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.
Ran by independent human rights experts, the 55 United Nations Special Procedures play a key role in clarifying the relationship between human rights, their protection and the achievement of the […]
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Under the pretext of regulating social media networks, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has submitted on 23 July 2020 a new nine-article legislation proposal to the Parliament Justice Commission.
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In recent weeks, the world battled not one, but two pandemics. Around the world people gasped in horror as George Floyd pleaded for his breath. His passing breathed new life
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Facing a global health crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on people, governments have resorted to restrictive measures including state of emergency, social distancing and the use
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The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis has sparked a wave of outrage and anger, including in European countries among those most affected by the wave of COVID-19. In France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Denmark and elsewhere, tens
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In recent years, broadband roll-out in the MENA region increased steeply. Mobile penetration and home internet subscriptions are definitely on the rise. However, digital inclusion remains scarce and discrepancies are high within the region. This is particularly true for less educated persons and
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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown global structural, social, economic, and humanitarian inequalities into sharp focus. Existing issues such as migrant’s rights, access to healthcare, violence against women and discrimination –
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The current pandemic engages the full spectrum of human rights. Despite COVID-19, States have an obligation to fulfil the rights to health and life of their populations. To do so,
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EuroMed Rights talked to Anna Adamska – Gallant, a former judge from Poland and international expert on the judiciary, who listed the issues that might dot the democratic process.
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The Federation for Women and Family Planning (FWFP) was established in 1992 in response to a fierce debate surrounding the restriction of women’s access to abortion in Poland. FWFP is
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