The space available for civil society organisations working to promote, defend and protect human rights in the Euro-Mediterranean region has steadily declined over past three years, as has access to justice and accountability for citizens in the region.
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale des droits humains, le 10 décembre, les, associations et citoyen·ne·s tunisien·ne·s et algérien·ne·s ,signataires de ce communiqué dénoncent avec force la régression des acquis […]
Earlier today, ministers from EU Member States and Southern Mediterranean countries gathered in Barcelona to launch the new Pact for the Mediterranean, a package of shared initiatives. Selected civil society responses
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(Beirut, November 20, 2025) – The African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights should act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its review of
The undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the escalating pattern of “punishment by proxy” employed by the Egyptian authorities, which has only intensified in recent months. This years-long practice
EuroMed Rights, the Human Rights Association (İHD), and the Capacity Development Association (KAGED/İHOP) are jointly implementing the project Empowering Civil Society to Fight Impunity, with a specific focus on accountability, impunity,
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The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned over the severe deterioration in the health of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim, 66 years old, who has been in
The undersigned organizations express their condemnation of the continued persecution and harassment of Egyptian researcher and academic Dr. Taqadum Al-Khatib, who has been living in exile in Germany, following a
(Brussels, 21 Oct. 2025) – As the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa hold the “first ever” EU-Egypt summit with Egypt’s President Abdelfattah
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Brussels, 16 October 2025 A coalition of NGOs, including the European Civic Forum, and the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) have condemned the violent response to peaceful protests in
In recent weeks, millions of people across Europe have exercised their right to peaceful assembly in solidarity with Palestinians. Many of these protests have come in the wake of Israel’s
