Open letter from the European Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls on the President of Turkey’s Decision and Poland’s actions to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention.
Defend the Istanbul Convention Read More »
EuroMed Rights publishes the first two chapters of its in-depth research on return policies and practices across the Euro-Mediterranean. Focus on returns from Turkey and Lebanon to Syria.
Migrant return mania: the Syria case Read More »
In the rush for a post-COVID economic and societal recovery, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is strengthening its dialogue with civil society to better prepare a comprehensive response to the crisis. The
The EBRD and digital freedoms in Turkey Read More »
President Erdogan’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention plays at domestic and international level. The EU needs to go beyond “regrets and incomprehension”.
Human rights, pawns in Turkey’s geopolitical games Read More »
EuroMed Rights participated in the drafting of a chapter for the Center for Feminist Foreign Policy’s latest report “POWER OVER RIGHTS, Understanding and countering the transnational anti-gender movement”. In its
Contesting Gender Equality in the MENA Region: Case Studies of Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey Read More »
The recent appointment of Turkish academic and close partisan of the ruling AKP party, Melih Bulu, as rector of Bogazici University, one of Turkey’s liberal strongholds, has triggered mass protests from both students and professors. One action stood out among
LGBTI communities: targets of Erdogan’s “cultural war” Read More »
Open letter to EU High Representative Borrell and EU Council President Michel ahead of their meetings with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on 21-22 January 2021.
Tomorrow, Friday 18 December 2020, marks the 1,144th day of detention for human rights defender Osman Kavala.
New Kavala hearing: a symptom of Turkey’s gangrened justice system Read More »
Under the pretext of regulating social media networks, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has submitted on 23 July 2020 a new nine-article legislation proposal to the Parliament Justice Commission.
Turkey’s social media bill, another obstacle to freedom of expression Read More »
August 1st marks the anniversary of the Istanbul Convention initially signed in 2011 and aiming to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence. As the Council of Europe remarked, “2020 should have been a year in
