Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network – EMHRN – January 2008

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Recommendations after the seminar on "Maghreb Women towards Equality" (In French)	Date: 22-01-2008
Author: ATFD
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End the Siege of the Gaza Strip	Date: 22-01-2008
Author: Al Haq
On Sunday 20 January 2008, Israel’s ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip, including the blocking of fuel supplies, forced Gaza’s only power plant to shut down, plunging over 800,000 Palestinians into darkness. Read more

Morocco: Fear of unfair imprisonment/ Prisoners of conscience	Date: 22-01-2008
Author: Amnesty
On 30 January, the Moroccan Court of Cassation is due to hand down its judgement on the case of the 10 men named above, who are all members of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (Association Marocaine des Droits Humains, AMDH). Read more

Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Israel must allow basic necessities into Gaza	Date: 22-01-2008
Author: Amnesty
Israel’s decision to block all fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip constitutes collective punishment and is likely to lead to a public health emergency, Amnesty International said today. Read more

Egypt: Government Shuts Down Protest Following Bush Visit	Date: 22-01-2008
Author: HRW
Egypt Detains Democracy Activists While Rejecting EU Criticism of Rights Abuses Read more

To EU-Egypt sub-committee for human rights, democracy, international and regional affairs	Date: 22-01-2008
Author: A letter by 32 NGOs
With reference to your clear policy in support of NGOs' role in the process of development as well as your full adoption of human rights' universal principles, we would like to draw to your attention that the Egyptian Civil society is the subject of governmental vexations since the beginnings of 2007. Read more

Meeting of the Board of the Euromed Non-Governmental Platform in Casablanca	Date: 21-01-2008
Author: Euromed Platform
The Board of the Euromed Non-Governmental Platform elected at the General Assembly of the Platform on 10-11 November 2007 in Madrid, held its first session on 12 and 13 January 2008 in Casablanca, Morocco. Read more

UN Declares as “Arbitrary” the Detention of Four Officers and Four Civilians in Hariri Case	Date: 21-01-2008
Author: Solida
Almost a year ago, the Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH)with the support of the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) submitted a formal request to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention – a group of independent experts – for its opinion on the detention of eight individuals in the Hariri case. Read more

Libya: Mass expulsion of irregular migrants would be a violation of human rights	Date: 21-01-2008
Author: Amnesty
Libya’s decision this week to expel all irregular migrants with immediate effect could have grave consequences, Amnesty International said today. Collective expulsions are inherently arbitrary and those seeking refuge from persecution risk being sent back to face torture and other serious human rights violations in such a sweeping measure. Read more

Turkey: Reveal the full circumstances surrounding Hrant Dink's murder	Date: 21-01-2008
Author: Amnesty
On the eve of the first anniversary of the killing of the Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, Amnesty International calls on the Turkish authorities to condemn all forms of intolerance and to bring all those involved in the killing to justice in accordance with international fair trial standards. Read more

Soldiers assault and arrest B'Tselem worker in Hebron	Date: 21-01-2008
Author: B'Tselem
Soldiers assaulted and arrested Issa ‘Amro, a B'Tselem fieldworker, in Hebron yesterday. ‘Amro was arrested while filming a disturbance by settlers in the Wadi Hsein neighborhood in East Hebron. Read more

	Date: 20-01-2008

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	Date: 19-01-2008

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Al Mezan Condemns Assaults on Peaceful Assembly in Ramallah; Calls for an End to Attacks on Journalists	Date: 16-01-2008
Author: Al Mezan
On 10 January 2008, Palestinian police attacked a peaceful march organized by the Palestinian National and Islamic Factions in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Eyewitnesses reported to Al Mezan Center that journalists are being pursued and arrested by Palestinian security forces because of the nature of their work and their political orientation. Read more

Head of ISA defines a terrorist as any Palestinian killed by Israel	Date: 16-01-2008
Author: B'Tselem
According to media reports, the head of the Israel Security Agency Yuval Diskin stated at today's meeting of the Israeli Cabinet that Israel has killed 1,000 terrorists in the Gaza Strip in the past two years, in operations by the IDF and the ISA. Read more

France/Saudi Arabia: Sarkozy Should Raise Human Rights Issues in Saudi Arabia	Date: 16-01-2008
Author: HRW
French President Nicolas Sarkozy should use his January 13-14 visit to Saudi Arabia to raise human rights concerns with Saudi’s King Abdullah, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more

No to administrative detention of foreigners (In French)	Date: 16-01-2008
Author: LDH
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Jordan: Withdrawal by the Government of the Bill of Law on NGOs	Date: 16-01-2008
Author: FIDH
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), in the framework of their joint programme, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, welcome the decision by the Jordan Government to withdraw from Parliament the Bill of Law on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), which was seriously threatening freedom of association in Jordan. Read more

	Date: 16-01-2008

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The Observatory expresses its deepest concern regarding the trial held against Mr. Anwar Al-Bunni	Date: 16-01-2008
Author: Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), expresses its serious concern about the trial which was held on December 13, 2007 before the 3rd Military Court of Damascus against Mr. Anwar Al-Bunni, a lawyer, founding member of the Human Rights Association in Syria (HRAS) and President of the Committee for the Defence of Political Prisoners, for defamation against the Minister of Social Affairs. Read more

	Date: 16-01-2008

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	Date: 16-01-2008

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IOF Escalate Attacks against the Gaza Strip: 17 Palestinians Killed and at Least 30 Others Wounded in Gaza City in Less Than 4 Hours	Date: 16-01-2008
Author: PCHR
On Tuesday morning, 15 January 2008, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed 17 Palestinians, including 5 civilians, and wounded at least 30 others, 5 of whom are in a serious condition, during an incursion into the al-Shojaeya and al-Zaytoun neighborhoods of east Gaza City. Read more

Following Adalah’s Petition, State Rescinds Decision to Appropriate Around 900 Dunams of Land Belonging to Arab Citizens of Israel in Daliyat al-Carmel	Date: 16-01-2008
Author: Adalah
Adalah: This is a great achievement, but the state must return all of the land The Court: The state must negotiate with the petitioners regarding the nine remaining plots of land Read more

New website for the "Parliamentary Observer"	Date: 14-01-2008
Author: ACHRS
Proceeding from the strategic plan of the Amman Center for Human Rights Studies [ACHRS] to undertake the legal review of the package of the laws of pubic liberties and human rights and of the ACHRS role of watching the development of the Jordanian laws that are in harmony with the international criteria of human rights and the humanitarian international law, Read more

IOF Shells a House in Khan Younis; Eight Palestinians Killed and 17 Wounded in the Gaza Strip	Date: 09-01-2008
Author: Al Mezan
The IOF escalated its offensive against the Gaza Strip, killing eight Palestinians and injuring 17 others in various attacks throughout the Strip. The IOF carried out airstrikes in different areas. Read more

Morocco: Allow Free Expression in Western Sahara	Date: 09-01-2008
Author: HRW
Negotiations on the future status of Western Sahara should be accompanied by serious commitments by the Moroccan government to respect freedom of expression in that territory, Human Rights Watch said today. The third round of UN-brokered talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front resumes on January 7, 2008 in Manhasset, New York. Read more

Libya: Rights at Risk	Date: 09-01-2008
Author: HRW
Despite some improvements in recent years, in Libya serious rights abuses persist. Read more

Israel's Fuel Cuts Cause 30% Reduction in Gaza Power Plant Production	Date: 09-01-2008

Up to 8 Hours Daily Rolling Blackouts Scheduled: Human Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court to Intervene Immediately Read more

	Date: 09-01-2008

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The Arab Coalition against the Death Penalty welcomes the UN General Assembly resolution calling for the establishment of a moratorium on the death penalty and commends Algeria’s stance.	Date: 09-01-2008
Author: ACHRS
The Arab Coalition against the Death Penalty (ACADP) welcomes the resolution of the UN General Assembly calling on all states which have not so far abolished the death penalty to suspend its application as a first step towards its abolition. Read more

Greek Helsinki Monitor Spokesperson attacked after deposition in neo-Nazis’ trial	Date: 08-01-2008
Author: Greek Helsinki Monitor
GHM and Jewish activists face multiple retaliatory court actions launched by neo-Nazis. Read more

Jordan: The Lower House on Sunday endorsed the controversial draft laws on economic development zones and domestic violence.	Date: 08-01-2008

The Lower House endorsed the family protection draft law, an attempt by the government to fight growing domestic violence, mainly the abuse of children and women. Read more

Tunisia: Soliman's case (In French)	Date: 08-01-2008
Author: CNLT
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Jordan: Serious Threat on Freedom of Association	Date: 08-01-2008

On October 9, 2007, the Jordanian Cabinet proposed a new law on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that seriously threatens freedom of association in Jordan as it endangers the independence of NGOs, in a context where the actual Jordanian legislation (Law of association No. 33 of 1966) is regularly criticised as violating international law. Read more

	Date: 07-01-2008

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Egypt: New Investigation Needed Into Assault on Sudanese Protestors	Date: 04-01-2008
Author: HRW
Prosecution Decision to Close Inquiry Into December 2005 Killings Seriously Flawed Read more

	Date: 04-01-2008

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	Date: 04-01-2008

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131 Palestinians who did not participate in the hostilities killed by Israel's security forces in 2007	Date: 04-01-2008
Author: B'Tselem
B'Tselem today releases its year-end report. According to B'Tselem data, the number of Israelis and Palestinians killed in clashes in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip dropped. However, there has been deterioration in many other measures of the human rights situation in the Occupied Territories . The primary one is the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, which has declined to an all time low, following Israel 's siege on the area. Read more

Support letter to tunisian teachers (In French)	Date: 04-01-2008
Author: FTCR
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Gaza Human Rights Organizations Condemn Violence between Fatah Supporters and Palestinian Police in the Gaza Strip	Date: 04-01-2008

The undersigned human rights organizations strongly condemn the bloody events in several areas across the Gaza Strip over the past few days. These events were motivated by the Palestinian police ban and crackdown on celebrations of the anniversary of the establishment of the Fatah movement. The ensuing violence resulted in seven people being killed, and dozens more injured. Read more

	Date: 03-01-2008

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