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 Syrian government should immediately and unconditionally free the prominent human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and his colleague Mohamed Zaza, 26 organizations said today.
Syria: freed a human rights lawyer : Release Khalil Ma’touq Immediately, Unconditionally Read More »
As Morocco is set to host the second World Forum on Human Rights, the EMHRN calls on the Moroccan government to stop all interference with the activities of Moroccan civil society and human rights defenders.
The Moroccan authorities must put an end to impunity for racist violence and hate crime against migrants and refugees and respect their rights guaranteed by national and international law.
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The EMHRN welcomes today’s decision to release Egyptian human rights defender Alaa Abdel Fattah on bail. The prominent blogger and activist will face retrial, together with 24 other defendants.
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The EMHRN strongly condemns yesterday’s decision by the Special Chamber of the Criminal Court in Tora, Cairo, to once again deny bail to Egyptian human rights defender Alaa Abdel Fattah.
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The Syrian government should immediately and unconditionally release the arbitrarily detained human rights defender Mazen Darwish and his colleagues, 79 organizations said today.
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We call upon the EU and its Member States to send a mission to observe Alaa Abdel Fattah’s next hearing on 10 September to assess its conformity with fair trial standards.
As civil society organizations from around the world, we are concerned that the Human Rights Council has failed to properly address the continued deterioration of the human rights situation in Egypt.
Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown, 45 international and national human rights groups from across the globe said today in a joint statement.
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One year after the military’s deadly onslaught on supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, which left hundreds dead and thousands injured, accountability remains elusive.
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