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Yemen: Investigation Required Regarding Deaths Of Children Who Received Expired Drug
Monday, 17 October 2022, 6:52 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The World Health Organisation must launch an urgent investigation into the deaths of at least 18 children at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, who were given what appears to be an expired drug, Euro-Med Rights Monitor said in a statement. ... More >>
In Johannesburg, Euro-Med Monitor Provides Training For Activists From 10 Organisations, Space To Share Experiences
Monday, 17 October 2022, 4:55 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – At a regional seminar in the South African city of Johannesburg, Euro-Med Monitor’s Chief of Programmes and Communications, Muhammad Shahada, delivered two key lectures to a group of activists from ten grassroots and civil society organisations ... More >>
Assassination Of Media Activist & Wife In Syria Is Further Evidence Of Rampant, Systematic Targeting Of Freedoms
Saturday, 15 October 2022, 6:06 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Ruling authorities in opposition-controlled areas of northern Syria must protect civil rights and media activists, especially considering the escalation of individuals being targeted for their participation in completely legitimate activities, ... More >>
Euro-Med Monitor To HRC: Support And Strengthen Efforts To Rehabilitate And Empower Victims
Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 5:40 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The Human Rights Council and the relevant United Nations bodies should support and strengthen human rights organisations that work to empower victims by contributing to their capacity-building and collaborating with them to carry out ... More >>
Morocco: Continued Complication Of Detained Journalists’ Prison Conditions Is Shameful, Must Stop Now
Wednesday, 5 October 2022, 6:44 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Moroccan authorities’ ongoing imprisonment of several journalists in conditions that violate both Moroccan constitutional standards and international obligations is deeply concerning, Euro-Med Rights Monitor said in a statement. Not ... More >>
At HRC, Grandmother Of Child Who Died Due To Gaza Blockade Protests Israeli Policies
Sunday, 2 October 2022, 6:40 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The grandmother of a victim of Israel’s blockade has urged the UN Human Rights Council and its Member States to pressure Israel to end its policy of slow killing against Gaza patients, and hold the state accountable for depriving besieged ... More >>
In Meeting With UN IOM, Euro-Med Monitor Raises Issue Of Expelled Migrants And Asylum Seekers In MENA
Friday, 30 September 2022, 8:26 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Euro-Med Monitor’s team met Thursday in Geneva with the International Organisation for Migration’s incoming Senior Regional Advisor to the Director General for Middle East and North Africa, Othman Belbeisi, to discuss the situation of migrants ... More >>
At HRC: Euro-Med Monitor Highlights Plight Of Unaccompanied Minor Asylum Seekers In Europe
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 6:59 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council’s 51st session, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor and Youth Parliament for SDG said that 71% of all child asylum seekers who arrived in European countries in 2021 were unaccompanied, which exacerbated ... More >>
Euro-Med Monitor: Independent Study Should Be Crucial In Changing Meta’s Policy Of Restricting Palestinian Content
Sunday, 25 September 2022, 6:22 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Meta Platforms, Inc. must address the serious flaws in its system and a biased policy that impeded millions of users’ freedom of publication and expression during the violent events in the Palestinian territories in May 2021, Euro-Med Monitor ... More >>
Euro-Med Monitor: Independent Study Should Be Crucial In Changing Meta’s Policy Of Restricting Palestinian Content
Sunday, 25 September 2022, 6:22 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Meta Platforms, Inc. must address the serious flaws in its system and a biased policy that impeded millions of users’ freedom of publication and expression during the violent events in the Palestinian territories in May 2021, Euro-Med Monitor ... More >>
Euro-Med Monitor At HRC: European Countries Must Stop Arms Export To Conflict Parties In Yemen
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 5:42 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council’s 51st session, Euro-Med Monitor and Youth Parliament for SDG said European countries are obligated to stop arms sales to the conflict parties in Yemen under relevant agreements such as The ... More >>
Tunisia: Dangerous New Presidential Decree Legitimises Invasion Of Privacy, Criminalisation Of Dissidents
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 5:56 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – Tunisian President Kais Saied’s issuance of a new decree allowing security services to violate Tunisians’ digital privacy is reprehensible and opens the door wide to restricting media work and criminalising practices related to freedom of ... More >>
Euro-Med Monitor At HRC: EU Commission Must Halt Expansion Of Asylum Seeker Surveillance Programme
Sunday, 18 September 2022, 6:40 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council’s 51st session, Euro-Med Monitor and Youth Parliament for SDG warned against the EU Commission’s planned expansion of its asylum seeker surveillance programme, citing its biased and groundless ... More >>
Jordan: Over 750,000 Refugees Risk Facing A Stifling Humanitarian Crisis Due To Lack Of Funding
Sunday, 11 September 2022, 5:17 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The international community must act quickly in response to a recent warning issued by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Jordan regarding a significant lack of funding, which will likely have a direct impact on services provided to refugees, ... More >>
Libya: Smugglers’ Abuse Of Egyptian Migrants, Including Children, Calls For Cooperation To Combat Human Trafficking
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 6:08 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – The discovery of 287 Egyptian migrants, including more than 90 children, held in a warehouse in eastern Libya should underscore the importance of combating smuggling and human trafficking networks, as well as raise social awareness of the ... More >>
Germany: Euro-Med Monitor Welcomes Court Ruling Against Deutsche Welle After Firing Of Arab Journalists
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 6:11 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor applauds a German labour court’s decision that the dismissal of Palestinian-Jordanian journalist Farah Maraqa by Deutsche Welle (DW) was legally unjustified. The court ruled that her contract termination was illegal ... More >>
Installing Special Surveillance System At University Of Bahrain Will Turn Campus Into Security Barracks
Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 7:03 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The public University of Bahrain’s announcement of a tender to install a large number of security cameras on campus is concerning and will likely contribute to the restriction of freedoms, said Euro-Med Rights Monitor in a statement. The ... More >>
Euro-Med’s Comm. Chief At MEC Webinar: Security Pretexts For Gaza Blockade Are "Contradictory & Entirely Ridiculous”
Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 6:42 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Euro-Med Monitor’s Chief of Programs and Communications, Muhammed Shehada, recently called Israel’s security pretexts for its Gaza blockade “contradictory and entirely ridiculous” considering that, “It’s now relatively easier for ... More >>
Jordan: Rise In Juvenile Suicide Cases Necessitates Scrutiny Of Juvenile Justice System
Monday, 5 September 2022, 5:27 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The hostility and isolation experienced by vulnerable children held in juvenile detention centres (JDCs) in Jordan has proven to have a lasting negative impact on both their psychosocial and educational development, said Euro-Med Human ... More >>
Palestinian Territories: Detainee Khalil Awawdeh Suffers From Acute Dyspnea And Time Is Running Out To Save Him
Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 5:57 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Palestinian administrative detainee Khalil Awawdeh is suffering from an acute case of dyspnea and severe problems in all his vitals due to his continued hunger strike. His time is rapidly running out, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement. ... More >>