38 Algerian, regional and international organisations launch a campaign to denounce the Algerian authorities’ stifling of dissenting voices and independent civil society.
EuroMed Rights and the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies invite you to a webinar on 23 May to discuss manifestations of resistance and contestation to women’s rights.
IDAHOT Day: EuroMed Rights stresses its solidarity with organisations and LGBTQI+ activists fighting for their rights in Turkey and across the region.
EuroMed Rights and the Lebanese Center for Human Rights call for a transparent investigation on the circumstances behind the Tripoli boat incident.
Egypt is hit hard by the global implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but a new loan agreement between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Egypt is not necessarily good news for the country’s poorest. As the world’s largest importer of wheat, 80% of which comes from Ukraine and Russia, Egypt is experiencing a … Continued
On 19 April 2022, the European Union (EU) published its Annual report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World. The report describes what the EU has done to uphold human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in 2021, the first year of implementation of its Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (2020-2024), … Continued
Crowded reception centres, thousands of asylum applications awaiting examination. In Cyprus, the arrival of migrants has particularly increased since the beginning of the year. Between January and March, according to the Cypriot Ministry of Interior, 5,500 asylum applications were registered, compared to 1,600 in the same period in 2021 (13,771 applications in total). According to … Continued
In 2021, the EU launched its new Agenda for the Mediterranean. It may become a missed opportunity if the EU does not put human rights and rule of law first.
A petition under the European Citizens Initiative (ECI) was launched on 20 February to advocate in favour of banning trade that benefits illegal settlements, among them the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). The petition has been initiated by “Stop Settlements”, a coalition that represents a wide alliance of NGOs, grassroots movements, trade … Continued
Joint statement from 28 organisations, including EuroMed Rights, denouncing the verdict of the Gezi trial handed down on 25 April 2022.
