Defend the Istanbul Convention
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.
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CSOs letter to EBRD President on Egypt
April 15th, 2021 Dear President Renaud-Basso, Egyptian government-aligned media reported that you will be visiting Egypt in the coming weeks. During any such visit, we 26 civil society organisations urge you to convey to the Egyptian authorities that the country’s worsening rule of law and human rights abuses represent non-compliance with the political aspects of … Continued
Egypt: 72 NGOs urge Egyptian authorities to release researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy
We, the undersigned 72 organizations, call upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 29-year-old student and researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy, who has been arbitrarily detained since 1 February 2021 on bogus terrorism-related charges. The undersigned organizations further call on the authorities to ensure prompt, independent, impartial, transparent, and effective investigations into Ahmed Samir … Continued
In Morocco, “all outlaws until the law changes”
Adding injustice to pain. This is the sad experience felt by a young divorced woman, mother of two, from Tetouan in Morocco after an intimate video was posted on social networks without her knowledge. Hanna (also known by the pseudonym “Moulat El Khimar”, literally, “the girl with the veil”), found herself under the jurisdiction of Article 490 of the Moroccan penal code, which … Continued
Egypt’s government does not tolerate feminism but its own
Since taking power as Egypt’s President in 2014, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared his support for Egyptian women on multiple occasions, emphasising the importance of equal rights and women’s empowerment for Egypt’s development. Al-Sisi’s feminist stance soon proved to be more of a strategy to harness women’s support against the Muslim Brotherhood than a genuine commitment to gender equality. … Continued
Migrant return mania: the Syria case
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.
ICC probe in Palestine: the end of EU’s policy of indifference?
The Great March of Return protests in the Gaza Strip started on 30 March 2018 and lasted until December 2019. For almost two years, Palestinians were protesting every Friday alongside the Israeli fence demanding that Palestinian refugees’ right to return to their homes be fulfilled and that the closure on the Gaza Strip be lifted. According to the United Nations, 189 Palestinians were killed and 6,103 wounded … Continued
The EBRD and digital freedoms in Turkey
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 pilot “Digital Civil Society Programme” recently launched by the EBRD in Turkey seems to be part of a renewed engagement by the bank to enhance the protection … Continued
Adequate housing, allocation of resources and equal pay: UPR Denmark recommendations
Ahead of the pre-session of the 2021 Universal Periodic Review on Denmark, several human rights organisations submitted recommendations to Denmark. EuroMed Rights proposed the following recommendations related to the right to adequate housing, equal pay and adequate allocation of resources: On the right to adequate housing Denmark has supported UPR recommendations to step up efforts … Continued
Human rights, pawns in Turkey’s geopolitical games
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”.