The government punishes peaceful protesters and strikers, including with retaliatory suspensions or dismissals from public service jobs, and arbitrarily arrests and prosecutes union activists on politically motivated charges.
Algeria: Workers’ Rights Trampled Read More »
The EMHRN is calling on the UN Security Council to extend the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) to include human rights issues in the area, at the next meeting on the matter.
Western Sahara: MINURSO’s mandate should be extended to include human rights Read More »
We condemn the lack of transparency in the negotiation process which did not involve civil society actors, many of whom have been active on issues directly relevant to the ‘Mobility Partnership’ agreement.
Tunisia-EU Mobility Partnership Read More »
During the 2011 protests, Syrian women have been exposed to arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, torture, sexual violence and summary executions among other acts of violence, as seen on a recent EMHRN report.
International Women’s Day: Violence rises, impunity prevails Read More »
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, EMHRN’s new report comes to shed light on the sharp increase in gender-based violence. Special Focus on Violence against Women in the Syrian Conflict.
EMHRN: Stop Violence Against Women! Read More »
In the context of ongoing discussions on EU joint policy towards Gaza, we call on the EU to urge Israel to lift the unlawful closure of the Gaza Strip, and demand they comply with their obligations under international law.
Gaza: The status quo is not an option anymore Read More »
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the assassination of opposition leader Chokri Belaid in Tunisia, the EMHRN and the FIDH express their solidarity to his family and loved ones.
Assasination of Chokri Belaid: Impunity, one year later! Read More »
Our organisations regret that the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs missed a great opportunity to correct parts of Israel’s migration policy and continues to misguidedly brand asylum seekers as “illegal infiltrators.”
The EMHRN and Oxfam join Egyptian civil society organizations in expressing grave concern about the raid on the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR), on 18 December 2013.
This conference aimed to assess violence against women; remind States of their national, regional and international commitments to fight gender-based violence and make concrete recommendations for ending impunity.
Violence against Women: Crimes and Impunity – Final Declaration Read More »
