The EMHRN, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and FIDH reiterate the need to prioritise respect for human rights, including gender equality, and to call on the Algerian authorities to take action in this regard.
There is an urgent need to mobilise parliamentarians, NGOs, the public and European citizens to avoid what would be a serious step backwards for women’s health and the freedom of individuals about their own lives.
Women’s rights threatened Read More »
The EMHRN, the CIHRS and their Syrian partner organizations welcome the 7th report of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria and commend the extensive efforts to uncover international crimes occurring in Syria.
Oral Intervention on Syria during the United Nations Human Rights Council Read More »
As the EU sets to evaluate progress made by its southern neighbours, we ring the alarm on the restriction on civil society and the assaults on the rights to freedom of association, assembly and expression sweeping the Arab World.
Assessing EU’s Southern Neighbours: The Erosion of Civil Society in the Euromed 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, the EMHRN published its regional report that alerts violence against women has dramatically increased in the Euro-Mediterranean region during the recent years.
On the eve of International Women’s Day, EMHRN new report highlights the unique situation of Palestinian women whose rights are violated in both Israel the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).
Palestinian Women in the face of Double Discrimination 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 »
A coalition of Syrian rights groups supported by the EMHRN and CIHRS warn of spiraling violence against women in Syria and call for an end to impunity for those who commit these atrocities.
Syrian Human Rights Defenders to the United Nations Human Rights Council Read More »
Call by Civil Society for the United Nations Human Rights Council to Address the Grave Human Rights Situation in Egypt, and Ensure Respect for Democratic Development.
Silence is not an option: Call by Civil Society Read More »
