The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) welcomes the European Commission’s renewed commitment, as part of the EU Civil Society Strategy, to scale up its support to ensure an enabling …
Re: Call for Adoption of New EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and for Decision to Implement It by Qualified Majority Voting
Dear High Representative / Vice-President Kallas, The Human Rights and Democracy Network calls upon your leadership to ensure the adoption of an ambitious new EU Action Plan on Human Rights …
The European Union’s treaty obligations on international law must be reflected in its foreign policy
The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN), representing a broad coalition of civil society organisations across Europe, expresses its deep concern regarding President von der Leyen’s speech at the EU …
Appeal to the Member States of the Council of Europe for the adoption of a Convention on Transnational Repression
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, call upon the Member States of the Council of Europe to take urgent and collective action to address the growing phenomenon of transnational repression …
EU/Egypt: First summit should not ignore human rights violations
As the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa hold the “first ever” EU-Egypt summit with Egypt’s President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi on 22 October, the …
EU Commission must cut Libyan Coast Guard funding after rescue ship shooting, say 42 humanitarian and civil society groups
To: Magnus Brunner, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean On 24 August, the Libyan Coast Guard opened fire without warning on rescue …
More than 200 Organisations: Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected
On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented a new proposal for a Return Regulation to replace the current Return Directive. Behind the euphemistic name, the proposal outlines coercive, traumatising, …
Organizations Reject European Parliament Debate Exploiting Women’s Rights to Promote Anti-Migrant Hate
This Wednesday,10 September, during the European Parliament Plenary, a “debate” titled ”After 10 years, time to end mass migration now – protect our women and children” will be held in …
JOINT NGO INPUT AHEAD OF NEGOTIATIONS ON THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR MACRO-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT
We, the undersigned Egyptian, regional and international human rights organisations, are writing to provide input ahead of the negotiations on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the EU’s €4 billion …