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 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.
Freedom of association of groups defending minority rights in Turkey Read More »
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.
The EMHRN General Assembly strongly condemns the violations of labor rights and human rights in Algeria.
Emergency resolution for Algeria Read More »
Yesterday, on May 29, 2012, seven employees of the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) and one SCM visitor were summoned to stand on trial at a military court in Damascus.
Joint statement about Mazen Darwish and the court cases against SCM activists Read More »
ANHRI denounced the continued policy of the ruling regime in Morocco for clamping down on opinion and expression freedom the Moroccans gained during their long struggle.
Morocco : Imprisoning a Rapper for Criticizing the Police Read More »
The legislative elections that took place yesterday, May 10, 2012, in Algeria have been touted as illustrating ‘a process of democratic opening’.
On 30 April 2012, after the Judge decided that there is a prima facie case for rioting, against Doros Polycarpou, following the tragic events that took place at the 2010 Rainbow Festival in Cyprus, proceedings go on.
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH and the OMCT) and the EMHRN are deeply concerned about the arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of human rights defender Abdelkader Kherba.
ALGERIA: Harassment against those who struggle for human rights must stop! Read More »
In a joint report published today, the EMHRN, the CFDA, the LADDH and the SNAPAP are calling out to the Algerian public as well as the international observers to bring their attention to the new laws that have passed in Algeria.
One year after the popular uprising in Egypt, which resulted in at least 840 Egyptians killed according to official sources and led to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, the Euro-Mediterranean
