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Euro-Med Monitor Hosts UN Experts For Webinar On Israeli Evasion Of Accountability
Monday, 29 August 2022, 6:57 am | Euro Med Monitor
Palestinian territory - Israel’s assault was an act of aggression, violating the integrity of the occupied Palestinian territory and the besieged Gaza, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: UN Intervention Required To Protect Prisoners Of Conscience From Max Sentence For Criticising Authorities
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 6:10 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – In light of the recent escalation of cases of arbitrary detention of individuals exercising their legitimate rights, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention should dispatch a field mission to Saudi Arabia, Euro-Med ... More >>
Oman: Authorities Must Release Activist Ahmed Qatan And End The Prosecution Of Free Speech
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 6:54 pm | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Omani authorities’ continued detention of community and environmental activist Ahmed Issa Qatan is highly concerning, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement. Qatan has been arbitrarily detained since August 4 on charges related ... More >>
EU Commission’s Intrusive Migrant Surveillance Program Is Unlawful, Dangerous
Saturday, 13 August 2022, 6:56 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – Regardless of repeated warnings from their own data protection watchdogs, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the EU Commission are proceeding with the expansion of a highly intrusive surveillance program. Designed to target ... More >>
Libya: Newly Uncovered Mass Graves In Tarhuna Are Reminder To Hold Perpetrators Accountable
Saturday, 13 August 2022, 6:31 am | Euro Med Monitor
Newly uncovered mass graves in Tarhuna, Libya are reminder to hold perpetrators accountable, not offer them political recognition Geneva – Accountability efforts for the killings, enforced disappearances, and acts of torture that occurred in Tarhuna ... More >>
Iraq: Worsening Tragedy For Thousands Of IDPs Amid Authorities' Reluctance To Provide Identification Papers
Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 5:35 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Iraqi authorities should take all necessary measures to provide thousands of displaced people with identification papers to replace the ones they lost while fleeing their homes during the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant ... More >>
Sweden: Call To Replicate Denmark’s Discriminatory “Anti-Ghetto” Law Is Highly Concerning
Saturday, 6 August 2022, 6:08 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – The Swedish Immigration Minister’s call to put a 50 percent cap on “non-Nordic citizens” in so-called “troubled areas” is a textbook recipe for discrimination, incitement, and counterproductive punitive measures, emanating ... More >>
Syria: States Supporting SDF Share Responsibility For Horrific Human Rights Violations
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 5:14 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Euro-Med Monitor strongly condemns the continued international support to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls large areas of north-eastern Syria despite its involvement in grave human rights violations. The SDF continues ... More >>
Yemen: Open Letter To Special Envoy Of The Secy-Gen On Intervention Needed To Save Life Of Journalist Sentenced To Death
Sunday, 31 July 2022, 5:15 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has sent an urgent open letter to Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, regarding the deteriorating health of Yemeni journalist Tawfiq al-Mansouri, who has been arbitrarily detained ... More >>
Israel: Authorities Must Assume Responsibility For Growing Violence In Arab Community
Saturday, 30 July 2022, 5:01 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Euro-Med Monitor expresses grave concern over the high rate of murders and internal violence in the Palestinian Arab community within Israel. The increase in violence appears to be due to Israeli policies that may be deliberate and reflect ... More >>
Israel: Authorities Must Assume Responsibility For Growing Violence In Arab Community
Saturday, 30 July 2022, 5:00 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - Euro-Med Monitor expresses grave concern over the high rate of murders and internal violence in the Palestinian Arab community within Israel. The increase in violence appears to be due to Israeli policies that may be deliberate and reflect ... More >>
In A Letter To Dutch Migration Minister, Euro-Med Monitor Demands Immediate Accommodation To Ter Apel Asylum Seekers
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 6:55 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - On Friday, Euro-Med Monitor sent an urgent letter to Eric van der Burg, the Minister for Migration of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, concerning the over-crowdedness of temporary asylum accommodation centres and delays in processing asylum claims. ... More >>
Syria: After The Killing Of Seven Civilians — Including Four Siblings — Urgent Measures Required To Protect Civilians
Monday, 25 July 2022, 6:45 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The International community, led by the United Nations and its relevant bodies, must take urgent measures to ensure the protection of civilians in northwest Syria from the indiscriminate airstrikes by Russian warplanes, Euro-Med Human Rights ... More >>
Iraq: IDPs In Camps Face Dire Conditions As Temperature Rises
Saturday, 23 July 2022, 7:15 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - About 1.2 million displaced people in Iraq are living in dire humanitarian conditions in light of the high temperature and the recurrence of sandstorms in the summer, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement expressing grave concern. Of particular ... More >>
UAE: Arrest Of US Lawyer Asim Ghafoor Inseparable From Policy Targeting Human Rights Work
Friday, 22 July 2022, 6:55 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – United Arab Emirates authorities should rescind the verdict issued against American lawyer and human rights activist Asim Ghafoor, guarantee him a fair trial, and release him in the case the charges against him are not proven, Euro-Med Human ... More >>
Sudan: Official Failure To Contain Tribal Violence In Blue Nile State
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 5:58 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – After dozens of people were killed and injured in Sudan’s southeastern Blue Nile state, Sudanese authorities should take effective measures to control tribal violence in the country and ensure the rule of law, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement. ... More >>
Palestinian Territories: Escalation Of Extrajudicial Executions, Carried Out Under Official Israeli Cover
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 5:56 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva - The official instructions received by the Israeli army in dealing with Palestinian civilians led to systematic use of lethal force, which caused a noticeable increase in incidents amounting to extrajudicial killings in the Palestinian territories, ... More >>
UAE: Granting Health, Education Benefits To Children Of Female Citizens Limits But Does Not End Discrimination
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 5:22 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – The President of the United Arab Emirates’ decision to treat the children of female citizens as equal to the children of male citizens in the health and education sectors is a step towards reducing discrimination, but will not end it completely, ... More >>
Lebanon: Deporting Syrian Refugees Is Inhumane, Poses Threat To Their Safety
Saturday, 9 July 2022, 6:44 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – The Lebanese authorities should immediately reverse the plan to deport Syrian refugees to their country and refrain from taking any action that would endanger their security and safety, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said Thursday in a statement. ... More >>
Euro-Med Monitor At HRC: Reinforcing Technical Cooperation In Libya Can Save Migrants, Asylum Seekers' Lives
Friday, 8 July 2022, 6:41 am | Euro Med Monitor
Geneva – Reinforcing technical cooperation can be beneficial in some countries, but it is critical in Libya, as such efforts can help save the lives of many migrants and asylum seekers, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor and IRDG said in a joint oral statement ... More >>
