On 7-8 November 2000, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) gathered for its Fourth General Assembly. The General Assembly took place in Marseilles on the occasion of the Civil Forum, Marseilles, 10 -12 November 2000.
The overall objective of the EMHRN, established in 1997, is to contribute to the protection and promotion of the human rights principles embodied in the Barcelona Declaration, and thus to the promotion of peace, stability, and the dignity and worth of the human being in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
In addition, the EMHRN works to increase civil society participation in the Barcelona Process and human rights work in the region through a synergetic process of mutual support and the exchange of experience and knowledge between human rights organisations.
The main objectives of the present General Assembly were to evaluate the work done since the third general assembly in Stuttgart in April 1999, and to elect the EMHRN president, vice-president, treasurer and members of the executive committee.
Most participants later went on to attend the Civil Forum in Marseilles, which was organised parallel to the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership summit. The meeting of the NGOs was divided into three main workshops: the EMHRN and the FIDH were responsible for organising the workshop on ’Democratisation and the Rule of Law’.