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 Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) condemns yesterday’s travel ban on Mohamed Lotfy, Executive Director of the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedom (ECRF), in larger growing crackdown to stifle dissent.
Addressing the increasing instrumentalisation of Justice that the Egyptian authorities have displayed to eradicate dissent, a group of individuals and organisations has reached out to Egyptian judges in a letter asking them to join forces and restore national and international confidence in the Egyptian judiciary.
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) strongly condemns the death sentences levelled against former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and about a hundred others in the same case.
Morsi’s Death Sentence: Manipulating Justice to Eradicate Dissent Read More »
Tunisian legislators should drop problematic provisions from a new security bill, 13 nongovernmental organizations said in a joint statement today.
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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.
Egypt: Raid on the premises of Radio Horytna and arrest of its Chief Editor Ahmed Samih Read More »
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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