Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders : Launching of the Annual Report 2007 Date: 23-07-2008
Author: EMHRF

Launching of the Annual Report 2007

 
 

Copenhagen, July 22, 2008. The Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders (EMHRF) which aims at supporting defenders in the South-Mediterranean countries is publishing today its 2007 Annual Report. The report focuses on the actions undertaken by the EMHRF during the year 2007.

 

Six decades after the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and despite the progress accomplished after successive democratic reforms around the world, the security concerns have been used to justify the broadening of government powers against civil society, which is again subjected to repression in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Driss El Yazami, President of the EMHRF, then said “the situation is of particular concern because it is taking place in an area affected by a high degree of political, economic and social paralysis and by conflict situations with tragic outcome”.

 

The year 2007 has highlighted a number of major challenges facing human rights organisations and defenders in the southern and eastern Mediterranean.

Given the regional climate, the requests received by the Foundation have emphasised the support role that the Foundation must play, complementarily and in cooperation with regional and international organisations active in the protection of human rights defenders, in providing the latter with tangible financial assistance in the timeframes and with the flexibility needed to allow them to pursue their testimony, advocacy and debate activities as well as their actions in promoting and defending human rights.

This report is published in French, English and Arabic.
 

This report is available on the EMHRF website:
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