EMHRN Statements - 2009
Free Muharrem Erbey!
Copenhagen/Paris – 31 December 2009: On 24 December 2009, Muharrem Erbey, General Vice Chairperson of the Human Rights Association (İnsan Haklari Derneği – İHD) and ... Full story
Syria: Where is Nizar Ristnawi?
Paris-Geneva, December 22, 2009. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) and the Euro-Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) express their deepest concern about the disappearance of Mr. Nizar Ristnawi ... Full story
30th anniversary of CEDAW: End discrimination against women by lifting all reservations to CEDAW
30th anniversary of CEDAW: End discrimination against women by lifting all reservations to CEDAW and signing the Optional protocol. ... Full story
Tunisia: New smear campaign inciting to hatred and violence against human rights defenders
December 18, 2009. Eleven Human rights organisations express today their utmost concerns about the threats stemming from a smear campaign led by a Tunisian weekly newspaper against several human rights defenders who have been denouncing violations of fundamental freedoms in Tunisia. ... Full story
No peace without respect for international law, No respect for international law without EU pressure
One year after the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, The EU continues in practice to strengthen its economic, technical and trade relations with Israel in several sectors, despite the continued blockade of the Gaza Strip and the lack of accountability, and despite the June 2009 decision to put the upgrading of its relations with Israel on hold. EU’s “business as usual” approach amounts to disregarding Israeli policies in the OPT, signaling EU acquiescence of or non-objection to Israel’s conduct. ... Full story
Slandering Media Campaign against Tunisian Human Rights Defenders and Journalists
The weekly newspaper KOLL ENNASS, published in Arabic in Tunis, has three times lashed out at Tunisian human rights defenders and journalists. Kamel JENDOUBI, Sihem BENSEDRINE and Slim BAGGA have been accused of being Israeli agents allegedly pursued by some ‘Palestinian factions’. ... Full story
Morocco: Aminatou Haidar must be allowed to go home
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) expresses deep concern with regard to the situation of Ms. Aminatou Haidar, a human rights activist who has been prevented from returning to Laayoun by the Moroccan government and has been detained illegally in Spain. She has been on a hunger strike for more than three weeks. ... Full story
EMHRN recommendations to the Spanish Presidency of the EU
EMHRN recommendations to the Spanish Presidency of the EU on The Union for the Mediterranean and the European Neighbourhood Policy ... Full story
Despite police intimidation, the EMHRN-Solidarity Group meeting took place in Tunis
Upon the initiative of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), a delegation of European civil society representatives travelled to Tunisia from 13 to 15 November to meet with members of independent Tunisian Human rights organisations. The delegation was headed by Marc Schade-Poulsen, Executive Director of the EMHRN. ... Full story
Tunisia: Zouhair Makhlouf denied the right to fair trial
Paris-Geneva-Copenhagen, 26 November 2009. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) deplore the Court's blatant contempt for the right to fair trial in the legal proceedings against journalist Zouhair Makhlouf. ... Full story
