Rights organizations in joint letter Your excellency, We are writing to express our grave concern about the extremely dire human rights situation in Libya, and to urge your delegation …
Cross-Regional “Don’t Buy Into Occupation” Coalition exposes ties between European financial institutions and companies arming Israel
Today, 20 June 2024, the “Don’t Buy Into Occupation” (DBIO) coalition launched an exceptional progress report titled “The companies arming Israel and their financiers”. The report, mainly prepared by PAX, …
16 CSOs and labour unions urge EIB to halt support for polluters & arms manufacturers
Dear Ministers of Finance, Dear members of the EIB’s Board of Governors, We, the undersigned civil society organisations (CSOs) and labour unions, reach out to you at this critical …
World Refugee Day: for the defence of human rights in the Euro-Mediterranean region, stop with European externalisation policies.
Today, on World Refugee Day, and following the results of the recent European elections, EuroMed Rights and its member organisations denounce the rapidly deteriorating conditions faced by people on the …
Briefing report: Israel imposes catastrophic conditions of life on Palestinians in Gaza with the aim of their “physical destruction” according to the definition of genocide
View PostYemen: Houthis Must Immediately Release Civil Society and UN Staff Members
The Houthis, the de facto governing authority in the Yemeni capital Sana’a and other cities, must immediately and unconditionally release detained staff members from Yemeni and international civil society organizations …
Joint NGO letter on the EU’s macro-financial assistance to Egypt and human rights
We, the undersigned Egyptian, regional and international human rights organisations, urge the European Commission and member states to uphold international and EU law to ensure that macro-financial assistance to Egypt …
Yemen: Politicized judiciary sentences Yemenis to death without due process
Mwatana Organization for Human Rights, the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), and the Gulf Center for Human Rights call on the government of the Ansar Allah (Houthi) group …
Israel’s Massacre in Nuseirat Underlines the Need for an Immediate Ceasefire
Israel’s latest massacre of Palestinians, in the Nuseirat camp for internally displaced persons in the central Gaza Strip, underlines the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. On 8 …
Italy Must Review its Decision to Classify Egypt as a “Safe Country of Origin”
41 civil society organizations express their deep concern for Italy’s decision to classify the Arab Republic of Egypt as a “safe country of origin”, under Legislative Decree No. 25/2008, paragraph …
Bahrain: Joint Letter on Human Rights Situation to Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Your Excellencies, Ahead of and during the upcoming 56th Session of the Human Rights Council, we urge you and your delegation to raise concerns over the human rights situation in …
YEMEN: Immediately and Unconditionally Release Education Expert Mujib al-Mikhlafi
The Houthis, the de facto governing authority in and around the Yemeni capital Sana’a, must immediately and unconditionally release Mujib al-Mikhlafi, who was arrested on 10 October 2023, said the …
Civil society joint statement on the EBRD’s draft safeguards
The draft updates of the EBRD’s Environmental and Social Policy and Access to Information Policy set out the environmental and social requirements for EBRD-supported projects and the Bank’s due diligence …
Rafah Invasion Brings Israel’s Genocidal Campaign to Unprecedented Level
More war and famine will lead to physical destructions of civilians in Gaza
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies is horrified by Israel’s decision to intensify its assault on the Gaza strip and carry out a ground operation in Rafah while halting …
Civil Society Groups Call On U.S. Government to Block Unconditioned Military Assistance to Israel
We, the undersigned organizations, are dismayed that Congress, in an emergency supplemental bill, appropriated an unprecedented $14.1 billion in military assistance to Israel without attaching any human rights and civilian …