Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

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Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

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Since it was founded in 2011, the Euro-Med Monitor has launched a number of projects that aim to promote the EU human rights guidelines. In 2017, in accordance
with EU guidelines on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, Euro-Med Monitor initiated a project which aim is to
strengthen the ability of community based non-governmental organisations (NGO) to have their interventions better respond to women’s needs and rights by means of engaging and empowering women inside and outside the organisations. Through the project, Euro-Med Monitor assists the participating NGO staff and teams of women from their communities in identifying their community, group based and personal needs and solution to these, the skills and resources required to work on the solutions they themselves have identified as important, then provide seed grants and coaching to facilitate development of projects or interventions they will develop.
Also, in accordance with the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict and the EU Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child, Euro-Med Monitor launched
its Anti-Bullying Campaign in the aftermath of Israel’s operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip. The campaign supported children victims of violence and their families, and raised
awareness among school teachers on how to tackle children’s psychological problems following armed conflicts.
In addition, following the murder of UK MP Jo Cox, Euro-Med Monitor launched its Jo Cox campaign to carry forward Cox's legacy by advancing its work of advocating the rights of refugees in Europe and supporting the vulnerable groups facing racism and marginalization.

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor is a youth-led independent, nonprofit organization that advocates for the human rights of all persons across Europe and the MENA region, particularly those who live under occupation, in the throes of war or political unrest and/ or have been displaced due to persecution or armed conflict.

Euro-Med Monitor was established in November 2011 and is registered in Switzerland (CH-660.0.748.015-1), where it maintains its official headquarters. It was founded by a group of European youth from diverse origins, MENA immigrants and students living in Europe, who were inspired by the people’s will to rebel against tyranny and oppression that swept through the Arab region in 2011 and continues to percolate everywhere. Euro-Med Monitor strives to support these movements by planting the seeds for international mobilization and stimulating human rights organizations and decision-makers to focus on violation of the people’s right to expression and freedom.

Currently, in addition to our administrative/policy office in Geneva (home of many human rights-related UN bodies), Euro-Med Monitor has fully staffed field offices in the Palestinian Occupied Territories and Libya, in addition to representatives and collaborations with organizations serving the remaining MENA countries and Europe. Euro-Med is managed by a senior staff dispersed among these countries and guided by a Board of Trustees
Euro-Mediterranean operates as a complement to and partner with other human rights organizations in the MENA region. Through our news bulletins, video interviews and in-depth reports, we both expose incidents with detail not available through other sources, and probe broad patterns of behavior that call out for sustained attention. When helpful, we pose recommendations for dealing with humanitarian crises and helping those affected.


Three fundamental philosophies guide our work:

Human rights develop to their highest form when they extend beyond protection from harm and defense of free speech to inclusion of typically marginalized populations, such as refugees, in priority-setting and advocacy.

Youth form the backbone of our staff and volunteers. They constitute the majority of the MENA population, and to catalyze positive change, we must develop and empower this up-and-coming generation.

European institutions charged with monitoring and regulating development, law and human rights (as well as the international bodies they fund) are the primary targets of our advocacy. We work on involving these parties to take action, and use their influence in the benefit of our target groups.

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has declared its mission to establish an independent and nongovernmental organization that would work across the region to investigate and expose oppression and atrocities has become urgent. Our mission must not only be to observe and document violations of human rights, but also to inform public opinion and “plant the seeds” for international mobilization by advocacy organizations, governmental bodies, watchdog groups and grassroots activists.

International law must once again become a respected tool of world governance, to which the downtrodden and persecuted can look for relief through recognition and redress, including compensation. Impunity must become an artifact of the past, no matter how wealthy or influential the party

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