2006 General Assembly in Madrid

7th EMHRN General Assembly

The 7th EMHRN General Assembly took place in Madrid

Hundred human rights defenders from North and South of the Mediterranean gathered at the 7th General Assembly of the EMHRN in Madrid, 12-14 May 2006*.

The participants expressed their concern about the lack of progress of human rights in most parts of the region. They were also concerned by the fact that the EU and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership prioritizes security approaches in relation to the fight against terrorism and to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the expense of human rights.

The General Assembly adopted a strategy document identifying democratic reform and the security of individual human beings as future key intervention areas of the Network.

It also decided to work to reinforce solidarity between the human rights defenders in the region and to strengthen the human rights instruments of the European Neighborhood policy and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.

The General Assembly elected a new executive committee for the next two years period.

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In follow-up to the GA, the Council of Representatives of the Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Support of Human Rights Defenders held its first meeting.

* The GA was organized in cooperation with EMHRN member ACSUR and generously sponsored by the Spanish Department for Development Cooperation; the EU Commission and DANIDA