On 18 July 2022, the EU announced its goal to unconditionally upgrade the Union’s economic and political ties with Israel through the establishment of an Association Council. The Council is a central tool of the EU to promote diplomatic relations between the Union and other states and might represent an opportunity for both involved parties … Continued
Thursday, September 29, 2022 marks three years since Egyptian human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer and British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah were arrested by the Egyptian authorities.
In the last weeks, a series of tragic incidents in the Eastern Mediterranean shed light on lesser-known migratory routes. In the most recent case, following a shipwreck off Syria of a boat that had departed from Lebanon heading to Italy, at least 94 people died. In another recent case, 250 people who had departed from … Continued
Declaration from Maghreb and EU-based organisations regarding the current restrictive visa policies applied against citizens from both sides of the Mediterranean.
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
38 Algerian, regional and international organisations launch a campaign to denounce the Algerian authorities’ stifling of dissenting voices and independent civil society.
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.
Joint statement from 28 organisations, including EuroMed Rights, denouncing the verdict of the Gezi trial handed down on 25 April 2022.
Seven organisations, including EuroMed Rights, call on the IMF to use its loan negotiations with Egypt to promote socio-economic rights.
