The Mothers for Peace association has appointed a lawyer to defend Hacer Nar. He was able to visit her in Bakirköy prison in Istanbul, where she is being held. Her family was also able to see her. Hacer Nar is not said to have been physically tortured, but the moral abuse inflicted on her since the... Continue reading Turkey: Free Hacer Nar!

Circumstances of the disappearance: FEMED has been informed by the family of Khaled Sid Mohand of the disappearance of Khaled Sid Mohand. According to the information received, Khaled Sid Mohand, of Algerian nationality, journalist by profession, residing in Damascus, Syria, was arrested at his home in Damascus by Syrian police on... Continue reading SYRIA: Disappearance of Khaled Sid Mohand

The Euro-Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) visited Tripoli, Libya from March 6 to 9, 2013. This exploratory mission, logistically and organizationally facilitated by Human Rights Solidarity, FEMED's Libyan member association, aimed to establish initial contact with national institutions, international organizations and... Continue reading The disappeared and their families: the forgotten people of the Libyan revolution.

More than 6 years after signing it, Morocco ratified the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance on May 14, 2013. The Euro-Mediterranean Federation Against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) welcomes this new step in the strengthening of human rights in Morocco and congratulates the... Continue reading Morocco ratifies the Convention against Enforced Disappearances, an important step in the fight against impunity

Algeria's review under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on May 29, 2012, highlighted the concerns of several UN member states regarding impediments to the exercise of public freedoms and the handling of the case of the disappeared. According to the conclusions of several states at the end of the UPR,... Continue reading ALGERIA: Universal Periodic Review: Algeria criticized by its peers

Algeria's review under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on May 29, 2012, highlighted the concerns of several UN member states regarding impediments to the exercise of public freedoms and the handling of the case of the disappeared. According to the conclusions of several states at the end of the UPR,... Continue reading ALGERIA: Universal Periodic Review: Algeria criticized by its peers

NGOs united against torture: torture is a crime! On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the signatories of this press release call on the Lebanese authorities to do everything in their power to ban the practice of torture in Lebanon once and for all. According to the Convention against Torture, the... Continue reading LEBANON: NGOs unite against torture

While 16 activists were released on July 17, Osman Issçi's preventive detention was confirmed. Osman, along with several trade unionists accused of belonging to a "terrorist organization", will remain in detention at least until the end of the investigation, which could take 6 to 12 months. Osman Issçi, a member of the... Continue reading TURKEY: Urgent appeal

Farewell Ali, we'll miss you... Ali, Dear Ali, we knew you were ill, we knew you were tired, but like the credulous hopefuls we are, we militants of arduous causes, we thought you were eternal. You were eternal for us, as are all our loved ones, bearers of ideals and dreams. What was yours... Continue reading Algeria: Ali Merabet, President of the Somoud association, has passed away.

Unprecedented police presence prevents families of the disappeared from meeting with the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Today, around fifty relatives of the disappeared gathered in front of the offices of the National Consultative Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (CNCPPDH). They wanted to speak with Ms. Pillay,... Continue reading ALGERIA: Unprecedented police action prevents families of the disappeared from meeting with the High Commissioner for Human Rights