Brussels 28 May 2019 Turkish version here On 21 May, at the final hearing of the Özgür Gündem “Editors-in-Chief on Watch” campaign trial, woman human rights defender and co-chair of the Human Rights Association-Insan Hakları Dernerği (IHD), Eren Keskin, was sentenced to 3 years and 9 months prison term for “propaganda for a … Continued
Press Release Brussels, 21 March 2019 Following the 7th hearing in the trial against the “Istanbul 10”, EuroMed Rights reiterates its solidarity with independent civil society in Turkey. Civil Society is constantly subjected to judicial harassment, including arbitrary detention, due to its work on promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms in Turkey. The … Continued
Press Release Brussels, 14 March 2019 Ahead of the Association Council, that on March 15 will review EU-Turkey bilateral relations, EuroMed Rights, President Wadih Al-Asmar, said: “Since the lifting of the state of emergency in July 2018, the space for civil society organisations in the country has been increasingly shrinking and human rights defenders (HRDs) … Continued
In light of the current backlash against women’s rights in the Euro-Mediterranean region and beyond, EuroMed Rights is working to counter regression on progress made by actively opposing the forces driving the backlash. Discover more below on the situation of women’s fight in the following countries
For the attention of Her Excellency Mrs. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission and His Excellency Mr. Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Brussels, Ankara, 22 November 2018 Your Excellencies, As the high level political dialogue with the Turkish … Continued
Joint Statement Brussels, 27 October 2018 Ahead of the Istanbul four-way summit on the situation in Syria, announced for 27 October 2018, EuroMed Rights and the Human Rights Association (İnsan Hakları Derneği-IHD) call on French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to raise with Turkish President Recep Erdoğan the issue of the ongoing repression … 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
Joint press release Brussels, 23 July 2018 EuroMed Rights and the Human Rights Association (Insan Haklari Dernegi-IHD) denounce the new draft law, being discussed by Turkish Parliament today, which would see the state of emergency restrictive provisions integrated into ordinary law. If adopted, the supposedly exceptional restrictions to fundamental freedoms will pose an even more … Continued
Press Release Brussels, 4 July 2018 Despite strong warnings by the European Data Protection Supervisor, the European Parliament, at its plenary session in Strasbourg, has voted today on the controversial proposal on personal data exchange between Europol and eight third countries – Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Tunisia and Israel. EuroMed Rights expresses its … Continued
On 25 April 2018, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament (LIBE) will hold a joint debate on recommendations for Council Decisions authorising the opening of negotiations for agreements between the European Union and Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Algeria on the exchange of personal data … Continued
