“The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has succeeded to place itself as a direct enemy to human rights, whether through continuing to stifle the rights and freedoms of …
Oman- Human rights defenders on trial for exercising their right to freedom of assembly and expression
On 25 June 2012, the first hearing of the trial of detained human rights defenders and activists including, Basma Al-Keumy, and Basma Al-Rajehy took place at the Court of First Instance in Muscat. …
Next target of Bashir’s historical repression:Attacks on peaceful protests in Sudan
Sudanese officials should fully respect the right of citizens to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, said the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies on Wednesday, June 27. Since June …
The stakeholders should immediately act to save freedom rights in Iraq, about 40 institutions and mass medias threatened to close in a days
The undersigned associations and civil organizations calling for the necessity that the Iraqi ministry of Interior should revise its decisions of closing and harassing of nearly 40 media means under …
Oman: End the Detention of Women Human Rights Defenders
On 19 June 2012, due to their deteriorating health, women human rights defenders Basma Al-Keumy, lawyer, and Basma Al-Rajehy, writer and TV broadcaster, ended their hunger strike aimed at their …
Call to release freedom of expression defenders, held incommunicado in Syria
The undersigned rights groups from around the world are seriously concerned about human rights defenders, journalists, writers and bloggers in Syria who have been subjected to enforced disappearance, which has …
Human Rights Council must insist Morocco end repression of the Sahrawi People
Morocco rejects the establishment of a permanent human rights component in MINURSO Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Laureate Aminatou Haidar, RFK Partners for Human Rights Advocacy Director Marselha Gonçalves Margerin, Professor …
Joint statement about Mazen Darwish and the court cases against SCM activists
Yesterday, on May 29, 2012, seven employees of the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) and one SCM visitor were summoned to stand on trial at a …
One hundred organisations call to end assault on freedom of speech, and to free all detained human rights defenders and netizens
We, the undersigned global human rights organisations, call on the King, the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister of Bahrain to immediately release all human rights defenders, Twitter activists …