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.
Following the publication of the Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs’ report, “The Money Trail, which accuses several EU-funded NGOs of promoting “boycotts against Israel” and keeping “ties to terror”, EuroMed Rights […]
EuroMed Rights strongly condemns the sentencing on Tuesday of Egyptian freelancer Ismail Alexandrani and the arrest yesterday morning of blogger and activist Wael Abbas. We call for their immediate release. Ismail
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EuroMed Rights strongly condemns the detention since yesterday of General Director of the Palestinian Human Rights Organisation (PHRO), Ghassan Abdallah, by the Lebanese General Security Office. As the basis of his
European States and US must take measures to protect Egyptian human rights defenders, both home and abroad The undersigned civil society organisations express their outrage at the latest death threats
Death threats against CIHRS Director, Bahey el-Din Hassan Read More »
EuroMed Rights is grieved by the closure of the office of Nazra for Feminist Studies, announced by the organisation on Friday 16 March 2018. The closure is a direct consequence
Egypt: Closure of the Office Nazra for Feminist Studies Read More »
Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders and Freedoms in the Name of Counter-terrorism and Security This Saturday 17 March, EuroMed Rights launches a report EGYPT – Finding Scapegoats, a study that
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EuroMed Rights is highly concerned about the detention of Mostafa al-Asar, journalist at the privately owned Al-Shorouk newspaper, and Hassan al-Banna, journalist at Ultra Sawt website. Both were forcibly disappeared
ALERT / Egypt: Concerns over the Detention of Two Journalists Read More »
On 13 February 2018, the Hungarian government tabled to Parliament a proposed legislative pack of three laws, commonly referred to as “Stop Soros”. The newly proposed legislation would further restrict
In Solidarity with Civil Society in Hungary Read More »
In a letter addressed to the Danish Foreign Ministry last week, EuroMed Rights, together with its member Dignity and four other leading Danish Non-Governmental Organisations, raised their concerns about the
Denmark: Funding Review to Palestinian and Israeli Civil Society Organisations Read More »
On 25 January, seven years after the “Day of Anger” that led to the revolution in 2011, Egyptians are facing a regime that systematically violates human rights. Lack of accountability
Egypt: Unprecedented Human Rights Violations Seven Years after the Revolution Read More »
