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Swiss Law To Search Through Asylum Seekers' Phones Is Disproportionate, Biased And Flawed
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 7:24 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The Swiss parliament has recently agreed to allow the State Secretariat for Migration to search through asylum seekers’ mobile phones without proper consent and without any suspicion of false claim in clear breach of their rights, warned ... More >>
Libya: Security Forces Kill Migrant, Detain 4,000 Others In One Day
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 6:59 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – The Libyan security forces killed one African migrant and wounded others during a large-scale security campaign, in which thousands of migrants and refugees were arrested in the Gargaresh area of the capital, Tripoli, Euro-Mediterranean ... More >>
Euro-Med Monitor At HRC: Gazans Are Poisoned Slowly As 97% Of Gaza’s Water Undrinkable
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 7:10 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor and the Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health (GIWEH) said in a joint oral statement during the 48th session of Human Rights Council (HRC) that the long-term Israeli blockade has caused a serious ... More >>
New Report: Economic And Social Crises In Jordan Threaten Citizens’ Rights And Freedoms
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 7:40 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a report issued today that the crises Jordanians have been experiencing in recent years have reflected on the exercise of their economic and social rights, including the right to dignity, ... More >>
Yemen: Government And Transitional Council Unite In Suppressing Protesters
Monday, 20 September 2021, 5:19 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva –Yemeni security forces and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces have killed two and injured a number of demonstrators during popular demonstrations in cities in southern Yemen, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a statement ... More >>
Denmark's Forcing Of Refugee Women To Work For Welfare Is Soaked In Misjudgment And Discrimination
Friday, 17 September 2021, 5:43 am | Euro Med Monitor
The Danish government intends to make migrant women work at least 37 hours a week to continue receiving welfare benefits, allegedly “to help them assimilate into society” but actually spreading misjudged and discriminatory ideas on refugees ... More >>
Leading MEP At Euro-Med Monitor Webinar: ‘Asylum Seekers Are Not A Threat’
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 6:05 am | Euro Med Monitor
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has hosted an important and timely webinar on the need to guarantee legal pathways to seek asylum in Europe that brought together a group of international experts with different backgrounds and unique competence ... More >>
UAE: 10-year Imprisonment Of Syrian Activist Speaks Of Extreme Level Of Unfairness
Monday, 13 September 2021, 6:16 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Emirati court issuance of a 10-year prison sentence against a Syrian activist is grossly unfair since the trial did not meet the minimum due procedures, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a statement. The State Security Court in the UAE capital, ... More >>
Tunisia: Euro-Med Monitor Calls For The Release Of Hunger Striker MP Yassin Ayari
Friday, 10 September 2021, 6:15 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor expressed its concern over the health condition of Tunisian parliamentarian, Yassin Al-Ayari, as a result of his continuing hunger strike in prison for the third consecutive day, in a protest ... More >>
Bahrain: Depriving Children Of Those Stripped Of Nationality From Obtaining Citizenship Is Inhumane
Thursday, 9 September 2021, 6:49 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – The Bahraini authorities' policy of revoking the citizenship of opponents and arbitrarily deporting them has resulted in another dilemma as their children cannot acquire citizenship rights as well, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor ... More >>
Jordan: Proposed Amendments To Media Regulations Impose New Restrictions On Freedoms
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 6:32 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – Jordan’s proposed amendments to media-related regulations impose more censorship on journalistic work and may undermine freedom of opinion, expression, and publication, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a statement. Withdrawing ... More >>
“They Told Us They Hated Black Africans”: UAE Authorities Detain, Torture, And Deport Over 800 Migrants
Friday, 3 September 2021, 7:12 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva, London – Evidence released today from Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor and ImpACT International documents widespread state-sponsored violations of human rights on African migrant workers in the UAE. On the 24th and 25th June 2021 authorities ... More >>
Syria: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens As Government Forces Escalate Attacks On Daraa
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 7:05 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – The Syrian government forces and allied militias’ continued military attacks on the neighborhoods of Daraa Al-Balad, southern Syria, raises serious concerns, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a statement. The United Nations should ... More >>
‘Left In Tatters’: Israeli Attack’s Impact On Gaza’s Productive Sector - New Report
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 6:54 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – The Israeli military attack on the Gaza Strip in May 2021 had catastrophic economic effects, especially on the productive sector, and caused direct and indirect losses exceeding half a billion dollars in various sectors, Euro-Mediterranean Human ... More >>
Libya: Asylum Seekers’ Drowning At Sea Is Due To Repeated Illegal Returns
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 6:18 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – A number of asylum seekers went missing after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said Saturday in a statement. The European Union (EU) should actively participate in rescuing migrants and end ... More >>
13 Rights Groups Complain To UN Over Saudi Arabia’s Laying Off 1000s Of Yemeni Workers
Saturday, 28 August 2021, 5:46 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Thirteen international and Yemeni human rights organizations, in a petition addressed to the United Nations Committee on Migrant Workers, expressed their concern over Saudi Arabia's termination of the work contracts of thousands of Yemeni workers ... More >>
Euro-Med Monitor Submits Urgent Memorandum To EU Foreign Ministers On Afghan Asylum Seekers Are Refugees
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 6:20 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor submitted an urgent memorandum to the European Union’s Commission President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs as well as the Foreign Ministers of key European states on Europe's responsibilities ... More >>
Morocco: Arresting Youtuber Comes In Line With An Established Policy Of Muzzling Mouths
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 6:17 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – The arrest of Moroccan activist, Jamila Saadan, for exposing what she said were prostitution and human trafficking networks in the south-central city of Marrakesh is a matter of concern, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said today ... More >>
UAE: Reports Of Uyghurs’ Detention In A Secret Prison Raise Concerns
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 6:36 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor called for an urgent investigation into allegations that Chinese citizens were detained in a civilian facility in the Emirate of Dubai, calling on the UAE authorities to clarify all details related to ... More >>
Tunisia: Banning Judges From Traveling Raises Fears Of Undermining The Judiciary
Friday, 20 August 2021, 5:54 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – The Tunisian executive authority’s precautionary measures against several judges, allegedly on suspicion of financial and administrative corruption and abuse of power, are condemnable, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said today in ... More >>
