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.
EMHRN Gender Working Group Launches International Women’s Day 2015 Appeal Read More »
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.
Egypt’s Blood-stained Revolution Anniversary: Peaceful Activists Shot Dead by Police Read More »
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.
Denmark: Call to Reject Bill Increasing Refugees’ Vulnerability Read More »
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.
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.
Egypt: Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation Read More »
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 »
