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 and its Algerian affiliates – the CFDA and the LADDH – are of the opinion that Law 12-06, the new associations law, does not guarantee the rights of Algerian associations.
Memorandum : Assessment of Law 12-06 of 12 January 2012 on associations Read More »
The Egyptian revolution was hailed internationally as an admirable and justifiable act by the Egyptian people to demand social justice and freedoms that they have been denied for decades.
Egypt : About the crackdown on civil society Read More »
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH and OMCT), and the EMHRN welcome the release of blogger Maikel Nabil, which follows the release of another blogger, Alaa Abdel-Fatah.
One day ahead of the first anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, the EMHRN seizes this opportunity to acknowledge the struggle and sacrifices made by the Egyptian people, ever since the outbreak of the 25 Jan.
Egyptians remain entitled to freedom, justice and human dignity Read More »
A coalition of ten international and national NGOs today addressed French Prime Minister François Fillon in a public letter calling for Alkarama’s executive director Dr Mourad Dhina not be extradited to Algeria, where he risks torture.
A year ago, for the first time in the Arab world since independence, popular uprisings toppled authoritarian regimes that were thought to be invincible.
EMHRN Declaration for the Anniversary of the Tunisian Revolution Read More »
The EMHRN, the FIDH and the OMCT express their deepest concern as for the arbitrary arrest and incommunicado detention of 33 year old activist M. Anwar Lutfi Al Dabbas.
SYRIA – Arbitrary arrest of activist within medical facilities puts his life in danger Read More »
A close examination of recent developments in the Euro-Mediterranean region reveals that freedom of association has experienced setbacks in the past few years and there has been very little positive development worth
The premise of this third survey of the state of freedom of association in the Euro-Mediterranean region is that freedom of association constitutes a right that is absolutely essential, along
Monitoring Report on Freedom of Association in the Euro-Mediterranean Region – 2009 Read More »
The right of individuals to come together and form associations – political parties, social and cultural associations, human rights organisations, trade unions, charitable welfare associations and the like – was
