Women’s rights and gender justice
Confined, Abused and Instrumentalised: Detention of Women in Syria
Documentation efforts by Syrian human rights groups indicate that several thousands of women have been detained, while hundreds remain in captivity, often without any contact with the outside world.
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Commemorating IWD 2015 in the Euro-Med: Zero Impunity for Violence Against Women!
The EMHRN exhorts governments across the Euromed to seize this opportunity to renew their commitment to zero impunity for violence against women, with a particular focus on women’s rights defenders.
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Morocco: Raid on the premises of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH)
Our organisations condemn the raid on the premises of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) and the assault against one of its members by the Moroccan security forces.
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EMHRN Gender Working Group Launches International Women’s Day 2015 Appeal
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, the EMHRN calls on activists to stand up against impunity and ensure accountability for crimes against women.
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Egypt’s Blood-stained Revolution Anniversary: Peaceful Activists Shot Dead by Police
After yet another deadly confrontation between police forces and peaceful demonstrators in Egypt, the EMHRN is appalled by the killing of more than 20 peaceful protestors marking the 4th anniversary of Egypt’s revolution.
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Denmark: Call to Reject Bill Increasing Refugees’ Vulnerability
The Danish Parliament conducted its second reading of a new amendment to the Danish Aliens Act aimed to limit asylum status granted to refugees; an amendment which would mainly impact refugees from Syria.
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Bleak Picture for the Euro-Med Region
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, EMHRN rings the alarm on the sharp increase in gender-based violence and the impunity for it in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
Egypt: Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation
In view of the publication of the final report of the EU Election Observation Mission, the EMHRN, the OMCT and FIDH express grave concern over the continuing deterioration of the human rights situation in Egypt.
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