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 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.
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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.
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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.
Our organisations express their deep concern in the face of infringements of trade union laws in Algeria within the context of the hunger strike by the eight trade union leaders, including 6 women, of the National Federation of Justice.
The review of Algeria within the framework of the Universal Periodic Review highlighted the concerns of several UN member states with regard to restrictions to public freedoms and the unfair treatment of the dossier of disappeared persons.
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The EMHRN sent a delegation to Istanbul and Ankara to discuss and promote the findings of its latest report, Freedom Through Association: Freedom of Association of Groups defending Minority Rights in Turkey.
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On 5 June 2012, Doros Polycarpou, the Executive Director of Cypriot anti-racist NGO KISA, was acquitted of the charge of rioting during the 2010 Rainbow Festival in Larnaca. This decision is final and is not open for appeal.
