Category: Open letter

FEMED, in partnership with its member association, Libyan Human Rights Solidarity (HRS), led an advocacy mission to Geneva on May 10 and 11, 2017 on the sidelines of the 112th session of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID). Two HRS representatives, Giumma El Omami, president of the member association,... Continue reading Advocacy mission in Geneva May 2017

The members of FEMED join SOS Disparu(e)s and CFDA in extending their deepest condolences to the family and friends of Madame Chihoub née Djebbar Taous, who passed away on February 1. In 1996, her two sons, Mourad and Djamel, were arrested by soldiers from the Baraki barracks. Mourad was only 16... Continue reading Condolences to the family of Madame Chihoub

"It's January 30, 2021. It's been 24 years since my son disappeared. He was 21, in his prime. Today, he would have been 45. Many mothers, wives and sisters hope, year after year, to know the fate of their missing loved ones. And if their fight goes on, it... Continue reading 24 years of waiting, 24 years of fighting

On August 31, 2020, the French newspaper Libération published an article calling for universal ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Aware that only universal ratification will make it possible to fight effectively against enforced disappearances, FEMED is one of the 62 signatories of the tribune.Adopted il... Continue reading Tribune pour la ratification universelle de la Convention internationale contre les disparitions forced disappearances

Mama, my dearest Mama, 2020 was a very complicated year, and still is, with COVID19, the virus that ravaged the entire planet, and now comes your departure, so unpredictable, so unexpected, so painful. But for us, you'll always be alive and you'll always be an example of a fighter... Continue reading Tribute to my mother

It is with deep sadness that the Euro-Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances...

For several decades, the families of the disappeared in Morocco have been taking part alongside the working class to celebrate Labor Day.

FEMED (the Euro-Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances) supports the involvement of Algerians and its Algerian member associations in the demonstrations sparked by the incumbent president's bid for a fifth term in office. Contrary to the expectations expressed by the people through these demonstrations, Mr Abdelaziz Bouteflika has opted, in a... Continue reading Support for peaceful demonstrations in Algeria

The Tunisian Truth and Dignity Authority speaks out on the kidnapping in Tunis of Moroccan activist Houcine El ManouziOn December 31, 2019, the Tunisian Truth and Dignity Authority published the National Register of Victims of Human Rights Violations and Spoliations, which includes the names of 29949 victims. The family of the trade unionist and political activist... Continue reading Press release from the family of Houcine EL MANOUZI

The Collectif des Familles de Disparus en Algérie (CFDA) and the Fédération Euro-méditerranéenne contre les Disapparitions Forcées (FEMED) are deeply saddened to announce the loss of their friend Annie-France Berthod, a tireless human rights campaigner, vice-president of the CFDA and treasurer of the FEMED. Annie-France belonged in a small way to all of us, especially to... Continue reading FEMED and CFDA have lost a friend