Violence on land, violence at sea In Libya, the already dire situation for migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees has been escalating to an unprecedented level of violence. Not only do migrants …
Egypt: Torture is systematic and those who perpetrate it enjoy complete impunity
View PostEgypt: New escalation in human rights crimes as activists and defenders referred to Emergency State Security trials on fabricated charges
The undersigned rights organizations condemn the politically retaliatory decision to refer activists Alaa Abdel Fattah and Mohamed Ibrahim, known as Oxygen, and rights lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer to trial in the …
Urgent appeal: rights organizations call on Lebanese authorities to cease the intimidation of human rights lawyer Mohammed Sablouh
Human rights organizations are gravely concerned by the Lebanese authorities’ recent attempts to silence and discredit Mohammed Sablouh, a human rights lawyer defending victims of torture and Syrian refugees facing …
UN Human Rights Council Member States’ abject failure to renew Yemen investigation is a wake-up call
(13 October 2021) Civil society organizations condemn and express their profound disappointment at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (the Council) decision to discontinue the mandate of the Group of …
World Day Against the Death Penalty: Stop the Death Penalty in Egypt
View PostPeace process and legitimacy of elections in Libya threatened by lack of accountability and rule of law
View PostShutting minds and silencing the future: what the Dubai Expo really covers up
(Geneva/Beirut) — From 1 October 2021 to March 2022, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the Dubai Expo, the first World Expo to be held in the Arab World. Two dozen human rights partners* …
Algeria: Effort to Dissolve Prominent Civic Association
Government’s Court Case Against RAJ Threatens Freedom of Association (Beirut, October 11, 2021) – Algerian authorities should drop their effort to dissolve a prominent civil society group over alleged violation …
GA 76: Sign on to Cross-regional joint statement on reprisals at the 76th session of the General Assembly Third Committee
To: Member States of the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee On 14 October 2021, the United Kingdom will present a cross-regional joint statement on reprisals during the interactive dialogue …