Press Release Brussels, 20 September 2018 EuroMed Rights is extremely concerned about the outcomes of the Salzburg EU informal meeting, where Austria, which currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, asked its EU counterparts to enter migration talks with Egypt. On 16 September, Austrian Federal Chancellor Kurz and EU Council President Tusk visited Cairo to speak … Continued
To classify a country as a “safe country of origin” – or “safe third country” – means that no risk of persecution exists in principle for nationals of that country or foreign nationals, and that their human rights are effectively respected, including the right of asylum. The transposition of the 2013 Asylum Procedures Directive into national … Continued
Dear Madam Prosecutor, Today, on 17 September 2018, 25 civil society organisations including coalitions urge you to urgently open an investigation into the Situation in Palestine. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the only viable independent judicial body capable of ending impunity for crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory and effectively deterring the commission … Continued
Press Release Brussels, 14 September 2018 Ahead of his official visit to Egypt on 15 and 16 September, EuroMed Rights urges the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Roberto Fico to highlight the detrimental climate against rights and liberties in Egypt. EuroMed Rights urges Mr Fico to remind his interlocutors that Egyptian authorities have … Continued
This report presents the financial situation of EuroMed Rights on 31 December 2017.
This work programme has been developed based on the annexed 2018 – 2021 strategy, and that was subject to a consultation of the members of the Network. Based on this programme the Executive Committee will, upon proposal by the Secretariat, adopt detailed annual activity plans at its meetings matching available funds and donor contracts. The … Continued
Joint statement Brussels, 12 September 2018 On 23 August 2018, 116 people have again been deported from Ceuta to Morocco, and two have died during the mass arrests conducted in Morocco as a result. These events are but another example of the consequences that a violent, restrictive and security-oriented approach of migration policies may … Continued
Ahead of the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, a joint written statement by EuroMed Rights, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Insan Haklari Dernegi (İHD), and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) was submitted denouncing the recent legislative amendments in Turkey integrating state of emergency (SoE) restrictive provisions into ordinary law. … Continued
We, the undersigned, call for the immediate repeal of the Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes Law (“The Cybercrime Law”), as well as the review and reform of articles on internet surveillance and blocking of websites in the law on the regulation of the press and media (“The Media Regulation Law”). The Cybercrime Law and the Media Regulation Law … Continued
Alert Brussels, 3 September 2018 As President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi approved on Friday the controversial National Press Authority Law, EuroMed Rights expresses its concern about the devastating consequences the law will have over freedom of expression, in particular internet freedom, in the country. According to the new law, the control over all media publication on … Continued
