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.
EuroMed Rights strongly condemns recent developments concerning 10 human rights defenders, who were arrested, detained without the presence of a lawyer in the first 30 hours, and later charged on […]
Brussels, 20 July 2017 – Ahead of the EU-Egypt Association Council of 25 July, EuroMed Rights urges the EU to raise human rights concerns publicly with its Egyptian counterpart. We
EU must publicly condemn human rights violations during meeting with Egypt Read More »
EuroMed Rights is extremely concerned to learn the arrest of 8 human rights defenders in Turkey. According to the information, on 5 July 2017, eight human rights defenders, along with
ALERT: Arrest of 8 Human Rights defenders in Turkey Read More »
This Tuesday 13 June, the Hungarian Parliament adopted a law restricting further the work of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in Hungary. This law requires for NGOs receiving more than 24,000
ALERT / HUNGARY: Restrictive NGO law adopted by Hungarian Parliament Read More »
The undersigned civil society organisations express our serious concern over the recent escalation of restrictions on civil society and the public vilification of human rights defenders in Egypt. We call
Egypt: Stop the Onslaught Against Civil Society Read More »
This Monday 29 May, President Sisi approved a new law regulating the work of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which will severely restrict their activities. EuroMed Rights strongly condemns the ratification of
ALERT/EGYPT: New Law Harshly Restricts NGOs’ activities Read More »
Fekhar and Other Amazigh Rights Advocates Held Since July 2015 The Algerian authorities should drop all charges against a leading activist and his 40 co-defendants that are based on their
Algeria: Ensure Fair Trial for Minority Rights Activists Read More »
EuroMed Rights, ARCI and Front Line Defenders witnessed first-hand surveillance and harassment of Egyptian human rights defenders (HRDs) at a human rights workshop in Rome, Italy. Two persons alleging to
Extreme Concern about the Harassment of Egyptian Human Rights Defenders in Italy Read More »
EuroMed Rights strongly condemns the persecutions against Osman İşçi, EuroMed Rights’ Executive Committee member, and representative of the Human Rights Association in Turkey (IHD). Osman İşçi has just been dismissed
Turkey – Persecutions against Osman İşçi, member of EuroMed Rights’ Executive Committee Read More »
EuroMed Rights, European Federation of Journalists, Front Line Defenders, Index on Censorship and World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) are deeply concerned by the Turkish government’s decision to extend the state
