EMHRN Statements 2012
Egypt: FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION IN JEOPARDY
THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN HUMAN RIGHTS NETWORK AND THE OBSERVATORY FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DETERIORATION OF THE CONDITIONS FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF FREEDOMS OF ASSOCIATION AND PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY IN EGYPT ... Full story
Israel’s Unlawful Detention Practices Must Stop: EMHRN Fears for Life of Hunger Striker Hana ash-Shalabi
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) is seriously concerned about Israel’s abusive regime of administrative detention. This regime has been the subject of numerous protests by Palestinian and international human rights organisations, including recent public interventions in the context of the hunger strikes by administrative detainees Khader Adnan and Hana ash-Shalabi. ... Full story
The Syrian authorities must reveal the fate of Mazen Darwish and SCM staff
The undersigning organizations express their grave concerns for the safety of Mr. Mazen Darwish, Head of the Damascus based Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) and seven of his colleagues, arrested by Air Force Intelligence members on February 16, 2012 during a raid on their Damascus offices. ... Full story
Transitional governments should ensure women get their full rights
Copenhagen, Amman 7 March 2012, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) commemorates International Women's Day. The celebration comes in the context of uprisings for democracy in the Southern Mediterranean region and the economic crisis in Europe. The network congratulates the continuous and persistent aspirations and struggles for dignity and freedoms in the Southern Mediterranean, commending in particular the central role of women in the movements against oppressive regimes. ... Full story
EMHRN Executive Committee Meets in Tunis (24-26 feb 2012)
More than a year after the Tunisian revolution and Z. BEN ALI's demise, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) Executive Committee convened in Tunis on ... Full story
Harassment of Union Leaders and Bans on Demonstrations Continue in Algeria Despite the Repeal of the State of Emergency
Geneva and Paris, 1 March 2012 One year after the repeal of the state of emergency in Algeria, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) and the ... Full story
EMHRN and Palestinian human rights NGOs recommendations on the new EU-PA Action Plan
The European Union and the Palestinian Authority (PA) are in the process of adopting a new Action Plan to replace the Action Plan agreed upon in 2005. ... Full story
EMHRN Report on the Lift of the State of Emergency in Algeria: Reforms Are a Game of Smoke and Mirrors
On 24 February 2011, the Algerian government lifted the state of emergency in response to the wave of mass protests that was sweeping across the ... Full story
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
