Embargoed until Monday 2 December 01:00am CET 150 representatives of civil society organisations from the southern shore of the Mediterranean will meet in Brussels on 2-3 December to dialogue with EU representatives on how to tackle regional social, political, economic and environmental challenges. This forum co-funded by the European Commission is organised in the framework … Continued
The Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed yesterday, 12 November 2019, that foodstuffs originating in the territories occupied by Israel must bear the label “Israeli settlement” when sold in the European market. According to the Court, European consumers have the right to know that a foodstuff comes from a locality established in breach … Continued
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected for the most part the request made on 16 June 2016 by 51 persons (including many minors) from Afghanistan, Syria and Palestine, who were forcibly maintained in a situation of extreme distress in the hotspot of Chios, Greece [1]. The 51 applicants, supported by our organisations, were identified … Continued
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri offered his resignation on 29 October 2019, after 13 days of protest over political corruption and economic turmoil. On that same day, individuals reportedly loyal to Amal Movement and Hezbollah ransacked a protest camp in the centre of Beirut, setting tents on fire and beating demonstrators. While security forces had … Continued
Read joint NGO Submission to the Universal Periodic Review On the occasion of our meeting of 18-20 October 2019 in Brussels, we, members of EuroMed Rights Executive Committee, want to express our deep concerns about the judicial harassment faced by our colleague and friend, Mr Osman İşçi, Secretary General of the Human Rights Association (IHD), … Continued
Since 20 September 2019, peaceful protests against rampant corruption have been repressed with an iron fist in Egypt. According to the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, at the time of writing, over 3,300 peaceful protesters have been arrested and 117 others have been forcibly disappeared. 200 have been reported to be released on 8 … Continued
UPDATE – At the end of 8 October’s hearing, the judge ruled for the continuation of Osman Kavala’s pre-trial detention. The next and fourth hearing is scheduled for 24-25 December 2019. At the date of the fourth hearing, Mr Kavala will have spent more than 780 days behind bars. EuroMed Rights condemns the continued judicial … Continued
With the Egyptian authorities’ crackdown against protesters intensifying in recent days, four Egyptian human rights defenders testified at an event today hosted in the European Parliament by MEP Hannah Neuman. Ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt due to take place at the United Nations Human Rights Council in November 2019, the defenders … Continued
Read in: Spanish EuroMed Rights deplores the reprisal against Iñaki Rivera, Director of the Observatory of the Penal System and Human Rights (OSPDH), for reporting ill-treatment against prisoners. “All acts of harassment and criminalisation against Iñaki Rivera must halt. Professor Rivera should be able to undertake his legitimate and essential work defending human rights in the … Continued
Ahead of the next UN Universal Periodic Review of Egypt’s human rights record scheduled for 13 November 2019, 18 NGOs have urged EU Members states to use this occasion to address the unparalleled stifling of human rights in Egypt. In an open letter addressed to the governments of EU Members States, the NGOs underlined that … Continued
