There are 3,701,584 Syrians[1] registered under “temporary protection” status in Turkey, which differs in its geographic and demographic size and economic power compared to Syria’s other neighboring countries, and thus …
Meet the 9 Top Spoilers of Peace in Yemen
Abdulmalik al-Houthi and Mohammed bin Salman garner the top two ‘awards’ for committing the most awful crimes in Yemen Soon after the UN Human Rights Council voted to end the …
The International Community Must Support and Protect Palestinian Civil Society
As a group of 242 regional and international organizations, we express our full solidarity with Palestinian civil society and human rights defenders as Israel continues to escalate its attacks to …
Sudan: The UN Human Rights Council should act urgently and hold a special session
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, As violence is increasing in Sudan following the military coup of …
UAE: Reject candidacy of Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi for INTERPOL presidency
Open letter to the General Assembly of INTERPOL Dear Members of the General Assembly, We, the undersigned, are writing to express our deep concern about the candidacy of Major General …
The FIDH, the OMCT and CIHRS stand in solidarity with attacked Palestinian human rights groups
Brussels, Geneva, Paris, Tunis 25 October 2021 – The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) …
Sudan: No to military rule
View PostMigrants in Libya between the Libyan hammer and the EU’s anvil
Violence on land, violence at sea In Libya, the already dire situation for migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees has been escalating to an unprecedented level of violence. Not only do migrants …
Urgent appeal: rights organizations call on Lebanese authorities to cease the intimidation of human rights lawyer Mohammed Sablouh
Human rights organizations are gravely concerned by the Lebanese authorities’ recent attempts to silence and discredit Mohammed Sablouh, a human rights lawyer defending victims of torture and Syrian refugees facing …
UN Human Rights Council Member States’ abject failure to renew Yemen investigation is a wake-up call
(13 October 2021) Civil society organizations condemn and express their profound disappointment at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (the Council) decision to discontinue the mandate of the Group of …
Peace process and legitimacy of elections in Libya threatened by lack of accountability and rule of law
View PostShutting minds and silencing the future: what the Dubai Expo really covers up
(Geneva/Beirut) — From 1 October 2021 to March 2022, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the Dubai Expo, the first World Expo to be held in the Arab World. Two dozen human rights partners* …
Algeria: Effort to Dissolve Prominent Civic Association
Government’s Court Case Against RAJ Threatens Freedom of Association (Beirut, October 11, 2021) – Algerian authorities should drop their effort to dissolve a prominent civil society group over alleged violation …
GA 76: Sign on to Cross-regional joint statement on reprisals at the 76th session of the General Assembly Third Committee
To: Member States of the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee On 14 October 2021, the United Kingdom will present a cross-regional joint statement on reprisals during the interactive dialogue …
HRC48: Support resolution on ‘Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights’
Fiji, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland and Uruguay have presented a draft resolution at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council on cooperation with the UN. The draft resolution aims to strengthen …