Our organisations are urging the EU to give greater priority to human rights and to make this issue, including gender equality and democratic reforms, a priority of the agenda of the Association Council.
EU-Algeria Association Council: Priority to Human Rights! Read More »
The EMHRN guide offers ideas for new angles for your media coverage of transition issues and suggestions for how to broaden your contacts lists.
Gender Media Guide 2012 Read More »
The EMHRN and the FIDH strongly regret the cancellation of an invitation of leading Egyptian human rights NGOs, including our members and partners organisations, to participate in the civil society roundtable.
EU-Egypt Task Force: Why would Human Rights NGOs be excluded? Read More »
On October 24, 2012 the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Mr Ahmed Shaheed, appeared before the Third committee of the General Assembly to present his second report since he took up the mandate in August 2011.
Special Rapporteur renews request for access to Iran Read More »
A delegation of Women Against Violence Europe/WAVE and the Global Fund for Women presented 10,000 signatures in support of the Istanbul Convention to the Council of Europe’s Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland.
10,000 signatures at the Council of Europe Read More »
The new law is a landmark reform of the status of Moroccan women as it puts them on equal footing with men in regard to marriage and children.
The Moroccan Family Code “Moudawana” Read More »
EMHRN urges the EU to send a strong message to President Morsi on democratic and human rights reforms and support to civil society in this decisive time for paving the way to democratisation in Egypt.
Anchoring Human Rights in Renewed EU-Egypt Relations Read More »
The participation of two Saudi female athletes in the London Olympics is an important first step but does not go far enough in addressing entrenched problems of gender discrimination in the kingdom, HRW said today.
Olympics: For Saudi Women, Only a Starting Line Read More »
A delegation of the EMHRN and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders – a FIDH and OMCT joint programme – met with you in February to discuss the situation of Freedom of Association in Egypt.
Letter from EMHRN president to the president of the Arab Republic of Egypt Read More »
On June 28th 2012, the Palestinian Human Right Organization (PHRO) opened the concluding conference of its programme “Advancing Palestinian Refugee Women Rights in Lebanon’s Gender Equality”.
