governments will meet with Turkish officials in Brussels to discuss the “EU-Turkey cooperation plan on migration”. If Turkey is a
Letter to HR/VP Federica Mogherini: Persecution of Human Rights Defenders in Turkey Read More »
Turkey is not a safe country – Migration is not a threat Brussels, 4/03/16 – Over the past few months, the European Union (EU) has deployed all possible efforts,
Stop bargaining on human lives! Read More »
Copenhagen, Ankara – 15 February 2016 EuroMed Rights and its members, the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly (HYD) and the Human Rights Association (IHD), strongly condemn the ongoing persecution, judicial harassment and
Do not be Complicit to the Ongoing Repression in Turkey! Read More »
EuroMed Rights strongly condemns the murder of Tahir Elçi, President of Diyarbakır Bar Association, on 28 November 2015 in Diyarbakır, Turkey. Tahir Elçi, a prominent human rights lawyer, was killed while holding
