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 undersigned organizations express their condemnation of the continued persecution and harassment of Egyptian researcher and academic Dr. Taqadum Al-Khatib, who has been living in exile in Germany, following a […]
(Brussels, 21 Oct. 2025) – As the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa hold the “first ever” EU-Egypt summit with Egypt’s President Abdelfattah
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Brussels, 16 October 2025 A coalition of NGOs, including the European Civic Forum, and the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) have condemned the violent response to peaceful protests in
In recent weeks, millions of people across Europe have exercised their right to peaceful assembly in solidarity with Palestinians. Many of these protests have come in the wake of Israel’s
How the EU can deliver its New Pact for the Mediterranean
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We, the undersigned Syrian and international civil society organizations, express our concern over the escalation of violence in several areas of Syria, and particularly in Al-Sweida governorate over the past
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The undersigned organizations condemn the ongoing judicial and security harassment of Mada Masr, one of the last operating independent media platforms in Egypt. The latest incident involved the summoning of
June 11th, 2025, stood to be a serious beginning towards ending over four decades of the Turkish – Kurdish armed conflict. This was marked by a symbolic and historic disarmament
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As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now
We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply alarmed by the news that Egyptian academic and U.S. lawful permanent resident Dr. Salah Soltan is enduring a potentially life-threatening medical crisis and is
