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Sudan: Ongoing Violence Jeopardises Medical Care, Hospitals Struggle To Secure Vital Supplies
Friday, 21 April 2023, 6:17 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – Conflict parties in Sudan must ensure the continued operation of medical facilities there by protecting these sites from all military action, thus enabling the flow of essential medical and logistical supplies, Euro-Med Monitor said in a ... More >>
Lebanon: Restricting Lawyers’ Media Appearances Undermines Free Expression, Must Be Reversed
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 5:18 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The Beirut Bar Association’s restrictions on members’ freedom of opinion, expression, publication, and media appearances are deeply concerning, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement. Under the pretext of controlling “chaos”, the Beirut ... More >>
Sudan: Dozens Dead As Civilians Bear The Brunt Of Ongoing Armed Conflict
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 5:21 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – The outbreak of an armed conflict in Sudan between army forces and Rapid Support Forces is extremely concerning, said Euro-Med Monitor. The statement warns that civilians are the ones paying the price for the conflict, which has escalated ... More >>
Bahrain: Establishment Of National Human Rights Committee Promising, But Practical Measures Must Follow
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 7:52 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – The decision of Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa to establish the National Human Rights Committee will be a positive step if it is accompanied by practical measures, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement. ... More >>
Algeria: New Bill Tightens Restrictions On Journalists, Increases Media Censorship
Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 8:05 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The approval of a new law imposing additional restrictions on the work of journalists and the media in Algeria amounts to further censorship and is deeply concerning, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement. The new draft organic law consists ... More >>
Denmark: Investigate A Company’s Potential Implication In Gaza War Crimes
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 5:40 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - A Danish company equipped the Israeli planes in 2021 and 2022 that bombed Gaza, killing more than 100 civilians, including 75 children, said the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor in a statement today. This requires an urgent investigation into the ... More >>
Euro-Med Monitor Concludes First Phase Of Youth For Rights Fellowship
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 5:24 am | Euro Med Monitor
Beirut – The first phase of Euro-Med Monitor’s Beirut-based Youth for Rights Fellowship programme, which spans a total of four months and currently enrols over 20 young people from various Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, has concluded. ... More >>
At HRC: Euro-Med Monitor Calls On Denmark, Sweden To End Discrimination Against Migrants
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 5:21 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council’s 52nd session, Euro-Med Monitor and the IRDG urged European governments, particularly Sweden and Denmark, to end all discriminatory and punitive policies targeting migrants and asylum seekers ... More >>
Euro-Med Monitor At HRC: Yemeni Female Journalists Face Gender-based Harassment And Social Exclusion
Saturday, 1 April 2023, 5:41 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – Female journalists in Yemen face significant challenges as a result of their journalistic work, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement to the UN Human Rights Council’s 52nd session. Female journalists in Yemen face harassment, attacks, and ... More >>
Iraq: Little To Report On The Progress Of Achieving Justice After 150 Days Of Al-Sudani’s Government Taking Power
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 9:56 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Despite the passing of 150 days since the new government, led by Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, began work, the most prominent cases where victims await justice remain stalled, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement. Al-Sudani pledged in his government’s ... More >>
At HRC: International Relief Agencies Criticised By Volunteer Worker Over Lack Of Aid To Quake Victims In Northern Syria
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 9:44 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – A volunteer relief worker involved in coordinating the humanitarian response to victims of the earthquake that struck northern Syria last month urged members of the Human Rights Council to take all possible steps to expedite aid delivery to ... More >>
Morocco: Violent Suppression Of Student Activism At Hassan II University Is Unjustified; Immediate Investigation A Must
Sunday, 26 March 2023, 5:33 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The use of excessive force by Moroccan security to prevent a student activity at Hassan II University of Casablanca is unjustified, undermines liberties, and reflects a high level of security repression, said Euro-Med Monitor and AFD International ... More >>
Switzerland’s Policy To Search Asylum Seeker’s Phones Is Invasive And Biased
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 5:42 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva- Switzerland proceeds with invasive and biased measures to analyze intimate data from asylum seekers’ smartphones in concrete violation of their privacy rights, assuming that data extraction from personal devices leads to more reliable evidence ... More >>
Accommodation Crisis Facing Asylum Seekers In Belgium Is Gravely Concerning
Saturday, 18 March 2023, 5:52 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Euro-Med Monitor expresses its deep concern over the situation of asylum seekers in Belgium who are facing a dire lack of adequate housing. We emphasise the importance of ensuring that asylum seekers have access to safe and decent housing, ... More >>
“Not Your Profession”: Euro-Med Monitor Report Documents Harassment Of Female Journalists In Yemen, Tunisia, OPt
Friday, 10 March 2023, 6:46 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Female journalists in Yemen, Tunisia, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) face assault and harassment as a result of their journalistic work, in contrast to their male counterparts, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement. In a new report ... More >>
Euro-Med Monitor Concludes Brussels Advocacy Tour Aimed To Discuss Israel’s Human Rights Violations
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 6:17 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Friday marked the last appearance by Euro-Med Monitor’s communications chief at a series of public talks and meetings in Brussels, including with members of the European Union’s parliament, Belgian government officials, the College of ... More >>
“Can’t Even Be A Widow”: Euro-Med Monitor Report On Families Of Missing Gazan Migrants
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 6:30 am | Euro Med Monitor
“Can’t even be a widow”: Euro-Med Monitor report documents social, psychological, and economic effects on families of missing Gazan migrants Occupied Palestinian Territory – Years after the disappearance of their husbands, the wives of missing Palestinian ... More >>
Euro-Med Monitor At HRC: Pressure Israel To Prevent Death Penalty Legislation, Comply With International Law
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 5:59 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council’s 52nd session, Euro-Med Monitor and Youth Parliament for SDG called on all concerned parties to exert serious pressure on the Israeli government to prevent it from passing legislation allowing ... More >>
At HRC: Euro-Med Monitor Calls For Youth Migrant Participation In Decision-making Concerning Them In Europe
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 6:29 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council’s 52nd session, Euro-Med Monitor and Youth Parliament for SDG said that young migrants and asylum seekers in the European Union countries are unable to identify their basic rights due to ... More >>
Beirut: Launch Of Youth For Rights Fellowship Unites 20 Young People From Across MENA Region
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 6:21 am | Euro Med Monitor
Beirut - Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor officially launched its first Youth for Rights Fellowship session at its regional office in Beirut, Lebanon on Thursday. This was the first session of an extensive training programme, in which a cohort of human ... More >>
