Ankara/ Brussels, 2 October 2015– EuroMed Rights is deeply dismayed to learn that executives from EuroMed Rights member organisation İHD are remanded in police custody after raids have been conducted […]
TURKEY: Escalating Harassment of Human Rights Defenders Must End Now! Read More »
Read the statement in Turkish EuroMed Rights, FIDH, Human Rights Association (İHD), and the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (HRFT) and Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly strongly condemn escalating violence and serious
JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT ON TURKEY: Stop Escalating Violence and Human Rights Violations! Read More »
EuroMed Rights expresses its deep concern about ongoing massive arrest operations and human rights violations in Turkey.
Escalating Violence in Turkey: Human Rights Dealt Another Major Blow Read More »
In view of the EU-Turkey Association Council which takes place against a backdrop of continuing crackdown on dissent in Turkey, we write to call on you to take this opportunity to address the systematic violations of the right to peaceful assembly with your Turkish counterparts.
Open Letter: EU-Turkey Association Council – Right to Peaceful Assembly Read More »
Citizens’ Assembly (formerly Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly) is a civil society organization working on fundamental rights and freedoms, peace, democracy and pluralism. The Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Turkey started its activities in
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Human Rights Association (İnsan Hakları Derneği ”IHD”) was founded on 17 July 1986 by 98 human rights defenders. IHD was founded in dark times brought about by the military coup
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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.
Commemorating IWD 2015 in the Euro-Med: Zero Impunity for Violence Against Women! 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 spiral of police violence against pro-Kurdish protesters in Turkey has demonstrated, yet again, the Turkish government’s failure to uphold the right to peaceful assembly.
Turkey’s Violent Denial of the Right to Peaceful Protest Turns Tragic, Again. 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.
