EMHRN Statements - 2008
Note in view of the EU-ISRAEL POLITICAL SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, 28 October 2008
THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF EU-ISRAEL RELATIONS 1.1 A strengthened human rights chapter in the EU-Israel Action Plan In the context of the current negotiation on the further ... Full story
SYRIA: A trial against freedom of expression
The Observatory and the EMHRN denounce the unfair judicial proceedings against the 12 Damascus Declaration detainees ... Full story
Independent online newspaper attacked, Its content completely destroyed
On the 8th of October, 2008, Kalima website (http://www.kalimatunisie ), often considered as one of the only independent news sources in Tunisia, has suffered an attack that has completely destroyed its web content. The site will now have to be completely rebuilt and uploaded. ... Full story
Alaa Byassi prevented from travelling
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) has denounced the order which prohibited Mr. Alaa Byassi, a member of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights in Syria (CDF), from taking part in the EMHRN working group meeting on migration and asylum ... Full story
EU-Morocco Advanced Status:Priority for Human Rights in the Strengthening of EU-Morocco Relations
On the occasion of the EU-Morocco Association Council held on October 13, 2008, the EU and Morocco reinforced their relations by adopting a new roadmap aimed at granting Morocco advanced status. Morocco is thus the first country of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership to concretise relations with the EU within the new framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy. ... Full story
Egypt: AHRLA finally authorised to be officially re-registered!
Authorities should comply with the Court decision and remove all restrictions against AHRLA Copenhagen-Geneva-Paris, October 28, 2008. The Observatory for the Protection ofHuman Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) welcome the decision by the Egyptian judiciary to allow the Association of Human Rights and Legal Aid (AHRLA) to continue its activities in Egypt ... Full story
MIDDLE EAST QUARTET IS FAILING, WARN AID AGENCIES
The Middle East Quartet (EU, Russia, UN, USA) is failing - making inadequate progress towards improving the lives of Palestinians nor improving the prospects for peace - according to a new report by leading humanitarian and human rights organisations published today (Thursday 25 September). ... Full story
Freedom of association
On the occasion of the 10th Ministerial Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, 3-4 November 2008, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) calls the Ministers to make substantial commitments to ensure the protection and promotion of freedom of association in the region, a key to more Democracy in the Euro-Mediterranean Region. ... Full story
Gaza: Human rights Defenders in prison?
On 11 September 2008, four Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) from Gaza, including two winners of human rights awards, were prevented from travelling to Brussels to attend major conferences and meetings with counterparts in Europe. Since the siege on Gaza in June 2007 almost no HRD has been allowed to leave the Gaza Strip to participate in human rights events. ... Full story
Unfair trial of 12 members of the National Council of the Damascus Declaration for Democratic National Change (NCDD)
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, the Observatory for the Protection of the Human Rights Defenders (a joint program between the International Federation for Human Rights and the World Organisation against Torture), Human Rights Watch and Human Rights First express their deep concern about the arbitrary detention and unfair trial in Syria of 12 members of the National Council of the Damascus Declaration for Democratic National Change. The undersigned organizations urge the Syrian authorities to halt the trial and release immediately and unconditionally these 12 human rights and political activists. ... Full story
