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 »
The EMHRN expresses deep concern about the bill approved by the government, which would take away from women living in Spain a great part of their right to get an abortion in the first weeks of pregnancy.
Anti-abortion Law in Spain: a worrying step backwards for Women’s Rights Read More »
More than sixty Syrian women from a number of Syrian districts and governorates met and issued the Syrian Women’s Charter outlining their shared vision for Syrian women, for the future Syrian state, and for peace.
Syrian Women Issue Charter for Peace in Damascus Ahead of Geneva II Conference Read More »
Turkish authorities have committed grave human rights violations on a massive scale against the freedom of peaceful assembly and peaceful demonstration in an attempt to crush the protests at Gezi park.
EMHRN Report on the ‘Gezi Park’ protest movement in Turkey and its repression Read More »
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the EMHRN is launching today its Regional Study on the Right to Freedom of Assembly in the Euro-Mediterranean Region.
Human Rights Day in the Euromed: Are Governments stripping away our Freedom of Assembly? Read More »
Representatives of the EU, its member states and Tunisia are set to sign a ‘Mobility Partnership’. It will be the sixth agreement to be signed by the EU, with similar agreements already signed with other countries.
EU-Tunisia Mobility Partnership: Externalisation policy in disguise Read More »
On 26 November 2013, the PCHR published the second report of its kind; entitled “Through Women’s Eyes”. This report focuses the gender-specific implications and consequences of ‘Operation Pillar of Defense.’
Important challenges concerning sexual violence related to both the social cultural context in Syria and methodology of documentation hamper the documentation process.
Violence against Women, Bleeding Wound in the Syrian Conflict Read More »
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013, the EMHRN releases a new report that sheds light on the increased use of violence against women in Syria.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Read More »
