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 EMHRN condemns the decision of the Criminal Court of Casablanca to sentence 11 activists of the ‘20th of February Movement’ to up to one year in prison, following their participation in a peaceful protest.
Morocco: EMHRN denounces the conviction of eleven young activists Read More »
The government punishes peaceful protesters and strikers, including with retaliatory suspensions or dismissals from public service jobs, and arbitrarily arrests and prosecutes union activists on politically motivated charges.
Algeria: Workers’ Rights Trampled Read More »
A prominent human rights defender and three of her colleagues believed to be in the custody of an armed opposition group should immediately be freed, 45 civil society organizations said today.
Syria: Free Prominent Rights Defenders Read More »
In the context of the EU Election Observation Mission currently taking place in Egypt, the EMHRN urges the observers to make a thorough assessment of the political and human rights context.
Egypt: EU Election Observation Report must not be complacent Read More »
Mohand Kadi, a young Algerian student, and Moez Benncir, a Tunisian assistant in a publishing company, will appear before the Criminal Court in Algiers accused of participating in a “non-armed gathering”.
Algeria: Two young men arbitrarily detained and prosecuted Read More »
Over one and a half years after the disappearance of Syrian human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq, the undersigned organizations are reiterating their call on the Syrian authorities to release him immediately.
Call for the immediate release of disappeared human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq Read More »
In Syira, hundreds of journalists and media assistants have been killed, arbitrarily arrested, detained, abducted, subjected to enforced disappearance and tortured by the various parties of the conflict since the start of the uprising.
Joint Statement: Free All News Providers Arbitrarily Detained or Abducted in Syria! Read More »
The EMHRN is extremely concerned that the announcement of the Turkish Prime Minister banning demonstrations in Taksim Square and the Kadıköy district in Istanbul might set the scene for fresh clashes.
May Day: Threats to the Right of Peaceful Assembly in Turkey Read More »
Free-syrian-voices.org, launched by a group of international human rights groups hopes to shed light on the plight of Syrian civil society activists including human rights defenders, media and humanitarian workers.
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The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) strongly condemns the repeated attacks on public freedoms ahead of the presidential election scheduled on 17 April 2014.
Algeria: Violations of the freedom of peaceful assembly during the electoral period Read More »
