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How to use it?

Our website is equipped with an advanced search engine facility: the e-library. Whether you are trying to locate a publication we’ve produced or looking to take part in our campaigns and support our work, then your journey starts here.

Why using it?

The e-library allows you to browse the latest Human Rights-related news we’ve produced on any given theme and country. For customised search results, you can either select the type of publication you’d like to browse (Press Release, Report, Factsheet, Core Document, …etc.), your theme of interest (gender equality, justice, etc.) or the country for which you are looking to locate information.
You can further refine your search results by combining several criteria (e.g. Report /Syria/ women rights)

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17 Mar 2023
In Tunisia Talks, EU Should Privilege Human Rights Over Politics

Statement from four human rights organisations regarding the situation in Tunisia.
8 Mar 2023
IMF-Tunisia loan deal highlights human rights-conflicting approach to social protection

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Tunisian government are currently finalising the details of a $1.9 billion loan agreed in October 2022, which would be the third major IMF programme in the country since 2011.
7 Mar 2023
Tunisia: The rule of law on the brink

Statement from EuroMed Rights regarding the situation in Tunisia.
26 Sep 2022
“What a journey it has been since the network was founded in 1997!”

In 2022, EuroMed Rights celebrates its 25th anniversary! To mark this milestone, we asked members to tell us what EuroMed Rights meant to them and their organisation.
1 Aug 2022
Why the Istanbul Convention remains necessary?

On the 8th anniversary of entry into force of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, colloquially known as the Istanbul Convention, EuroMed Rights interviewed women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights defenders on both shores of the Mediterranean, to find out why the Convention remains an essential tool to … Continued
10 Jun 2022
Tunisia: Arbitrary Dismissals A Blow to Judicial Independence

Revoke Decree Granting President Power to Remove Judges (Tunis, June 8, 2022) — President Kais Saied dealt a deep blow to judicial independence on June 1, 2022, by granting himself, via decree, absolute power to fire judges summarily, and by promptly dismissing 57 judges, ten rights groups said today. The president’s moves are an assault … Continued
3 Mar 2022
Tunisia: Another step towards concentration of powers

After the freezing of the parliament and the dismissal of the head of government on 25 July 2021, President Kaïs Saïed’s decision on 6 February to dissolve the Superior Council of the Judiciary (Conseil supérieur de la magistrature – CSM) and replace it with a provisional mechanism marks a turning point in Tunisia’s history.
3 Mar 2022
Worsening situation in Libya: a chain effect for migrants in Tunisia

Since the EU and Italy signed a deal with Libya to reduce the number of arrivals to Europe five years ago, over 82,000 people have been intercepted by the so-called Libyan Coast Guard (32,425 in 2021 alone). After being pushed back to Libya, migrants face systematic violations that may amount to crimes against humanity. Arbitrary … Continued
4 Feb 2022
A Global Day to remember dead and missing migrants at borders

Ahead of the Global Day of Struggle against Deaths at Borders on 6 February 2022, EuroMed Rights joins 125+ organisations in the CommemorAction Day to denounce the number of people who died, went missing or disappeared at borders while trying to reach Europe. These deaths are a direct consequence and responsibility of the EU’s and … Continued
15 Dec 2021
It’s time to map backlashes to gender equality!

Violations of women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights are intensifying across the Euro-Mediterranean region. A multitude of actors originating from autocratic, illiberal, and even democratic countries are now publicly holding anti-women and anti-LGBTIQ stances. These backlashes take multiple forms. Despite the strong mobilisation of women’s rights organisations across the region, many violations seep through the cracks. This year alone, serious backlashes have been noticed across the region. President Erdogan unilaterally withdrew Turkey from the Istanbul … Continued