On April 13-14, 1999, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) gathered for its third general assembly. The meeting took place in Stuttgart on the occasion of the Summit of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP), 15-16 April,1999.
The overall objective of the EMHRN, established in January 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 person in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
In addition, the EMHRN aims at strengthening civil society participation in the Barcelona process and human rights work in the region through a synergetic process of mutual support, exchange of experience and knowledge between human rights organisations.
The main purpose of the meeting was to evaluate the work that had been done since the second general assembly in Copenhagen in December 1997, and to develop the EMHRN approach in its various fields of activities.