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.
The Polish presidential elections, due to be held on 10 May, did not take place. According to the Central Election Commission it was “impossible to vote for candidates”. Poland recently […]
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Read joint NGO Submission to the Universal Periodic Review On the occasion of our meeting of 18-20 October 2019 in Brussels, we, members of EuroMed Rights Executive Committee, want to
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Since 20 September 2019, peaceful protests against rampant corruption have been repressed with an iron fist in Egypt. According to the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, at the time
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Brussels, April 05, 2019 This report is based on the exchanges and content of the seminar “Strengthening civil society to cope with repressive trends: what role for EuroMed Rights?” which
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Press Release Brussels, 14 March 2019 Ahead of the Association Council, that on March 15 will review EU-Turkey bilateral relations, EuroMed Rights, President Wadih Al-Asmar, said: “Since the lifting of
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Wadih Al-Asmar is President of EuroMed Rights. Op-Ed published on 20 December 2018 in Euractiv The EU should be aware of plans to amend the Egyptian Constitution that could extend
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Yesterday, a Cairo Court acquitted 43 defendants in Egypt’s infamous “foreign funding” case (also known as Case 173). Reacting to this news, EuroMed Rights’ President, Wadih Al-Asmar, explains: “The Egyptian
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Tomorrow, the EU-Egypt Association Council will hold its 8th meeting in Brussels. In an open letter addressed to HR/VP Mogherini, EuroMed Rights stresses this crucial opportunity for the EU to
Ms Federica MOGHERINI High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice‐President of the European Commission Brussels, 17 December 2018 Open letter to HR/VP Mogherini ahead
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