On 24 August, paramilitary armed groups affiliated with Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) under the command of Khalifa Haftar, who controls vast swathes of Libyan territory, arrested hundreds of civilians …
The Human Rights Council should establish an independent mechanism on Sudan
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, Following the outbreak of armed conflict in Khartoum and other areas …
Yemen: Houthis Still Forcibly Disappear 11 Baha’is Over Two Months after Kidnapping
The continued enforced disappearance of 11 Baha’is by Ansar Allah forces (Houthis) is condemned by the undersigned organizations. The Baha’is were kidnapped on 25 May when armed men raided a …
Joint Letter to Biden Administration on Urgent Concern for Life of Imprisoned Rights Defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
Ambassador Henry Wooster Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Ambassador Wooster, We, the undersigned organizations, are writing with urgent …
UAE: Release all those unjustly imprisoned before COP28
Joint Appeal Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should release all those unjustly imprisoned in the country before the start of COP28, which will be held at Expo City Dubai …
Biden Administration Should Not Provide Military Aid to Egypt in Light of Ongoing Human Rights Violations
The Honorable Antony J. Blinken Secretary of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Mr. Jake Sullivan Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs The White House …
International and Regional organizations support the Yemen Declaration for Justice and Reconciliation
NGOs call on the international community and warring parties to address the demands in Yemen Declaration On July 26, 2023, over 40 civil society organizations and victims and survivor …
UN Human Rights Council: Emboldened by impunity and double-standards, autocratic governments go on the offensive
View PostUS Congress called upon by human rights organizations to adopt the "Global Voices for Freedom" law to protect human rights defenders
Dear Members of the U.S. Congress: We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our support for the Global Voices of Freedom Act (S.962), which Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman …
NGOs urge UN member states to reject insertion of repressive blasphemy laws into resolution at UN Human Rights Council
To Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council: Excellency, On 4 July 2023, the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations in Geneva, on behalf of …