Theme
Migration
and Asylum

Human mobility has steadily shrunk in the Euro-Mediterranean region over the recent years. So has the ability for civil society organisations in the region to promote and protect the human rights of migrants and refugees. Since 2020, the use of forced returns and refoulements across international borders has continued to increase: almost 50,000 people were intercepted in the Central Mediterranean in 2022 and returned to Libya or Tunisia. And the European Union Pact on Migration and Asylum has only confirmed its perception of migration as a threat to its internal stability.
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[EVENT] For a Right to Rescue in the Mediterranean!
Join us for a day full of interesting discussions and panels on the right to rescue in the Mediterranean!

Lebanon must stop deporting Syrian refugees back to Syria!
EuroMed Rights is extremely concerned regarding the recent wave of arrests of refugees in Lebanon and their deportation back to Syria.

Tunisia is neither a safe country of origin nor a place of safety for those rescued at sea
Joint Statement by Civil Search And Rescue Organizations and migrants solidarity networks We, the undersigned organisations, issue this statement to remind once again that Tunisia is neither a safe

Guide on documenting pushbacks at the Cyprus-Lebanon-Syria borders
EuroMed Rights is launching a toolkit to document and denounce border violence and pushback practices at the Cyprus-Lebanon-Syria borders. Recent years have witnessed an increase in boat arrivals to Cyprus
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Women's Rights and Gender Justice
EuroMed Rights strives to actively promote the rights of women and women’s participation in public life as well as promoting gender equality in the Euro-Med region.
Accountability, Justice and Space for Civil Society
In recent years, many governments across the Euro-Mediterranean region have tended to adopt ever more repressive measures and policies to curtail civil society activism and muzzle critical voices.
Democracy and Freedoms
The status of democracy and fundamental freedoms in the Euro-Mediterranean region has continued to backslide or remained at a negative status quo over the past three years.
Economic and Social Rights
A new regional programme of EuroMed Rights focuses on economic and social rights (ESR), building on our extensive work in Tunisia over the last years. The Network strives to put social justice concerns at the heart of its work.