Despite Bahrain’s longstanding status as a systematic perpetrator of severe human rights violations, the Prime Minister of Bahrain Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa received an honorary award in the presence of Norwegian …
French weapons in Yemen: clarification urgently needed after new revelations about the use of French-manufactured warships in the naval blockade on Yemen
New call from 16 NGOs to end of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the face of the risk of complicity in serious violations 16 …
More than 100 Organisations Call for the Release of the UN Database of Businesses Engaged in Activities with Israeli Settlements
On 27 August 2019, 103 local, regional and international organizations called on the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Madam Michelle Bachelet, to release the UN database of …
Libya Platform: The situation of human rights in Libya: extrajudicial killing and enforced disappearance
The Platform Coalition[1]: An update on the situation of Human Rights in Libya First issue: The prevalence of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Libya as a means of …
Atrocities against migrants in Libya must be probed by African Commission on People’s Rights
A joint request demanding an investigation into the gross human rights violations against refugees and migrants in Libyan detention centers was submitted today to the African Commission on Human and …
Israeli Authorities Attempt to Forcibly Deport Palestinian Photojournalist from Jerusalem to Jordan
During the night of 21-22 July 2019, the Israeli authorities attempted to deport Palestinian photojournalist Mustafa al-Kharouf, from Givon Prison near the city of Ramleh in Israel to Jordan, a …
Syria: Access Must be Given to UN Chemical Weapons Investigators
As Syrian and Russian forces continue their assault on the civilian population in Idlib, the undersigned organizations urgently call on the United Nations Security Council to demand the OPCW[1] Investigation …
Syria: To Save Civilian Lives, International Community Must Compel Syrian Government to Cooperate with OPCW Investigation Team
With reports by Syrian rights organizations of yet another chemical weapons attack by Syrian government forces, it is imperative that the UN Security Council and the international community take urgent …
Stand up for human rights in Saudi Arabia: States should adopt a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council to address ongoing human rights violations
Your Excellency, We remain highly concerned about the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia, in particular the recent mass executions of 37 men on 23 April, the continued arbitrary detention …
US Pressure to Deny Palestinian Rights in “Deal of the Century” Bahrain Workshop Must be Rejected
We, the undersigned, express our grave concern regarding the US-led “Peace to Prosperity” workshop in Bahrain, which poses a significant threat to the Palestinian right to self-determination, justice, and equality. …