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.
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
The EMHRN and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders concerned about the Deterioration of the Conditions for the Enjoyment of Freedoms of Association and Peaceful Assembly in Egypt.
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The undersigning organizations express their grave concerns for the safety of Mazen Darwish (Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression) and seven of his colleagues, arrested during a raid on their Damascus offices.
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More than a year after the Tunisian revolution and Z. BEN ALI’s demise, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) Executive Committee convened in Tunis on 24, 25 and 26 February 2012.
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Our organisations are deeply concerned about the fact that human rights defenders, in particular union activists, remain the targets of harassment by the authorities.
On 24 February 2011, the Algerian government lifted the state of emergency in response to the wave of mass protests that was sweeping across the region and reaching into Algeria itself.
On 24 February 2011 the Algerian government lifted the state of emergency in response to the wave of popular protests that was sweeping through the region.
