Brussels, 31 August 2022 On 24 August 2022, Kaddour Chouicha, a prominent human rights defender, was detained at Oran airport with his wife and interrogated by the police for two hours about the reason for his travel, his destination and his links with UN human rights mechanisms.
EuroMed Rights and 150 Palestinian, regional, and international organisations express their solidarity with seven leading Palestinian civil society organisations.
The Honorable Antony J. Blinken Secretary of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Mr. Jake Sullivan Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. Secretary and Mr. Sullivan, We, the undersigned organizations, urge the administration not to provide the $300 million … Continued
Ahead of the 18-19 July 2022 Petersberg Climate Dialogue, which you will co-chair with Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi, we 21 national, regional and international civil society organisations are writing to urge you to press President al-Sisi, publicly and privately, to take prompt and effective measures to reopen civic space in Egypt ahead of the COP27 … Continued
Uphold Rights to Free Expression at Environmental Summit Egyptian authorities should ease their grip on civic space and uphold the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly to enable a successful climate summit, known as the COP27, in Egypt, 36 organizations said today. COP27 brings together state parties to the UN Framework Convention … Continued
One year ago, on July 1st 2021, the Turkish government officially withdrew from the Istanbul Convention, a legal text aiming at preventing and combating violences against women and promoting gender equality.
The UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem, and Israel (CoI-OPTI), presented its first report on 13 June 2022. The report was met with tepid response by some European countries, and with strong critique by others, trumpeted by the US. EuroMed Rights is gravely concerned at attempts to discredit … Continued
June 23, 2022 – Human rights defender Mohamed El-Baqer must be released immediately and unconditionally, stated 20 human rights organisations. His detention is arbitrary, aimed at punishing him for his legitimate human rights work and is only putting his life and psychological well-being at serious risk. June 25, 2022 will mark 1,000 days of Mohamed … Continued
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
On March 6, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published its 2022-27 Egypt Country Strategy. The undersigned organizations commend the EBRD’s more realistic appraisal of the human rights situation in Egypt compared to the previous Assessment and Strategy in 2017. We appreciate the EBRD’s recognition of the striking regression of human rights and the rule of … Continued
