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.
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.
EU’s Commitment to Human Rights in Egypt Rings Hollow Read More »
The EMHRN is appalled by the further postponement of the trial of prominent Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and the arbitrary decisions made against the three defendants.
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Algerian activists convicted on charges of holding an “armed gathering” and violence against the police appear to have been convicted after an unfair trial in which they were unable to challenge the evidence against them.
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The EMHRN is gravely concerned by yesterday’s decision of the Special Chamber of the Criminal Court to postpone, once again, the trial of prominent Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abdel Fattah.
Access to Justice Once Again Barred in Egypt Read More »
The EMHRN and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders express their deepest concern over the Egyptian government’s latest measures to hamper the exercise of freedom of association by NGOs.
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Scores of civil society activists, human rights defenders, media and humanitarian workers remain in arbitrary detention in Syria more than a month after the government declared a general amnesty, 12 NGOs said today.
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In view of the publication of the final report of the EU Election Observation Mission, the EMHRN, the OMCT and FIDH express grave concern over the continuing deterioration of the human rights situation in Egypt.
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The EMHRN, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and FIDH reiterate the need to prioritise respect for human rights, including gender equality, and to call on the Algerian authorities to take action in this regard.
