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.
June 23, 2022 – Human rights defender Mohamed El-Baqer must be released immediately and unconditionally, stated 20 human rights organisations. His detention is arbitrary, aimed at punishing him for his […]
Egypt: Mohamed El-Baqer: 1000 days of arbitrary detention Read More »
Revoke Decree Granting President Power to Remove Judges (Tunis, June 8, 2022) — President Kais Saied dealt a deep blow to judicial independence on June 1, 2022, by granting himself,
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On March 6, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published its 2022-27 Egypt Country Strategy. The undersigned organizations commend the EBRD’s more realistic appraisal of the human rights situation in Egypt
Joint response to the EBRD’s 2022-27 Strategy for Egypt Read More »
Joint statement following the death, in custody, of economic researcher and advisor of the Egyptian Reform and Development Party Ayman Hadhoud.
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29 March The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the deportation by Spain of Algerian activist Mohamed Benhalima, in the evening of 24 March 2022, despite the risks of torture and serious
On 18 March 2022, Spain made a U-turn in its relations with Morocco which, according to the Spanish government, “puts an end to the political crisis”. This longstanding diplomatic row
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Statement in support of IHD Co-Chairperson Öztürk Türkdoğan ahead of the first hearing of his trial on 22 February 2022.
Turkey: new trial against Öztürk Türkdoğan, new proof of judicial harassment Read More »
Green light for the European Commission to cut funding to ‘illiberal’ Member States! On 16 February 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed the legal actions
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Six NGOs call on EU and Belgian leaders not to roll out the red carpet for Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi ahead of the European Union-African Union Summit.
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In light of Egypt’s alarming record of severe human rights violations, often “justified” in the name of counterterrorism, the undersigned civil society organizations are appalled at the European Union’s determination
