EMHRN Statements 2012
Syrian Authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Mazen Darwish and other detained activists
The undersigned Organisations call on the Syrian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Mazen Darwish, a prominent Syrian human rights defender and Director of the ... Full story
Joint Statement - SYRIA: Concern for 14 human rights defenders arrested in SCM's offices
Copenhagen, Geneva, Paris, February 16, 2012 -The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights ... Full story
EMHRN Launches its latest Report: EU-ISRAEL RELATIONS - Promoting and Ensuring Respect for International Law
Joint report EMHRN-APRODEV on EU-Israel relations ... Full story
Egypt : About the crackdown on civil society
The Egyptian revolution was hailed internationally as an admirable and justifiable act by the Egyptian people to demand social justice and freedoms that they have been denied for decades. It was therefore anticipated that, following this revolution, the interim Egyptian political authorities would prioritize urgently needed legal and procedural reforms to enhance and protect the Egyptian people’s newly won rights. However, the Egyptian government has taken no steps to lift undue restrictions on the operations of civil society organizations, despite the fact that a vibrant civil society is an essential component of a democratic state that respects human rights and the rule of law. ... Full story
EGYPT: Bloggers Alaa Abdel-Fatah and Maikel Nabil finally released, but freedom of expression of human rights activists still at risk!
Paris-Geneva-Copenhagen, February 6, 2012. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) welcome the release of blogger Maikel Nabil on January 24, 2012, which follows the release of another blogger, Mr. Alaa Abdel-Fatah, on December 25, 2011. ... Full story
Joint Statement :Harassment of Human Rights Defenders and Breach of Migrants' Rights in Cyprus Must Stop
Since May 2011, when he was first informed, Doros Polycarpou, Executive Director of KISA, faces criminal charges following the events at the Rainbow Festival on 5 November 2010 in Larnaca. More than a year after the attacks by far-right and nationalist groups on festival goers, no independent investigation has been carried out and the lengthy legal proceedings remains dubious to an ever greater number of European and international organisations. ... Full story
Egyptians remain entitled to freedom, justice and human dignity
One day ahead of the first anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) seizes this opportunity to acknowledge the struggle and ... Full story
INTERNSHIP IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - DRAFTING THE NEXT EMHRN GENDER AUDIT
Deadline for application: 1st February 2012 ... Full story
EMHRN condemns the attack against Gaza human rights defender Mahmoud AbuRahma
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) strongly condemns the attack against human rights defender Mahmoud AbuRahma, Director of the Communication and International Relations Unit at ... Full story
