The Moroccan Family Code “Moudawana”
The new law is a landmark reform of the status of Moroccan women as it puts them on equal footing with men in regard to marriage and children.
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Publications
ALGERIA: the sentencing of the Human Rights defender Yacine Zaïd at first instance
Our organisations were concerned to learn about the sentencing of the Human Rights defender Yacine Zaïd but congratulate themselves that a strong mobilization of activists led to his release.
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EMHRN’s New Elected Body Alarmed at Escalating Violence in Syria
The EMHRN is deeply alarmed over the situation of open civil war that currently prevails in Syria. It emphasizes that this situation stems from years of dictatorship imposed by the Hafez al-Assad regime and later by his son.
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Lebanon: Investigate and Punish Army Attacks on Migrants
Lebanon’s judiciary should investigate and prosecute any army and intelligence officials responsible for the beating and serious abuse of at least 72 male migrant workers in the Beirut neighborhood of Geitawi, HRW said today.
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EMHRN Executive Committee Meeting – Copenhagen, September 28-30, 2012
EMHRN Executive Committee Meeting – Copenhagen, September 28-30, 2012
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PCHR Submits Memorandum to the Special Rapporteur on theHuman Rights of Internally Displaced Persons
The PCHR has made a written submission to the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, which draws attention to issue of the internal displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Members of the European Parliament Approve Major EU-Israel Trade Agreement: Will Impunity Ever End?
The EMHRN is disappointed MEPs passed a major trade agreement between the EU and Israel yesterday, in a move that clearly undermines the EU’s declared position on the settlements and International Law.
GA focuses on Syria and Security Council reform during dialogue on Responsibility to Protect
On 5 September 2012, the General Assembly held an informal interactive dialogue to discuss the Secretary-General’s fourth report on ‘the responsibility to protect (R2P).
ALGERIA: Abdelkader Kherba discharged… While human rights defenders still harassed in Algeria !
Our organisations welcome discharge of Abdelkader Kherba, under arrest since August 21 and accused of «insulting an official» by the Court of Ksar El Bokhari (150 km south of Algiers).
Anchoring Human Rights in Renewed EU-Egypt Relations
EMHRN urges the EU to send a strong message to President Morsi on democratic and human rights reforms and support to civil society in this decisive time for paving the way to democratisation in Egypt.
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