Turkish authorities have committed grave human rights violations on a massive scale against the freedom of peaceful assembly and peaceful demonstration in an attempt to crush the protests at Gezi park.
EMHRN Report on the ‘Gezi Park’ protest movement in Turkey and its repression Read More »
Representatives of the EU, its member states and Tunisia are set to sign a ‘Mobility Partnership’. It will be the sixth agreement to be signed by the EU, with similar agreements already signed with other countries.
EU-Tunisia Mobility Partnership: Externalisation policy in disguise Read More »
The undersigned organizations express their utmost concerns as for the fate of tens of thousands of detainees and urge all parties to guarantee their physical and psychological integrity and release those arbitrarily detained.
Urgent appeal for the release of prisoners of conscience and all detainees in Syria Read More »
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013, the EMHRN releases a new report that sheds light on the increased use of violence against women in Syria.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Read More »
The EU and Member States have a fundamental role to play in ensuring that the EU does not become a safe haven for suspected perpetrators of crimes under international law.
This conference aimed to assess violence against women; remind States of their national, regional and international commitments to fight gender-based violence and make concrete recommendations for ending impunity.
Violence against Women: Crimes and Impunity – Final Declaration Read More »
The new shipwreck of a boat in which at least 300 passengers perished or disappeared very near to Lampedusa, was not caused by fate. In 2010, in the same place, two simultaneous shipwrecks resulted in close to 400 victims.
Lampedusa : murderous Europe Read More »
While the police continued to violently crackdown on peaceful demonstrations in Istambul, a fourth person died in the protests and over 50 lawyers have been arrested while protesting in an Istanbul courthouse.
Two years after the attack on the 2010 Rainbow Festival: Justice delayed for victims of racist violence and for KISA’s Executive Director.
Open letter to Cyprus’s Ministry of Justice Read More »
The undersigned rights groups are seriously concerned about human rights defenders, journalists, writers and bloggers in Syria who have been subjected to enforced disappearance.
Joint Appeal – Syria: Call to release freedom of expression defenders held incommunicado Read More »
