Alhimaya – Defense of Civic Space and Protection of Human Rights Defenders in the Euro-Mediterranean

Alhimaya, which means protection in Arabic, aims to contribute to the creation of violence-free societies that confront the growing authoritarianism in the Euro-Mediterranean region – with special focus on Catalonia, Morocco, Western Sahara, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Iraq – by offering support, protection, defense, and comprehensive care for human rights defenders.

The goal is to strengthen individuals and collectives of human rights defenders in the Euro-Mediterranean region for the sustainability and achievement of their work, both in physical spaces and online.

With the activities of the project, we aim to:

1. Detect the techniques, agents, and actions that limit civic space and the right to defend rights in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

2. Ensure that individuals and entities defending human rights in the Euro-Mediterranean region have and take ownership of mechanisms to improve their protection.

3. Develop a communication and awareness strategy for the critical mobilization of Catalan civil society in the protection of civic space and the right to defend rights.

4. Implement a socio-political advocacy strategy to promote public policy coherence based on human security, transparency, and accountability in the Euro-Mediterranean region.