On 14 and 15 June 2002, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) gathered for its fifth General Assembly in Athens. This took place following a seminar on women’s rights organised by the EMHRN in Athens on 13th June 2002.
The overall objective of the EMHRN, created in 1997, is to help protect and promote the human rights principles contained in the Barcelona Declaration, thereby helping to promote peace, stability and human dignity and worth in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
The EMHRN also works to strengthen the participation of civil society in the Barcelona Process and to back up human rights work in the region. This is a synergetic process, with human rights organisations providing mutual support and sharing their knowledge and experience.
The main objectives of this General Assembly were to evaluate work carried out since the fourth General Assembly in Marseille, 2000, to develop the action plan and adopt the budget for the forthcoming period. This Assembly was not elective.