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.
In view of the EU-Turkey Association Council which takes place against a backdrop of continuing crackdown on dissent in Turkey, we write to call on you to take this opportunity to address the systematic violations of the right to peaceful assembly with your Turkish counterparts.
Open Letter: EU-Turkey Association Council – Right to Peaceful Assembly Read More »
The resolution reiterates a number of concerns regularly raised by our organisations about the degradation of the rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly in Algeria.
The EMHRN and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of FIDH and the OMCT, strongly condemn the raid on the premises of Radio Horytna and the arrest of Ahmed Samih.
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Our organisations strongly condemn the law, aptly dubbed the “gag law”, and reiterate their serious concerns over the growing restrictions on the right to freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly in Spain.
Spain Gags Freedom of Expression and Assembly and Restricts the Right to Asylum Read More »
OMCT is the largest coalition of NGOs working in the field of human rights, with its SOS-Torture network – which comprises 282 non-governmental national, regional and international organizations – covering
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FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) is an international human rights NGO federating 188 organisations from 116 countries. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all civil, political, economic, social and
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The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), is a legal institution with lawyers and researchers working on defending Freedom of Expression in Egypt and the Arab world, especially Freedom
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The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is an independent regional non-governmental organization founded in 1994. It aims at promoting respect for principles of human rights and democracy, analyzing
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Human Rights Association (İnsan Hakları Derneği ”IHD”) was founded on 17 July 1986 by 98 human rights defenders. IHD was founded in dark times brought about by the military coup
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Al Mezan Center for Human Rights (Al Mezan) is an independent, non-partisan, non-governmental human rights organization based in the occupied Gaza Strip. Since its establishment in 1999, Al Mezan has
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