At HRC, grandmother of child who died due to Gaza blockade protests Israeli policies
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 Gazans of their right to movement and treatment.
Suhaila al-Masri, the grandmother of Fatima al-Masri, spoke on behalf of Euro-Med Rights Monitor at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council. She delivered a speech stating that Israeli authorities left her granddaughter to suffocate slowly by stalling the issuance of an exit permit to receive treatment abroad, which eventually caused the toddler’s death last March.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3SBocIk
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 Gazans of their right to movement and treatment.
Suhaila al-Masri, the grandmother of Fatima al-Masri, spoke on behalf of Euro-Med Rights Monitor at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council. She delivered a speech stating that Israeli authorities left her granddaughter to suffocate slowly by stalling the issuance of an exit permit to receive treatment abroad, which eventually caused the toddler’s death last March.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3SBocIk
Morocco: Continued complication of detained journalists’ prison conditions is shameful, must stop now
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 only have these journalists been detained and imprisoned for many years following trials marred by grave legal violations, but they have also had their basic rights restricted and the conditions of their detention complicated. Authorities have confiscated journalists’ intellectual property, impeded their communication with family members, and violated their right to privacy.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3RAyfMo
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 only have these journalists been detained and imprisoned for many years following trials marred by grave legal violations, but they have also had their basic rights restricted and the conditions of their detention complicated. Authorities have confiscated journalists’ intellectual property, impeded their communication with family members, and violated their right to privacy.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3RAyfMo
Euro-Med Monitor at HRC: UAE boasts of sending astronaut to space, fails to address racism against black immigrants at home
The United Arab Emirates government boasts of sending an astronaut to space and even appointing a Minister for Happiness and Wellbeing, but is failing to hold its police force accountable for egregious violations against migrant workers back at home.
In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council’s 51st session, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor and GIWEH condemned the horrific racism and discrimination directed at the UAE’s migrant workers—who have made significant contributions to the country’s economy and infrastructure—saying, “It is immensely disheartening that in the year 2022, [racist acts occur] in societies that claim to be civilised, modern, and enlightened”.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3UZgol0
The United Arab Emirates government boasts of sending an astronaut to space and even appointing a Minister for Happiness and Wellbeing, but is failing to hold its police force accountable for egregious violations against migrant workers back at home.
In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council’s 51st session, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor and GIWEH condemned the horrific racism and discrimination directed at the UAE’s migrant workers—who have made significant contributions to the country’s economy and infrastructure—saying, “It is immensely disheartening that in the year 2022, [racist acts occur] in societies that claim to be civilised, modern, and enlightened”.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3UZgol0
Euro-Med Monitor to HRC: Support and strengthen efforts to rehabilitate and empower victims
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 and strengthen humanitarian operations.
In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council’s 51st session, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor and Youth Parliament for SDG said, “Technical assistance and capacity-building programmes are crucial for the promotion and protection of human rights, particularly when utilised to support efforts aimed at empowering victims and providing them with a platform and tools to defend and protect their rights”.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3egNKeI
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 and strengthen humanitarian operations.
In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council’s 51st session, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor and Youth Parliament for SDG said, “Technical assistance and capacity-building programmes are crucial for the promotion and protection of human rights, particularly when utilised to support efforts aimed at empowering victims and providing them with a platform and tools to defend and protect their rights”.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3egNKeI
Assassination of media activist and wife in Syria’s al-Bab city is further evidence of rampant, systematic targeting of freedoms
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, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement.
The most recent victim of insecurity in these areas was media activist Muhammad Abdul Latif, nicknamed “Abo Ghanoum”. Gunmen assassinated Abdul Latif and his pregnant wife last Friday, in the Syrian city of al-Bab in Aleppo’s northeastern countryside. According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen were in a vehicle when they opened fire on the couple, who were riding a motorcycle near the city’s automated bakery; the attack resulted in their immediate death.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3TkAQuZ
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, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement.
The most recent victim of insecurity in these areas was media activist Muhammad Abdul Latif, nicknamed “Abo Ghanoum”. Gunmen assassinated Abdul Latif and his pregnant wife last Friday, in the Syrian city of al-Bab in Aleppo’s northeastern countryside. According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen were in a vehicle when they opened fire on the couple, who were riding a motorcycle near the city’s automated bakery; the attack resulted in their immediate death.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3TkAQuZ
In Johannesburg, Euro-Med Monitor provides training for activists from 10 organisations, space to share experiences
At a regional seminar in the South African city of Johannesburg, Euro-Med Monitor’s Chief of Programmes and Communications, Muhammad Shehada, delivered two key lectures to a group of activists from ten grassroots and civil society organisations across the region, including South Africa, Mauritius, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Denmark.
Coordinated by Danish organisation Global Aktion, the seminar aimed to address the question of “How do we rebuild strong social movements with real political alternatives, after two years of COVID-19?” Global Aktion brought together more than 50 activists from different countries to share experiences and help establish what it is that organisations across the region have in common, in order to facilitate alliance and capacity building.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3yLx1r3
At a regional seminar in the South African city of Johannesburg, Euro-Med Monitor’s Chief of Programmes and Communications, Muhammad Shehada, delivered two key lectures to a group of activists from ten grassroots and civil society organisations across the region, including South Africa, Mauritius, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Denmark.
Coordinated by Danish organisation Global Aktion, the seminar aimed to address the question of “How do we rebuild strong social movements with real political alternatives, after two years of COVID-19?” Global Aktion brought together more than 50 activists from different countries to share experiences and help establish what it is that organisations across the region have in common, in order to facilitate alliance and capacity building.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3yLx1r3
Yemen: Investigation required regarding deaths of children who received expired drug
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.
The Ministry of Health and Population in Sanaa is controlled by the Houthi group “Ansar Allah”, and is unlikely to conduct a transparent and independent investigation and hold those responsible accountable for distributing expired methotrexate—a drug used to suppress immunity—to Sanaa hospitals, and injecting doses into dozens of cancer-stricken children in the Al Kuwait Hospital. Because of this, it is imperative that the World Health Organisation investigate the incident.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3ezaJBZ
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.
The Ministry of Health and Population in Sanaa is controlled by the Houthi group “Ansar Allah”, and is unlikely to conduct a transparent and independent investigation and hold those responsible accountable for distributing expired methotrexate—a drug used to suppress immunity—to Sanaa hospitals, and injecting doses into dozens of cancer-stricken children in the Al Kuwait Hospital. Because of this, it is imperative that the World Health Organisation investigate the incident.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3ezaJBZ
Reduction in fighting has not alleviated Yemen’s humanitarian crisis
A recent reduction in the intensity of the fighting in Yemen, a country embroiled in a bloody armed conflict for more than seven years, does not imply a reduction in the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis there, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement released in conjunction with World Food Day.
As a result of the conflict, Yemen’s population is still struggling more than ever to obtain basic food. Food insecurity affects approximately 19 million Yemenis–over 61% of the total population. Euro-Med Monitor’s Chief Media Officer Nour Olwan said: “It is unfortunate that, at a time when Yemen’s humanitarian needs are increasing, the United Nations has received only about a third of the funding needed to support humanitarian operations and programmes this year, forcing it to reduce food rations and close some programmes that [previously] benefited millions of Yemenis.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3F3QyXN
A recent reduction in the intensity of the fighting in Yemen, a country embroiled in a bloody armed conflict for more than seven years, does not imply a reduction in the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis there, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement released in conjunction with World Food Day.
As a result of the conflict, Yemen’s population is still struggling more than ever to obtain basic food. Food insecurity affects approximately 19 million Yemenis–over 61% of the total population. Euro-Med Monitor’s Chief Media Officer Nour Olwan said: “It is unfortunate that, at a time when Yemen’s humanitarian needs are increasing, the United Nations has received only about a third of the funding needed to support humanitarian operations and programmes this year, forcing it to reduce food rations and close some programmes that [previously] benefited millions of Yemenis.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3F3QyXN
Italy: Euro-Med Monitor and A Buon Diritto Onlus hold training on immigration law at Loyola University Chicago’s John Felice Rome Center
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor together with Italian association A Buon Diritto Onlus held a training workshop entitled “Immigration Law in Italy: Rules and Shortcomings” for the students of Loyola University Chicago’s John Felice Rome Center, on Thursday.
A Buon Diritto Onlus provides legal counselling for migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, and undocumented people in Rome, Italy.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3z8ooqu
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor together with Italian association A Buon Diritto Onlus held a training workshop entitled “Immigration Law in Italy: Rules and Shortcomings” for the students of Loyola University Chicago’s John Felice Rome Center, on Thursday.
A Buon Diritto Onlus provides legal counselling for migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, and undocumented people in Rome, Italy.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3z8ooqu
Sudan: Bloodbath in Blue Nile, authorities must protect civilians from tribal violence
Sudanese authorities must take serious measures to protect civilians, control tribal violence in the country, and ensure that the rule of law is implemented after hundreds of people were killed and injured in the most recent rounds of violence in the Blue Nile state, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement.
Euro-Med Monitor has followed with great regret the death of 223 people, the injury of dozens more, and the displacement of thousands as a result of tribal violence in the Blue Nile state in southeast Sudan, near the Ethiopian border.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3F9G9ty
Sudanese authorities must take serious measures to protect civilians, control tribal violence in the country, and ensure that the rule of law is implemented after hundreds of people were killed and injured in the most recent rounds of violence in the Blue Nile state, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement.
Euro-Med Monitor has followed with great regret the death of 223 people, the injury of dozens more, and the displacement of thousands as a result of tribal violence in the Blue Nile state in southeast Sudan, near the Ethiopian border.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3F9G9ty
Perpetrators will not hold themselves accountable: New report calls for international probe into the killing of Iraqi protesters
Considering the fact that Iraqi authorities have failed for three years to hold the perpetrators of violence against civilian protestors accountable, the UN must form a fact-finding commission to investigate the violations, which occurred during the October 2019 protests, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement.
In a brief report titled “Perpetrators will not hold themselves accountable”, Euro-Med Monitor states that despite the succession of two governments and the formation of numerous inquiry commissions since the outbreak of the protests, in which approximately 730 Iraqis were killed and over 25,000 others were injured, justice is still far from being achieved. The authorities only compensated the victims financially, and no one has been held criminally accountable for the killing, disappearance, or assault of protesters.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3WdUdIw
Considering the fact that Iraqi authorities have failed for three years to hold the perpetrators of violence against civilian protestors accountable, the UN must form a fact-finding commission to investigate the violations, which occurred during the October 2019 protests, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement.
In a brief report titled “Perpetrators will not hold themselves accountable”, Euro-Med Monitor states that despite the succession of two governments and the formation of numerous inquiry commissions since the outbreak of the protests, in which approximately 730 Iraqis were killed and over 25,000 others were injured, justice is still far from being achieved. The authorities only compensated the victims financially, and no one has been held criminally accountable for the killing, disappearance, or assault of protesters.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3WdUdIw
Good news on Euro-Med Monitor’s joint efforts towards ceasing human rights violations – October 2022
Since the beginning of the last decade, human rights violations have been escalating in the Middle East and North Africa. People have taken to the streets to protest against the dire political and economic conditions, and armed conflicts have ravaged some countries. Governments in the region have used violent tactics to subdue and silence dissenting voices and have systematically targeted political activists and journalists.
In October 2022, repressive regimes continued to target peaceful activists and journalists, suppress popular protests, and restrict public freedoms. In Eastern Europe, the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict claimed the lives of hundreds more civilians, and continues to cause the displacement of now millions of Ukrainians to neighbouring countries. The crisis has exposed the discriminatory double standards of European politicians, officials, journalists, and celebrities, who have called for embracing Ukrainian refugees because they share the same ethnicity, colour, and religion, unlike asylum seekers and migrants from regions outside Europe.
More: https://bit.ly/3fudnJK
Since the beginning of the last decade, human rights violations have been escalating in the Middle East and North Africa. People have taken to the streets to protest against the dire political and economic conditions, and armed conflicts have ravaged some countries. Governments in the region have used violent tactics to subdue and silence dissenting voices and have systematically targeted political activists and journalists.
In October 2022, repressive regimes continued to target peaceful activists and journalists, suppress popular protests, and restrict public freedoms. In Eastern Europe, the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict claimed the lives of hundreds more civilians, and continues to cause the displacement of now millions of Ukrainians to neighbouring countries. The crisis has exposed the discriminatory double standards of European politicians, officials, journalists, and celebrities, who have called for embracing Ukrainian refugees because they share the same ethnicity, colour, and religion, unlike asylum seekers and migrants from regions outside Europe.
More: https://bit.ly/3fudnJK
Syria: Cluster bombing of IDP camps may amount to war crime
The Syrian regime’s bombing of IDP camps in the country’s northwest region may amount to a war crime, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement today. Euro-Med Monitor stressed the urgent need to hold perpetrators, as well as all others responsible for the ongoing human rights violations in Syria, accountable.
According to Euro-Med Monitor, Syrian regime forces targeted at least six adjacent camps west of Idlib city with cluster bombs, most likely through the use of rocket launchers stationed at positions in the city’s southern countryside. This attack coincided with a series of air raids launched on various areas west of Idlib by both Syrian and Russian warplanes.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3hdCd0S
The Syrian regime’s bombing of IDP camps in the country’s northwest region may amount to a war crime, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement today. Euro-Med Monitor stressed the urgent need to hold perpetrators, as well as all others responsible for the ongoing human rights violations in Syria, accountable.
According to Euro-Med Monitor, Syrian regime forces targeted at least six adjacent camps west of Idlib city with cluster bombs, most likely through the use of rocket launchers stationed at positions in the city’s southern countryside. This attack coincided with a series of air raids launched on various areas west of Idlib by both Syrian and Russian warplanes.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3hdCd0S
Activation of official rescue missions critical to halt growing number of migrant drownings
An over 14% increase in the number of drowned migrants and asylum seekers this year as compared to last year necessitates the immediate activation of official rescue missions by EU countries to reduce the high and ongoing loss of lives, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement.
Euro-Med Monitor documented a concerning increase in the number of drowned migrants and asylum seekers in the Mediterranean Sea in 2022. Since the beginning of this year until the end of October, there have been approximately 1,820 deaths and missing persons in the area due to more than 235 drowning incidents; the same period last year saw the death and loss of about 1,585 migrants and asylum seekers.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3UTEVqK
An over 14% increase in the number of drowned migrants and asylum seekers this year as compared to last year necessitates the immediate activation of official rescue missions by EU countries to reduce the high and ongoing loss of lives, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement.
Euro-Med Monitor documented a concerning increase in the number of drowned migrants and asylum seekers in the Mediterranean Sea in 2022. Since the beginning of this year until the end of October, there have been approximately 1,820 deaths and missing persons in the area due to more than 235 drowning incidents; the same period last year saw the death and loss of about 1,585 migrants and asylum seekers.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3UTEVqK
Israeli telecom companies must adhere to UN principles, stop fully cooperating with security agencies
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNESCO must take effective measures to protect journalists in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following the Israeli government’s official admission that its security services used the databases of telecommunications companies to track journalists’ work, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement.
The Israeli government’s tracking of certain journalists “for reasons related to security and criminal investigations” should be met with a strong and coordinated response from relevant UN mechanisms and institutions, to ensure that those involved in illegal surveillance operations are held accountable and that the violations of the Israeli authorities against journalists working in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory are stopped.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3ttsne6
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNESCO must take effective measures to protect journalists in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following the Israeli government’s official admission that its security services used the databases of telecommunications companies to track journalists’ work, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement.
The Israeli government’s tracking of certain journalists “for reasons related to security and criminal investigations” should be met with a strong and coordinated response from relevant UN mechanisms and institutions, to ensure that those involved in illegal surveillance operations are held accountable and that the violations of the Israeli authorities against journalists working in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory are stopped.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3ttsne6
The EU’s recent deregulation of asylum rights is vague, critically dangerous
The EU Commission’s extensive, vague, and dangerous proposal concerning the “instrumentalisation of migrants” will make it easier and more legitimate for EU Member States to derogate from their responsibilities and undermine the fundamental rights of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees guaranteed by international and EU law, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor warned in a statement today.
On 23 November 2021, the European Commission adopted a Communication summarising the emergency measures already taken or likely to be taken in the future, to address the so-called “instrumentalisation of migrants”. As part of these measures, the Commission adopted a proposal on 1 December 2021 aimed at supporting Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Belarus “to manage in an orderly and dignified manner the arrival of persons being instrumentalised by Belarus”.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3OcyM6R
The EU Commission’s extensive, vague, and dangerous proposal concerning the “instrumentalisation of migrants” will make it easier and more legitimate for EU Member States to derogate from their responsibilities and undermine the fundamental rights of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees guaranteed by international and EU law, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor warned in a statement today.
On 23 November 2021, the European Commission adopted a Communication summarising the emergency measures already taken or likely to be taken in the future, to address the so-called “instrumentalisation of migrants”. As part of these measures, the Commission adopted a proposal on 1 December 2021 aimed at supporting Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Belarus “to manage in an orderly and dignified manner the arrival of persons being instrumentalised by Belarus”.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3OcyM6R
Tunisia: Banning opposition party president from travel is part of systematic policy to punish opinion holders
Tunisian authorities’ systematic policy of imposing often arbitrary travel bans on certain politicians and dissidents is concerning, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement.
The most recent travel ban documented by Euro-Med Monitor is against Fadhel Abdelkefi, president of the country’s Afek Tounes party. Abdelkefi was about to depart from Tunis-Carthage International Airport when he learned from airport officials that he is not currently permitted to travel—despite not being informed prior of any such decision. Following the incident, Faker Bouzghaia, a spokesman for the Tunisian Ministry of Interior, claimed that Abdelkefi was issued a travel ban early this month with judicial permission from one of Tunisia’s Courts of First Instance. Yet Abdelkefi categorically denied any previous knowledge of the matter, stating that he visited the Court after the ban and was not informed of any earlier cases or complaints against him.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3EpHD0u
Tunisian authorities’ systematic policy of imposing often arbitrary travel bans on certain politicians and dissidents is concerning, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement.
The most recent travel ban documented by Euro-Med Monitor is against Fadhel Abdelkefi, president of the country’s Afek Tounes party. Abdelkefi was about to depart from Tunis-Carthage International Airport when he learned from airport officials that he is not currently permitted to travel—despite not being informed prior of any such decision. Following the incident, Faker Bouzghaia, a spokesman for the Tunisian Ministry of Interior, claimed that Abdelkefi was issued a travel ban early this month with judicial permission from one of Tunisia’s Courts of First Instance. Yet Abdelkefi categorically denied any previous knowledge of the matter, stating that he visited the Court after the ban and was not informed of any earlier cases or complaints against him.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3EpHD0u
Horrifying crime at state security headquarters epitomises the rampant use of torture in Iraq
Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani must launch an independent investigation into the detention and torture of an Iraqi citizen in one of the country’s official security facilities, as well as ensure that the perpetrators do not receive impunity, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement.
Euro-Med Monitor documented security forces’ detention and torture of Hassan al-Taie at the Intelligence Service headquarters in Kirkuk Governorate, northern Iraq—abuses that have caused the young man to suffer severe physical deformities as well as psychological complications that may be long-term. Following his torture, al-Taie’s family was forced to sign a “clan reconciliation agreement” which allowed the perpetrators to avoid punishment.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3i8HgjL
Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani must launch an independent investigation into the detention and torture of an Iraqi citizen in one of the country’s official security facilities, as well as ensure that the perpetrators do not receive impunity, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement.
Euro-Med Monitor documented security forces’ detention and torture of Hassan al-Taie at the Intelligence Service headquarters in Kirkuk Governorate, northern Iraq—abuses that have caused the young man to suffer severe physical deformities as well as psychological complications that may be long-term. Following his torture, al-Taie’s family was forced to sign a “clan reconciliation agreement” which allowed the perpetrators to avoid punishment.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3i8HgjL
Misclassification of minors as adults by UK Home Office is malevolent, illegal, and dangerous
Minors in the UK who are escaping war and persecution in their countries of origin are being misclassified as adults and detained for no ethically sound reason, warned Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor in a statement on Wednesday. Apart from stripping them of their legitimate rights as children, this malevolent practise is illegal and puts vulnerable youth in grave danger of abuse, violence, and other forms of exploitation.
Increasingly, the UK Home Office is routinely changing the birthdates of unaccompanied children seeking asylum, so it appears on paper that these youth are over the age of 18, with the sole purpose of stripping them of the rights and guarantees provided by the law for children and minors.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3XYD4Ua
Minors in the UK who are escaping war and persecution in their countries of origin are being misclassified as adults and detained for no ethically sound reason, warned Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor in a statement on Wednesday. Apart from stripping them of their legitimate rights as children, this malevolent practise is illegal and puts vulnerable youth in grave danger of abuse, violence, and other forms of exploitation.
Increasingly, the UK Home Office is routinely changing the birthdates of unaccompanied children seeking asylum, so it appears on paper that these youth are over the age of 18, with the sole purpose of stripping them of the rights and guarantees provided by the law for children and minors.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3XYD4Ua
Sudan: Suspension of union activity concerning, entities’ legitimacy must be restored through elections
The decision of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council President General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to freeze the activity of trade unions, professional federations, and the Sudanese Businessmen and Employers Federation—including controlling their financial assets and accounts—is deeply concerning. It is essential to restore these entities’ legitimacy using democratic solutions, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement.
The president’s act clearly violates the Supreme Court’s decision in early November to overturn Decision No. 3, which was issued by the Dissolution Committee with regard to dissolving the Sudanese Businessmen and Employers Federation and trade union organisations in December 2019. It is not permissible to overturn judicial rulings through executive orders issued without due process; federations and professional and labour unions whose mandates have expired should take all necessary steps to restore their legitimacy through elections, and ensure that members have the right to freely choose their representatives through a proper, transparent democratic process.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3FpDYld
The decision of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council President General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to freeze the activity of trade unions, professional federations, and the Sudanese Businessmen and Employers Federation—including controlling their financial assets and accounts—is deeply concerning. It is essential to restore these entities’ legitimacy using democratic solutions, said Euro-Med Monitor in a statement.
The president’s act clearly violates the Supreme Court’s decision in early November to overturn Decision No. 3, which was issued by the Dissolution Committee with regard to dissolving the Sudanese Businessmen and Employers Federation and trade union organisations in December 2019. It is not permissible to overturn judicial rulings through executive orders issued without due process; federations and professional and labour unions whose mandates have expired should take all necessary steps to restore their legitimacy through elections, and ensure that members have the right to freely choose their representatives through a proper, transparent democratic process.
Press release: https://bit.ly/3FpDYld