In the face of yesterday's despicable attack on the staff of Charlie Hebdo newspaper, FEMED would like to express its sincere condolences to the victims' families and its deep support for the entire Charlie Hebdo team. What happened yesterday is an inhuman, intolerable act of unspeakable horror. The perpetrators of such acts must be brought to justice... Continue reading France: Nous sommes Charlie.
LIBYA: Appeal to UNMIL to urgently establish humanitarian corridors in Benghazi.
While welcoming the statement by MANUL, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Human Rights Solidarity (HRS) once again condemns the silence of MANUL, which has taken no action in the eight months since the start of military operations in Benghazi. These operations, which have targeted... Continue reading LIBYA: Call on MANUL to urgently establish humanitarian corridors in Benghazi.
ALGERIA: The "Lounès Matoub" prize awarded to Nassera Dutour for her fight against oblivion.
Algiers and Paris, January 26, 2015 - The Collectif des Familles de Disparus en Algérie (CFDA), Sos Disparus and the Fédération euro-méditerranéenne contre les disparitions forcées (FEMED) welcome the awarding of the Lounès Matoub prize, against oblivion, by the association AMGUD to Nassera Dutour, CFDA spokesperson and FEMED president. On January 24... Continue reading ALGERIA: The "Lounès Matoub" prize awarded to Nassera Dutour for her fight against oblivion.
MOROCCO: Break-in at the offices of the Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH) and assault of an activist.
Paris - Geneva - Copenhagen, February 19, 2015 - The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint program of FIDH and OMCT, together with the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) and the Euro-Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED), condemn the Moroccan authorities' intrusion into the premises... Continue reading MOROCCO: Intrusion into the premises of the Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH) and assault of an activist.
LEBANON: Open letter to His Excellency Ashraf Rifi, Lebanese Minister of Justice.
To His Excellency Mr. Ashraf Rifi, Minister of Justice of Lebanon. The Euro-Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances wishes to draw His Excellency's attention to the legal proceedings for "defamation" brought against Ms Marie Daunay and Mr Wadih Al-Asmar, respectively President and Secretary General of the Lebanese Center for Human Rights... Continue reading LEBANON: Open letter to His Excellency Mr Ashraf Rifi, Minister of Justice of Lebanon.
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
On the occasion of the fifth "International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances", the Euro-Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) reiterates its call for an end to this violent practice. In December 2010, the United Nations proclaimed August 30 "International Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances" to express its deep concern about... Continue reading International Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
The "SHPRESIMI" (Hope) association to support the families of victims of war and enforced disappearance in Suhareka.
August 30 - INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE MISSING. The Organizing Council has released the agenda for the International Day of the Disappeared on August 30. On August 27 and 28, tributes were paid in several places where massacres were committed during 1999, and on August 29, activities took place in the... Continue reading The association "SHPRESIMI" (Hope) to support the families of victims of war and enforced disappearance in Suhareka.
Moroccan Truth and Justice Forum
Coordination Committee of the Families of the Disappeared and Victims of Enforced Disappearance in Morocco. Press release on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance. The truth, the whole truth about the fate of the disappeared and all serious human rights violations. Enforced disappearances have often been used as a strategy to... Continue reading Moroccan Forum for Truth and Justice
BOSNIA: Associations of families of detained and missing persons "VRBANJA "Kotor Varos - Travnik.
To mark the International Day of the Disappeared, the Association of Detained and Missing Persons from the town of Kotor Varos organized an event in Travnik. It was an opportunity to remember missing persons, but also to call on the authorities and institutions of Bosnia-Herzegovina to shed light on the fate of its... Continue reading BOSNIA: Associations of families of detained and missing persons "VRBANJA "Kotor Varos - Travnik.
Algeria: International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
Concerned by the growing number of enforced or involuntary disappearances in various parts of the world, the UN General Assembly has declared August 30 International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearances. In Algeria, while voices are being raised in civil society to assert that the policy of national reconciliation has failed to resolve the... Continue reading Algeria: International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearances.