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.
Jordan’s government is violating the right to freedom of association by denying, without explanation, a civil society organization permission to accept foreign funding, Human Rights Watch said today.
Jordan: Government Clamps Down on Civil Society Read More »
Human Rights Watch is writing to express our deep concerns regarding the cabinet’s recent rejection of foreign funding to a Jordanian nongovernmental organization (NGO).
Letter to Jordanian Prime Minister al-Tarawneh Regarding NGO Funding Read More »
Friday, in a statement issued by the EU-Israel Association Council, the European Union sharply criticized Israel for a wide range of human rights violations in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT).
EU Critical of Israel’s Human Rights Violations While Strengthening Economic Cooperation Read More »
A delegation of the EMHRN and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders – a FIDH and OMCT joint programme – met with you in February to discuss the situation of Freedom of Association in Egypt.
Letter from EMHRN president to the president of the Arab Republic of Egypt Read More »
The undersigned organisations express their deepest concern regarding the decision of the court to place in detention 28 trade union members, including Osman Işçi.
The staff, board and members of PCATI are extremely concerned about the welfare of Mr. Osman Işçi and other human rights defenders recently arrested or are under threat of arrest.
TURKEY: Human rights defender Osman Işçi must be immediately released Read More »
Osman İşçi, the EMHRN (Avrupa-Akdeniz İnsan Hakları Ağı) executive member and the Human Rights Association’s International Relations former expert, was reportedly detained in Ankara Province.
EMHRN EC Member arrested by Turkish authorities Read More »
The PCHR condemns the opening of heavy gunfire in an unjustified manner throughout the Gaza Strip yesterday, celebrating the winning of Mohammed Mursi of the presidential elections in Egypt.
The undersigned rights groups are seriously concerned about human rights defenders, journalists, writers and bloggers in Syria who have been subjected to enforced disappearance.
Joint Appeal – Syria: Call to release freedom of expression defenders held incommunicado Read More »
Our organisations condemn the intensification of acts of judicial harassment against activists and human rights defenders in Algeria and express their solidarity with those who suffer repression by the authorities.
