Yesterday, in a joint letter to United Nations member states, civil society groups from Yemen and around the world called on UN member states to work towards the establishment of …
International civil society urges European Union to guarantee an enabling visa framework for human rights defenders
Brussels, 7 September 2022.- In a joint statement published today at the initiative of ProtectDefenders.eu, 50 international civil society organisations[1] are calling on all European Union institutions and the EU …
Algeria: State reprisals must be ended against human rights defenders cooperating with UN mechanisms
On 24 August, Kaddour Chouicha, a prominent human rights defender and vice president of the Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH), and president of the League in …
Enforced disappearances in Yemen as a direct result of impunity
On August 30, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the persistent nature of enforced disappearance in Yemen, exacerbated by the impunity applied to all parties to the …
President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society
Civil society from around the world demand immediate action Dear Mr. President: We write because your administration’s consistently yielding response to the Israeli government’s escalating attacks against prominent Palestinian human …
Yemen: Houthis Should Urgently Open Taizz Roads
Restore Freedom of Movement, Humanitarian Access (Beirut, August 29, 2022) – Houthi forces, also known as Ansar Allah, should immediately open vital roads in and around Taizz, Yemen’s third-largest city, …
Over 200 Organizations Demand International Community Stand Against Raids and Closures of 7 Palestinian Organizations
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To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, At the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council, in …
Joint Letter to Bahrain King: Free 400-day hunger striker Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace
King of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Your Majesties, We, the undersigned, are writing to you concerning …