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 …
Tunisia: Anatomy of a Forced Deportation to Libya
A group of 20 migrants and asylum seekers from Western and Central Africa were forcibly displaced to the Tunisian-Libyan border (near Ben Guerdane) on the morning of July 2nd by …
Joint Statement: Human Rights Organisations Welcome the Release of OHCHR’s Update of the UN Database of businesses facilitating Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and Call for Full and Annual Implementation of the Mandate
Following its long overdue release, we welcome the recent publication of the update to the United Nations database of businesses facilitating Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, issued by …
Algeria: Free People Held After Activist Fled
Relatives, Journalist, Scholar Jailed in Apparent Retribution The Algerian authorities have been holding at least four people for more than four months, including a journalist, for allegedly helping an activist …
A letter to the Spanish Presidency of the European Union and recommendations for a European asylum system that respects human rights
23 regional and international human rights organizations sent a letter to the Spanish presidency of the European Union on 23 June, calling on Spain to advance negotiations towards a new …
Civil Society Organizations Urge UN Member States to Vote in Favor of Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria
At the end of June, the UN General Assembly will be called to vote on a resolution to establish an independent institution to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing …
UN Global Study on the Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures on Civil Society and Civic Space should be a wake-up call to end abuse of counter-terrorism measures to violate human rights
View PostSudan War: Protect Refugees and IDPs including Women and WHRDs
On June 8th, 2023 the Sudanese Ministry of transportation announced that all Sudanese nationals including women and children are required to obtain visas to cross to Egypt starting June 10th, …
The UN Human Rights Council should urgently respond to the global pattern of deaths, torture and other grave human rights violations at international borders
Dear Excellencies, The undersigned civil society organizations and groups write to express our deep concern about policies and practices of migration governance that lead to deaths, torture and other grave …