For the right to rights

Our project focus

In a deeply divided world with a global economy which excludes millions of people socially and economically, and even makes them 'surplus', medico stands by those who defend and implement indivisible social, political and economic human rights. All aid has to be judged on whether and how far it contributes to restoring people to their rights.  
This means that the fight for social justice, education and health is also a fight against circumstances which create structural restrictions on these rights.

Bangladesh

One Year After the Uprising

Exactly one year ago, the South Asian country surprised the world with a political earthquake. By Dr. Andreas Wulf

What comes after freedom?

A new Syria

Al-Hamidiya-Basar, Damaskus, Februar 2025

A report from Damascus and Rojava. By Anita Starosta

Lebanon

A False Settlement

Soldaten an einem Checkpoint, Beirut 1982

50 Years After the Lebanese Civil War: medico’s Partner UMAM Fighting Amnesia for 20 years.

Climate Justice

Green Is the Promise, Gray the Reality

Europe's climate targets are being implemented at the expense of societies elsewhere - and not just in the Global South. The example of Bosnia-Herzegovina shows this.

Bangladesh

One Year After the Uprising

Exactly one year ago, the South Asian country surprised the world with a political earthquake. By Dr. Andreas Wulf

Lebanon

A False Settlement

Soldaten an einem Checkpoint, Beirut 1982

50 Years After the Lebanese Civil War: medico’s Partner UMAM Fighting Amnesia for 20 years.

What comes after freedom?

A new Syria

Al-Hamidiya-Basar, Damaskus, Februar 2025

A report from Damascus and Rojava. By Anita Starosta

Climate Justice

Green Is the Promise, Gray the Reality

Europe's climate targets are being implemented at the expense of societies elsewhere - and not just in the Global South. The example of Bosnia-Herzegovina shows this.

Transnational human rights work

Project Funding 2024

  • Development of a strategic partnership between ECCHR and medico international / European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
  • A safe place for the Mena Prison Forum / UMAM D&R

Project Funding 2024: € 115,000.00

Projects – Projections

All articles on the topic of human rights

23.01.2024 Israel/Palestine
Stop Arms Transfers!

International Humanitarian and Human Rights Organisations Call to Stop Arms Transfers to Israel, Palestinian Armed Groups.

19.01.2024 War on Gaza
Never again means never again for all!

For the German government, international law apparently only applies when it serves its own interests.

10.11.2023 Position
End the horror in Gaza

The crimes committed by Hamas do not absolve Israel of its own responsibility under international humanitarian law. The war must end.

25.10.2023 Syria
In the shadow of the shadow

Violence is escalating in Northwest Syria. Civilians are at massive risk – from the brutal military operations as well as from the lack of international publicity.

09.10.2023 Israel/Palestine
State of emergency times two

The deadly Hamas attacks are heavily impacting our partners in Israel. We talked to Guy Shalev, Director of Physicians for Human Rights, about the situation and their work with survivors.

09.10.2023 Israel/Palestine
Under shock and bombs

Due to heavy bombardments our partners in Gaza are not in a position to give an interview. Therefore, we spoke with our colleague Chris Whitman, who is in regular contact with them.

18.09.2023 Debate
Abolish Prisons or End Impunity?

A Dialectic in Times of Transitional (and Lack of) Justice. By Mina Ibrahim und Stella Peisch

13.09.2023 Commentary
The rest and the west

On human rights in times of dwindling Western hegemony and why they need to be decolonised.

12.09.2023 Sahel
Signs of Times

Five theses on the military coups in the Sahel region. By Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni

17.08.2023 Obituary
A life spent fighting for a different world

We mourn our colleague Dieter Müller [1959 - 2023], who died unexpectedly on August 12, 2023 in Mexico.