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Member News - France : Contradictory Report on ESCR
26 February 2015 - The platform for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR), of which the French Human Rights League (LDH) is a part, published its report on ESCR in France. It underlines the shortcomings in the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), and addresses recommendations to the national authorities.
Member News - Belgium: The League of Human Rights organizes a cycle of activities on the right to privacy from January to December 2015 in Brussels and in Wallonia
In the age of information and participatory web, tastes and colours are not personal business anymore. Instead, they circulate and are exchanged, sometimes "against our will and without our knowledge", for money.
Joint press release Frontexit: Frontex, poison or antidote to the tragedies in the Mediterranean ?
24 February 2015 – As Malta receives millions of Euros to fund maritime border control operations in collaboration with Frontex, members of the FRONTEXIT campaign denounce the security obsession blinding Europe and leading to increasing numbers of deaths.
Member News - Belgium : Right to strike, Human right!
23 February 2015 - In the context of the debates concerning the right to strike and the right to work, the Belgian League of human Rights reminds that there is no democracy without the right to strike, the latter being essential to its proper functioning.
Member News - Cyprus : Racist attack and violence against migrant by the police
20 February 2015 - KISA publicly denounces a new incident of racist violence, inhuman and humiliating treatment against a migrant by members of the police.
Member News - France: Solidarity night for housing: the call of the presidents of the “Collectif des associations unies”
Member News - Spain : Accusation of policemen involved in El Tarajal case : towards the restoration of the dignity of the victims and their families
12 February 2015 - After one year of stalemate in the investigation on the death of 15 migrants one year ago on the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, 16 Guarda Civil police officers involved in the case have been accused by judges from Ceuta.
News from our networks: EMHRN strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Denmark
18 February 2015 - The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) strongly condemns the two terrorist attacks on an event on freedom of speech and a synagogue in Copenhagen last weekend, resulting in the death of two civilians and the injury of five policemen.
Joint open letter : "Spain’s Basic Law for the Protection of Public Security, a threat to the rights of assembly and asylum"
12 February 2015 – In two joint open letters to LIBE MEPs and to EU Commissioners, 10 organisations including AEDH, APDHA and IDHC express their concern over the adoption of the Basic Law for the Protection of Public Security by the plenary of the Spanish Congress of Deputies on 11 December 2014. This law would introduce unnecessary and disproportionate restrictions on the right to peaceful assembly in Spain and would legalise the practice of summary returns to Morocco from Spain’s enclaves in North Africa.
Joint press release: "Brussels conference on the future of the ECHR: declaration of 41 NGOs active in the judicial defence of prisoners’ rights"
Newsletter n°273 - January 2015
Every month, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
Member news - Cyprus: The rescued Syrian and Palestinian refugees are left on the street
5 February 2015 - Tuesday 3rd of February 2015 was the last day of the refugee camp in Kokkinotrimithia, where since September 25th 2014 hosted the 365 Syrian and Palestinian refugees that were rescued while on a boat near the coast of Cyprus.
Press release: Data Privacy Day: new infrigements on the horizon
27 January 2015 - For Data Privacy Day, on 28 January 2015, AEDH reaffirms its high regard for the privacy and personal data protection guarantees as set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights.
Joint open letter calling on Danish parliamentarians to reject a bill increasing refugees vulnerability
26 January 2015 - In an open letter initated by EMHRN, seven organisations including AEDH call on Danish parliamentarians to reject an amendment to the Danish Aliens Act aimed to limit asylum status granted to refugees and that will increase refugees vulnerability.
Member news - France: "Measures against terrorism: partial approval, reminder of the principles and total vigilance"
23 January 2015 - The French league of human rights (LDH) reminds, in a press release, that "we can effectively fight against terrorism only by preserving the letter and the principle of the rule of law".
Member news - Cyprus: "KISA calls the government not to abandon the rescued Syrian refugees in the hands of the smugglers"
22 January 2015 - The Ministry of Interior in the attempt to stop the function of the camp in Kokkinotrimithia, where Syrian refugees reside which were rescued last September in open waters of Cyprus, proceeded last Saturday with the withdraw of all state services from the camp (Police, Civil Defense, medical services, cooks etc.).
Aurore Martin: Open letter to the French Minister of justice co-signed by LDH, AEDH, EMHRN and FIDH
20 January 2015 - In a open letter to Madam Chritiane Taubira - the French Minister of justice - the LDH, the AEDH, the REMDH and the FIDH condemn Aurore Martin’s arrest. This young French woman is currently detained in Spain under a European arrest warrant issued by the Spanish courts for offences not punishable in France and for which the French courts haven’t authorised her surrender to the Spanish authorities.
Member news - France: 1995 - 2015: thousands of deaths off Mayotte. The "visa Balladur" kills!
16 January 2015 - Twenty years after the introduction of the ‘Balladur visa’, which transformed Mayotte into a hostile fortress for most of the people trying to reach it, the signatory organisations have decided to join forces throughout 2015 to ensure that nobody remains ignorant of the consequences of the anti-migration policies led by France and the European Union in the Indian Ocean.
Member news - Belgium: Care responsability for unaccompanied minors, the Council of State sets the record straight
15 January 2015 - The Council of State confirms that the Office of the Foreigners, Fedasil and the Guardianship Service for foreign unaccompanied minors of the Ministry of Justice violated the rights of foreign unaccompanied minors by concluding a cooperation agreement regarding their registration.
Member news - Greece: Report unveils human rights violations stemming from austerity policy
13 January 2015 - Austerity measures adopted in response to the economic crisis have adversely impacted human rights, such as the rights to work and health, and curtailed fundamental freedoms in Greece, denounce FIDH and its member organisation the Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR) in a report released on December 18th 2014.
Press release: AEDH statement on the attack against Charlie Hebdo
9 January 2015 - The criminal attack perpetrated against the French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo on 7 January 2015, leading to the deaths of 12 people, has shocked France, along with the entire European Union and beyond.
Member news - France: "The Republic hurt"
7 January 2015 - The French League of human rights (LDH) condemns the assassination of twelve people in the offices of Charlie Hebdo.
Best wishes and happy new year 2015 !
Several internship opportunities at AEDH
Internship: Data protection
Internship: Social and economic rights
Internship: Communication
Deadline: 11th January 2015
News from our networks - Muzzling Dissent: Freedom of Assembly under Threat in the Euro-Med
18 December 2014 - In its latest report, Freedom of Assembly under Threat: Muzzling Dissent in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) rings the alarm on the increasing stifling of the right to peaceful assembly in the region.
Launch of the new website of the European NGO Platform on Asylum and Migration (EPAM)
18 December 2014 - As an EPAM member, AEDH is glad to announce the launch today of the new website of the European NGO Platform on Asylum and Migration (EPAM) on the occasion of the International Migrants Day.
Joint press release: 18 December: We must recognise the universal and indivisible rights of migrants
17 December 2014 - Every year for International Migrants day, celebrated on 18 December, AEDH joins with European civil society organisations to call on the EU and its Member States to sign and ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 18 December 1990.
News from our networks: Organic law for the protection of public security: a threat to civil liberties in Spain
16 December 2014 - Joint press release FIDH-REMDH-OMCT: The Euro-Mediterranean Network for Human Rights (EMHRN), the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) deplore the adoption of the draft Basic Law for the Protection of Public Security, by the plenary of the Congress of Deputies on 11 December 2014. The three organisations denounce the growing restrictions on the right to demonstrate in Spain.
Newsletter n°272 - November/October 2014
Every month, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
Festive International Colloquium on the Occasion of 100 Years of the German League’s History
9 December 2014 - The International League for Human rights (Internationale Liga für Menschenrechte), the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) and the European Association for the Defence of Human Rights (AEDH) organise a Festive International Colloquium on the Occasion of 100 Years of the German League’s History. The colloquium will take place on Saturday December 13th 2014 in Berlin.
Joint open letter to the Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs on migrant children’s rights
8 December 2014 - In an open letter, AEDH and 25 other organisations working to improve the protection of children’s rights ask the Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs, Commissioner Avramopoulos, to personally commit to take measures to realise the rights of every child affected by migration, regardless of their or their parents’ migration status, and to address all violations of their rights, as a priority within his mandate.
AEDH Seminar: "The transposal of the asylum package into German legislation: Risks and opportunities for the rights of asylum seekers"
4 December 2014 - AEDH organises, in cooperation with the International League for Human rights (Internationale Liga für Menschenrechte) and Borderline-Europe, a seminar about the transposal of the asylum package into German legislation. The seminar will take place on Friday 12th December 2014 in Berlin.
AEDH in the news: "Rights of the migrants in Europe: the syndrome of the besieged empire"
2 December 2014 - Catherine Teule, AEDH Vice-Chairperson, spoke about the operation Mos Maiorum, who took place from 13 till 26 October 2014, in an interview published in the magazine Alternatives Economiques.
Joint press release AEDH-APHA-IDHC:
Spain: repressive laws that also concern Europe
26 November 2014 - On 17 October, Members of Parliament from the People’s Party, party in government in Spain, have adopted the draft Organic Law on the Protection of Citizen’s Security and have rejected all the amendments presented by the various opposition parties. The law was adopted yesterday by the Internal Affairs Committee and will be passed in plenary session in Congress mid-December and its entry into force is planned by the end of the year.
Member news - Germany: The International League for Human Rights awards the 2014 Carl von Ossietzky Medal to whistleblower Edward Snowden and journalists Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald
24 November 2014 - The ILHR will reward Edward Snowden with the Carl von Ossietzky medal in Berlin on 14 December as well as to the journalists having helped him to reveal the biggest world mass surveillance scandal.
AEDH conference: How to take action for social inclusion?
12 November 2014 - AEDH would like to invite you to the public conference « How to take action for social inclusion? » on Thursday, 20th November from 9.00 – 16.15, hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (room JDE, 70 – 7th floor).
Member news - Spain: Report of the Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos en Andalucía (APDHA): « Algeria: country of origin, transit and destination. Violations of human rights »
The Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos en Andalucía (APDHA) published a report on Algeria and the situation of migration in this country. Algeria is one of the main countries where migrants cross from Africa to Europe, and more particularly from Africa to Spain. These migrants, who want to settle in Algeria or to find a way to reach Europe, are victims of serious violations of their fundamental rights.
Press release of the European civic forum: "Citizenship removed from the portfolio of Tibor Navracsics"
30 October 2014 - The European civic Forum, of which AEDH is a member, congratulates itself on the withdrawal of the citizenship from Tibor Navracsics’ portfolio, but considers that M. Juncker’s choice to give this responsibility to Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration and Home affairs, is provocative and even dangerous.
News from our members: Contest and die... consequence of the refusal of a democratic confrontation
29 October 2014 - Press release of the French League of Human Rights regarding the death of Rémi Fraisse, an environmental activist killed during a demonstration against the construction of an intake barrage in Sivens, France.
Interview with Dominique Guibert in LDH’s newsletter « Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe »
20 October 2014 – The French Human Rights’ League published its Newsletter « Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe », with a dossier on the European elections and an interview of Dominique Guibert, chairman of AEDH.
13 - 16 October in Europe: Hunting undocumented migrants?
15 October 2014 - Mos Maiorum: The member states of the European Union have decided to put pressure on asylum seekers and more generally migrants. AEDH regrets this dual of police and propaganda operation. Migrants are not a threat and refugees are not invaders. AEDH acts to make their rights recognised and to push the European Union for adopting a common reception policy that respects the principles of the universality of humanity it pretends to defend.
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Newsletter n°271 - 14 October 2014
Every month, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
Common action on the margin of the meeting of EU ministers of justice and home affairs : « The situation in the Mediterranean concerns all 28 »
9 October 2014 – AEDH takes part in the action « The situation in the Mediterranean concerns all 28 », initiated by Luxembourgian civil society organisations. The participants will show up this Thursday October 9th in front of the Council meeting Justice and Home affairs in charge of the asylum and immigration politics.
Press release : AEDH addresses the Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs of EU member states, meeting on October 9 and 10 within the Council of the European Union in Luxembourg
8 October 2014 - AEDH reminds the Ministers of member states and the European Commission that in view of this dramatic deterioration of the situation of migrants off the coasts of Europe, the absence of a concerted reception policy is blatant. AEDH considers that the priority given to the protection of the borders rather than to the protection of the migrants is the reason for the deaths, and call on the European Union to act now.
Press release: Tibor Navracsics has been rejected by the European Parliament as Commissioner for culture, education and citizenship!
7 October 2014 – AEDH, who had alerted the wider public and mobilised MEPs to vote against Mr Navracsics’ designation as Commissioner for culture, education and citizenship, warmly welcomes the vote of the Culture Committee and will continue to closely follow the reshuffling of the European Commission.
News from our network : EMHRN Condemns the Harassment of Human Rights Organizations and the Repeated Violations of the Right to Freedom of Assembly
6 October 2014 - In response to the systematic harassment suffered by the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) and other human rights organisations, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) – a member of the AEDH’s network – calls on the Moroccan governement to stop all interferences with the activities of the Moroccan civil society and human rights defenders.
News from our members : Governmental attacks against Hungarian NGOs discussed at OSCE human rights meeting
2 October 2014 - On the occasion of the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the OSCE in Warsaw on September 22, the measures taken by the Hungarian government against the country’s NGOs were discussed. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee, AEDH member, and other Hungarian NGOs presented the steps taken by the government against NGOs and reforms and policies weakening democracy in Hungary.
Press release: Citizens’ demonstrations for women’s rights have been successful: Spanish government withdraws draft law restricting abortion
1 October 2014 - On Tuesday, 23 September, the Spanish government announced the withdrawal of the much disputed plans to restrict the Spanish abortion law. In a press release, AEDH considers that the withdrawal of the draft law is an important signal for the rights of women not only in Spain, but all over Europe. AEDH will continue to fight against any regulation that calls into question the ability of women to decide what is right for them.
AEDH expresses its opposition to the designation of the Commissioner in charge of education, culture and citizenship
24 Septembre 2014 - In an open letter, AEDH asks the members of the European Parliament not to ratify the nomination of Mr. Navracsics to the function of European Commissioner in charge of education, culture and citizenship. For AEDH, this nomination is contrary to the objectives of education for all, of diverse culture and open citizenship. AEDH also participates in initiatives against this nomination of the civil society organisations having played a crucial role in the European Year of Citizens and of Europe +.
Press release: "How many deaths in the Mediterranean Sea will it take?"
19 September 2014 - One year ago, AEDH challenged the European Union (EU) and its Member States, asking them to recognise their responsibility in the successive and daily tragedies that swallow thousands of men, women and children at the southern border. In the space of a few days at the end of summer, 500 people disappeared in the waters off Malta and Italy, a further 200 off Libya; since June, this gloomy count would amount to 2,200 people, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees (UNHCR). Today, AEDH asks the European Union to stop throwing money into the sea to protect itself, and to start assisting migrants instead, in order for them to regain their dignity and their rights at our borders, that they will be able to reach safely.
Lecture: "FRONTERA SUR ¿Hay alternativas ?" on 9th and 10th September 2014 at European parliament
AEDH takes part in the presentation of the initiative "FRONTERA SUR ¿Hay alternativas ?", an initiative created in order to find a european solution to the drama at the border in Ceuta and Melilla, Spain. Check here the schedule of the conference.
Press release: "Gaza: after the ceasefire, the EU will pay for not having to make a decision"
3 September 2014 - The European Association for the defence of Human Rights (AEDH) regrets deeply that the EU settled for a wait-and-see statement during the Council’s meeting on August 30th 2014, even though more than 2000 Palestinians died and more than 10000 have been wounded, and a sustainable and directly negotiated settlement remains unpredictable.
Interview of Dominique Guibert, President of the AEDH – July 2014
In an interview given to Euranet Plus, Dominique Guibert, President of the AEDH, talks about the impact of the EU representatives’ racist speeches on the population.
Project "Filing, Inform Citizens: Passport for the Protection of Personal Data": The tools are available
In the framework of the project the partners developped tools such as a comparative overview on Member States’ practises regarding public data collection as well as communications tools addressed to a wide audience (a passport and a hit parade). In this framework AEDH also realised a monograph on European information systems and the European legal framework on data protection.
The tools of the programme PROGRESS are available !
For one year, the French League of Human Rights – AEDH member- has developed a program of information and training on access to rights for Roma persons. Two national tools were created through this program and numerous training sessions have been organised
What do you know of public data collection ? Take the quiz to assess your knowledge on the topic!
The European Association for the Defence of Human Rights held its General Assembly on June 21st and 22nd 2014
Gathered for the General Assembly on June 21st and 22nd, the members of AEDH have renewed the executive board of the association for a period of two years
No Europe without rights ! Resolution adopted by the General Assembly of AEDH on June 21st and 22nd
Gathered in Brussels for its General Assembly on June 21st and 22nd, AEDH, European Association for the Defence of Human Rights, confirms its commitment and of its member organisations to a Europe of rights.
Common AEDH and APDHA position on the situation in Ceuta.
Common AEDH and APDHA position on the situation in Ceuta after a field visit by an APDHA delegation. Concrete proposals for Spanish European election candidates and for all MEPs once elected.
#helpsyriasrefugees : sign the petition !
More than 130,000 men, women and children have died since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in March 2011. Currently 2,7 million registered refugees are on the run from war.
In this context, the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) launched a campaign calling on the EU institutions to protect Syrian refugees.
Help us by signing the petition !
Public conference "Fundamental rights for Roma people"
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23 June 2014 - 9.00 to 17.00 - Brussels
REGISTER TO the public conference "Fundamental rigths for Roma people"
The public conference “Fundamental Rights for Roma people” aims to present the European project “Roma people have rights – INSEROM: for effective exercise of fundamental rights”.
Contribution of the CSO liaison group to the Europe 2020 mid-term review
The EESC’s Civil Society Organisations liaison group, whose AEDH belongs to, contributed to the Europe 2020 mid-term review.
The AEDH calls on the new European Parliament to choose a Europe of human rights.
The results of the elections to the European Parliament have once more shown the extent to which the course taken by the European Union is increasingly disconnected from its voters’ concerns, daily life and problems. The European Association for the Defence of Human Rights must assess what this vote means for democracy.
EASO Work Programme 2014
EASO’s mission is to contribute to the implementation of a common European asylum system (CEAS) by providing support and facilitating, coordinating and strengthening practical cooperation among Member States as an independent centre of expertise on asylum.
Close the camps : mapping of migrant camps
Migreurop released a dynamic and interactive mapping of migrant detention in Europe and beyond.
Frontex Annual Risk Analysis (ARA) 2014
Frontex released its Annual Risk Analysis.
Morocco: EMHRN denounces the conviction of eleven young activists - May 2014
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) condemns the decision of the Aïn Sebaâ Criminal Court of Casablanca to sentence eleven young activists of the ‘20th of February Movement’ to up to one year in prison, following their participation in a peaceful protest.
Joint open letter to the European Council calling for European commitments on children’s rights to be prioritised in future common migration and asylum policies - May 22, 2014
In the view of the upcoming June European Council, where strategic guidelines will be adopted outlining future EU Home Affairs policies, we, the undersigned organisations, children’s ombudspersons of Europe and the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, are writing to urge member states to build on previous commitments to children and make child rights a priority.
Newsletter n°269 - 20 may 2014
Each week, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
Syria: Groups Call for ICC Referral - 15 May 2014
The EMHRN with more than one hundred civil society groups from around the world issued a statement on thursday 15 May to urge the United Nations Security Council to approve a resolution to refer the situation in Syria to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
Spain : APDHA publishes its annual report on immigration “Human Rights at the southern border” – May 2014
Every year, APDHA, our spanish member, publishes its report “Human Rights at the southern border”, aims at giving a global vision of the migration flows management at the EU southern border.
Newsletter n°268 - 7 May 2014
Each week, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
Open letter of European NGOs: Europe needs a humane asylum system!
Call upon the EU Commission, the EU Parliament and the EU Council of Justice and Home Affairs to take immediate action.
Visit the website dedicated to the campaign "A Europe of Rights : here, now, for all!" - 28 April 2014
AEDH and its member associations launched the website dedicated to the campaign "A Europe of Rights : here, now, for all!"
Press Release: Retention of electronic communications data: the European Court of Justice declares the 2006 Data Retention Directive to be invalid based on the Charter of Fundamental Rights - 23 April 2014
Referring in particular to Articles 7, 8 and 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the European Court of Justice has declared invalid the Directive 2006/24/EC on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services.
Newsletter n°267 - 16 April 2014
Each week, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
Joint Press Release: Women’s rights threatened (15/04)
AEDH and EMHRN stand up together for human rights and women’s rights against the obscurantism and the insidious and flagrant witch hunts forming in Europe
Germany: Complaint initiated by the Internationale Liga für Menschenrechte - February 2014
The International League for Human Rights launched a law suit against the secret services and Federal Republic of Germany owing to the mass surveillance by NSA and others.
REGISTER TO The Public Conference “Filing, Inform citizens – Passport for the protection of personal data” - 9 April 2014 at the EESC
Presentation and debate about government data collection and data protection in 14 Member States of the European Union and at the European level.
This conference will present the project of the same name, which is initiated and coordinated by our French member the Ligue des Droits de l’Homme and for which AEDH is partner.
Thank you to register BEFORE 6 APRIL by sending an email with your name, the name of your organisation and your position at: info@aedh.eu
Newsletter N°266 - 25 March 2014
Each week, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
Open Letter to EU institutions and agencies: "Protect Syrian refugees!" 18 March 2014
In the framework of the campaign "Europe, act now!", AEDH cosigns an open letter asking European leaders to act now to ensure access to protection for the men, women and children fleeing the conflict in Syria.
Joint Press Release : “Tunisia-EU Mobility Partnership: a Forced March towards the Externalization of Borders” – 17 March 2014
On 3 March, Tunisia and the European Union signed a ‘mobility partnership’. Over the last two years, the signatory organizations have repeatedly expressed their concerns about this partnership.
Transposition of the CEAS in national legislation. Decryption and key points.
By publishing this note, AEDH wished to decrypt the key issues of this new legislative package. This note aims to provide our associations with a guide in order to promote a real recognition of the rights of asylum seekers and refugees when transposing EU law.
Newsletter N°265 - 10 March 2014
Each week, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
For 8 March, international Women’s Day, AEDH and APDHA firmly oppose to the Spanish government’s draft law on abortion
For 8 March – International Women’s Day – the Andalusian Association for Human Rights (APDHA) and the European Association for the Defense of Human Rights (AEDH) declare their opposition to the Spanish government’s draft law on abortion.
Ukraine : Ukrainian citizens must regain their freedom of decision - Press release 7th march 2014
AEDH is worried about the dangerous situation Ukrainian citizens are facing in their own country, a substantial part of which is under military occupation of foreign troops. The troops are visibly supported or sent by the Russian government and president Putin.
Resolution adopted on 4th March 2014 by the Steering Committee of the European Year of Citizenship Alliance - March 2014
The Steering Committee of the European Year of Citizens Alliance, in which AEDH takes part, adopted yesterday (4.3.2014) a resolution on Ukraine’s future.
"For a Europe of Human Rights: here, now and for all!" : Joint campaign of the AEDH and its members - 4th March 2014
The campaign “Europe of rights: here, now, for all !” is conducted by the European Association for the Defence of Human Rights and its 31 member associations, which promote human rights, democracy and citizenship across 22 member states of the European Union.
The European Parliament backed EU-Turkey deal to return irregular migrants – 26th February 2014
The European Parliament approved yesterday (26/02/2014) the readmission agreement between the EU and Turkey.
AEDH reiterates its strong opposition to the signing of this agreement. Generally, the AEDH’s reserves and criticisms, like those of many other organizations, concern both the risk of non-respect of migrant rights – or even their endangerment – and the method employed by the EU during the negotiation and implementation of the agreements.
AEDH in the news: "The AEDH Vice-Chairwoman, Catherine Teule, calls to limit the negative effects of the Asylum Package" – 24th February 2014
On the 24th of February the website Europaforum.lu published an article about the intervention of Catherine Teule on the challenges of the transposition of the new Asylum Package in the Member States.
“Spanish lawmakers should reject proposal aimed at closing the door on justice for the most serious crimes” – Joint declaration 10th February 2014
AEDH and 121 ONGs from all over the world have signed a joint declaration denouncing the attempt by lawmakers from Spain’s Popular Party to fast-track a bill that would limit Spanish courts’ ability to investigate and prosecute serious crimes under international law.
Newsletter N° 264 - 24 February 2014
Each week, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
AEDH in the news: “This great Europe that is alien to us”
The Spanish newspaper "El diario" published yesterday (11/02/2014) an article written by Rafael Lara, APDHA’s representative and AEDH’s General Secretary, about the campaign launched by AEDH and its members in view of the European elections in May 2014.
Deaths at the border of Ceuta - AEDH calls for the launch of a committee of inquiry – Press Release 11th February 2014
Condemning the countless people found dead while trying to cross the border between Morocco and Ceuta/ Melilla, as well as the inhumanity of governments that install barriers with sharp blades at borders, AEDH considers that there is an urgent need to break with this obsessive determination to close borders and to reject any foreigners, without considering humanitarian issues or respecting the right to asylum. It also calls for the launch of a committee of inquiry to establish the responsibilities.
News from our network – EMHRN published its analysis of the Mobility Partnership signed between the European Union and Morocco
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In its analysis published on 11th February, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) believes that the negotiations signed last June between the EU and Morocco pose a threat to the preservation of the rights of migrants.
Employment of third country seasonal workers: a useless directive! - Press release 6th February
On the occasion of the adoption by the European Parliament of the directive "on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of seasonal employment", AEDH is asking for an all-embracing status of labour migration based on equality of rights regardless of the nationality and calls upon the European institutions to break with the utilitarian logic of labour migration.
Newsletter N° 263 - 3 February 2014
Each week, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
« For the formal recognition of a European citizenship based on residence »
The magazine "Diasporiques" has devoted its December 2013 issue to Europe. Therefore, it has transcribed a debate that has brought together Catherine Teule, Charles Conte, Bernard Delemotte, Philippe Lazar and Gilles Manceron about the formal recognition of a "European citizenship based on residence" that would grant the same rights to all those who reside in Europe, regardless of their personal status.
Members’ news – Belgium: Activities focusing on the access to economic, social and cultural rights
Under the thematic cycle “Le bruit des droits qui craquent”, the Ligue des Droits de l’Homme will offer throughout the year activities focusing on the access to economic, social and cultural rights.
News from our networks - HRDN “Stand 4 Human Rights” campaign
As the 2014 European elections approach, the Human Rights and Democracy Network has launched its European elections campaign: “Stand 4 Human Rights”. The aim of the campaign is to encourage individual candidates hoping to become Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to pledge to enhance the role of the European Parliament as a global actor on human rights and democracy.
AEDH comments on the Data Protection Day - Press release 27 January 2014
Privacy and personal data protection shall not be sacrificed at the altar of economic interest and security matters. On the occasion of the international Data Protection Day, AEDH would like to recall that the respect of privacy and personal data protection are indefectible fundamental rights.
News from our networks - REMDH press release on the continuous violation of Human rights in Egypt since the fall of Mubarak
Three years after Mubarak regime’s fall in January 2011, EMHRN assesses the situation in Egypt and considers that it is time for the European Union to take action amidst widespread impunity for human rights violations and shrinking space for democratic expression.
The future EU Programme on Asylum and Migration: Statement by the European NGO Platform on EU Asylum and Migration (EPAM)
In the framework of the public consultation procedure launched by the European Commission allowing civil society organizations to express their views on the future of the Stockholm Programme, AEDH and the other members of the European NGO Platform on Asylum and Migration (EPAM) have identified a list of key-priorities dealing with asylum and migration.
LIBE Committee backs EU-Turkey readmission agreement (22/01/2014)
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament has endorsed the EU-Turkey readmission agreement signed by both parties on 16 December 2013.
The future of the Stockholm Programme: AEDH claims a Europe of fundamental rights for all! - Answer to the Commission’s consultation (21/01/2014)
AEDH seizes the opportunity to express its point of view on the European policies in the field of justice and home affairs (JHA), in the framework of the public consultation launched by the European Commission on the future of the Stockholm Programme.
Unions & NGOs urge Parliament to scrutinise Greece’s Human Rights record
Twenty trade unions, human rights and civil society organisations from across Europe sent a letter to the President of the European Parliament to ask him to undertake a Report on the situation of human rights, the rule of law and democracy in Greece.
New website on migration and asylum
If you are interested in the European policy on migration and asylum, we inform you about a new website dedicated to these topics.
Newsletter N° 262 - 20 January 2014
Each week, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
Last speech of the EDPS on the need to reform the European legislation on data protection and the current threats to net neutrality
In the last speech of his term, which expired this Wednesday 16th of January, Peter Hustinx who was the European Data Protection Supervisor from 2004 to 2014 emphasized the importance of the reform of the EU data protection framework and the current threats to net neutrality.
Members’ news - France: "Evacuation of Roma to unbearable, unjustifiable, unnecessary and expensive levels"
Joint press release of LDH and ERRC reporting a resurgence of forced evictions of Roma families in France throughout 2013.
News from our networks - “TURKEY: Four years on, Muharrem Erbey still in pre-trial detention”
In a press release of 10th January a coalition of NGOs denounced Turkey for the continued arbitrary detention of Muharrem Erbeyand - a human rights lawyer - and for the harassment targeting human rights defenders in the country.
Members’ news - France: «Against anti-Semitism, French republican principles must prevail»
Statement of the "Ligue des droits de l’Homme" (6/01/2014)
Concerning Delay in appointing the new EDPS
On the 7th of January, Peter Hustinx, the current Chair of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) wrote to the European Institutions to express his concerns about the delay in the procedure to appoint a new EDPS.
AEDH and ADHR-BG condemn recent events in Bulgaria - Joint Statement
Abuse of power, crime against the rights and freedoms of EU citizens and violation of the law and public order are what passengers of commercial flight Sofia - Varna witnessed on the 6 January 2014. What is very alarming is that it was caused by MPs, members of a Bulgarian nationalist political party. AEDH and ADHR-BG are condemning these events and are calling the Bulgarian authorities to take the appropriate measures to guarantee all EU citizens, migrants and asylum-seekers their rights and freedoms as established by EU treaties and legislation.
UNHCR’s recommendations to Greece for the EU presidency
The UNHCR addressed to Greece for the EU Presidency (from January 1 to June 30, 2014) some recommendations related to the asylum policy of the European Union and the future of the Stockholm Programme.
Newsletter N° 261 - 20 December 2013
Each week, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
Visit the INSEROM project’s website !
With four of its members, AEDH is involved in a European project on the rights of Roma persons. INSEROM, as it is called, aims at empowering the Roma communities residing in the partners’ countries by making them knowledgeable about their rights, at national and European levels, for them to be able to defend these rights and to fight the discrimination they are facing.
18 December 2013: International Migrants Day
On the occasion of the International Migrants Day, several activities have been organized in the Member States. The International Migrants Day is celebrated on 18 December to commemorate the afont-size: medium;/pdoption of the “International convention on the protection of the rights of migrant workers and members of their families” of 18 December 1990. The EU Member States have not yet ratified the convention.
EYCA : « It’s about Us, It’s about Europe! Towards Democratic European Citizenship!”
On 12th and 13th December 2013, the Closing Conference of the European Year of Citizens 2013 took place at the Lithuanian Parliament “Seimas” in Vilnius. During this event, the chair of European Year of Citizens Alliance (EYCA) officially handed over EYCA Policy Document: “It’s about Us, it’s about Europe! Towards Democratic European Citizenship” to EU Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding.
News from our networks: EMHRN report on the ‘Gezi Park’ protest movement in Turkey and its repression
On 12th December the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network published a report on the ‘Gezi Park’ protest movement in Turkey and its repression. The report condemns the massive interference by the Turkish authorities with the right to freedom of assembly and the use of excessive force against peaceful gatherings. Moreover, the report denounces the massive use of detention as a punishment for exercising peaceful protest, resulting in many documented cases in ill-treatment.
UE-Turkey readmission agreement: a threat to Human rights
Ahmet Davutoglu (Turkish foreign affairs minister) and the EU Commissioners Cecilia Malmström and Stefan Füle announced that on the 16th December Turkey will sign an agreement on the readmission of migrants entering the EU illegally from its territory; in exchange for signing the readmission agreement, the EU will open up the way for visa liberalization for Turkish nationals. AEDH is a member of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) that in June addressed to the European Union and Turkey some recommendations concerning the readmission agreement.
Rule of law under attack in Hungary – Joint Statement
Following new laws adopted by the Hungarian parliament over the last weeks, concerning for example the criminalisation of homelessness or the extension of the length of pre-trial detention, AEDH and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee call on the Hungarian Parliament and Government to respect the principle of the rule of law and Human rights.
Adoption of the Council Recommendation on effective Roma integration measures
On 9th December 2013, the Council of Europe adopted unanimously the Recommendation proposed by the Commission to improve the economic and social lives of Roma within the European Union (main areas: education, employment, healthcare and housing). This Recommendation is the strongest EU instrument for Roma inclusion.
Internship at the AEDH
The secretariat of AEDH in Brussels is currently offering internships for a 5 to 6 month period from End of February to July 2014.
EU-Tunisia Mobip style=lity Partnership: Externalisation policy in disguise
On 5th December, a ‘Mobility Partnership’ will be signed between EU and Tunisia. Within this context, AEDH, together with numerous organisations, is calling the EU and Tunisia to translate into concrete actions their commitments to promoting and protecting human rights, and to facilitate freedom of movement for all Tunisian citizens.
Members’ news - Luxembourg : Exhibition Soñando sueños
On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Luxembourg’s Ligue des Droits de l’Homme invited the Spanish artist Elpuentea (Carlos Puente) to illustrate the thirty articles of the Declaration.
Member news: Call for demonstration: "Let’s walk against racism"
Following several acts and words illustrating the resurgence of racism and anti-Semitism in France, the League for Human Rights and other French organisations are calling for demonstration, on November 30th, against racism and to defend the idea of a fraternal, united and mixed-race France where every individual can live in equal dignity.
News from our networks: “Violence against women, bleeding wound in the Syrian conflict” - EMHRN report
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2013, the Euro Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) releases a new report “Violence against women, a bleeding wound in the Syrian conflict” that sheds light on the increased use of rape, torture and other forms of violence against women in in Syria.
« The right to leave a country »: Research paper of the Council of Europe
The research paper of the Council of Europe on « The right to leave a country »shows concerns about the deleterious effect on human rights of the externalization of border control policies of the European Union. Readmission agreements and illegal push-backs of migrants figure among the measures of externalization.
Report: « FOR A EUROPE OF HUMAN RIGHTS » - the manifesto of AEDH and its members presented to MEPs
On Tuesday 12 November 2013, the representatives of AEDH and its member leagues met with some members of the European Parliament during the conference « For a Europe of Human Rights ». This conference closed the AEDH Extraordinary General Assembly of 11th and 12th November. At the same time, the conference was the starting point of the campaign of AEDH and its members in view of the 2014 European Parliament elections “For a Europe of Human Rights&r/pdquo;.
Report: Conference-debate "Crisis: Europe at the service of people?"
On Monday 11th November 2013, AEDH and other associations co-organised a conference-debate : « Crisis : Europe at the service of people ? ». During this conference, several speakers were invited to discuss the situation of economic and social rights in the European Union since the economic crises and to assess the impact of the crisis on European democracies and integration.
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News from our networks - Greece - Turkey: ‘The route is dangerous, people are dying’
Joint press release of FIDH, EMHRN and Migreurop on systematic human rights violations against refugees at the Greek Turkish borders (18/11/2013)
Members’ news - Spain: "Rights for all"
APDHA has launched its new informative campaign on migrants rights.
Members’ news - Cyprus: Failure to provide protection and safeguard the rights of unaccompanied minors
Santos arr/spantext-align: justify;quot;ived in Cyprus in October 2004 and his story illustrates the failure of the Cypriot State to provide protection and safeguard the rights of unaccompanied minors.
Members’ news - France: “Let’s banish stupidity and cynicism, let’s reject hatred and racism”
Joint statement of the "Ligue de l’enseignement" and the "Ligue des droits de l’Homme" (15/11/2013)
AEDH and its member leagues in the Spanish news
On 13 November 2013 the « Radio Nacional de España » broadcasted an interview with Rafael Lara, spokesperson of the Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía (APDHA).
AEDH General Assembly & Presentation of the manifesto « For a Europe of Human Rigths » at the European Parliament
From 10th to 12th November representatives of AEDH member leagues met in Brussels to talk about their Human rights campaign in view of the European elections.
Newsletter N° 260 - 8 November 2013
Each week, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
Conference: “FOR A EUROPE OF HUMAN RIGHTS”
AEDH invites to the conference “For a Europe of Human Rights” that will take place on 12th November at the European Parliament. AEDH will present the manifesto « For a Europe of Human rights » developed by AEDH and its members and discuss it with MEPs of the different political groups.
Conclusions of the European Council speak of delaying the adoption of the data protection reform package
The Conclusions of the European Council of these 24th and 25th of October speak of delaying the adoption of the data reform package by 2015.
Conference-debate “CRISIS: EUROPE AT THE SERVICE OF PEOPLE?” (11/11/2013)
AEDH and its Belgian members - the ‘Ligue des Droits de l’Homme’ (LDH) and the ‘Liga voor Mensenrechten’- and Bruxelles Laïque invite you to the conference-debate: “Crisis: Europe at the service of people?”
Newsletter N° 259 - 25 October 2013
Each week, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
« Migratory flows in the Mediterranean» : European Parliament Resolution
The plenary assembly of the European Parliament adopted on Wednesday (23 October 2013) the resolution “Migratory flows in the Mediterranean, with particular attention to the tragic events off Lampedusa”.
Member News: France condemned by the ECtHR
On 17th October, the European Court of Human Rights (EctHR) condemned France for the expulsion of a camp of Travellers without providing adequate alternative housing.
Non-binding resolution by the Parliament in favour of the suspension of the EU TFTP agreement with the US
On Wednesday 23rd of October, the European Parliament has voted a non-binding resolution in favour of the suspension of the EU Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) agreement with the US.
EU migration and asylum policy: letter to the European Council
Ahead of the European Council summit, AEDH, together with several organisations based in the north and the south of the Mediterranean, calls on the heads of State and government to abandon security-oriented and repressive asylum and immigration policy.
Member news: Manifesto for the support of Roma families
On 16th October,the Ligue belge des droits de l’Homme, Médecins du Monde and Ciré called on politicians to sign a manifesto to support Roma families living in Belgium to ensure they enjoy their basic rights.
EDPS welcomes the outcome vote of the LIBE Committee
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) declared that “[t]he vote by the LIBE Committee is an important step towards stronger and more effective data protection in Europe”.
LIBE committee voted on the data protection reform package
LIBE committee approved the amendments to the Proposal of a general data protection Regulation and of a separate Directive for the law enforcement sector.
Newsletter N° 258 - 18 October 2013
Each week, AEDH releases a Newsletter focusing on European News regarding Human rights.
Member news : « Stop the expulsions ! »
The French League for Human rights (LDH) welcomes and supports the mobilization of the students that are demonstrating today in France to support Leonarda Dibrani and Khatchik Kachatryan.
Nerwork news: “Lesvos/ Greece: the new European cage for migrants”
The Euro Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), Migreurop, Welcome to Europe and Youth without Borders do not accept any more the detention of migrants, seen as the symbol of the violence of the European border system.
Member news: The right to an effective remedy may be at risk in France
The French League for Human Rights (LDH) asks for the removal from the Decree of 13 August 2013 of the provisions that will deprive labor and social disputes of the benefit of the two-stage procedure.
Workshop on the European project « INSEROM »
Within the framework of the INSEROM project, AEDH is taking part, on 17th and 18th October, to a workshop organised by Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía (APDHA). Based on training tools, the project is aimed at promoting citizen participation and social integration of Roma communities through human rights education.</
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