The undersigned rights organizations admonish the Sudanese authorities’ use of excessive force in responding to popular protests underway since December 19, which culminated in the death and injury of dozens …
Tunisia: Equal inheritance historic step toward gender equality in Arab region
Rights organizations in the Arab region applaud the Tunisian president and cabinet for ratifying the bill on equal inheritance for men and women last month, and referring it to the …
Egypt: European Parliament denounces Egypt’s rampant human rights abuses, calls on other institutions and Member States to act
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) commends the European Parliament’s adoption of an urgency resolution on Egypt during its Thursday December 13 plenary session. “The resolution constitutes the …
International Human Rights Day: EU and Netherlands Ambassadors inaugurate ‘Ta3beer Exhibit’ in Tripoli-Libya
On Monday December 10, Together We Build It and Habka Magazine – in partnership with the Defender Center for Human Rights and the Libya Platform – opened the art exhibit …
Libya must uphold its obligation to protect women
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women November 25[1] is the UN’s annual International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.[2] One in every three …
Joint Open Letter to the High Commissioner Re UN Database on Business Enterprises with Activities Related to Israeli Settlements in the OPT
Ms. Michelle Bachelet High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais Wilson – United Nations Geneva, Switzerland 27 November 2018 Joint Open Letter to the High Commissioner for Human Rights Re: UN …
Joint NGO Letter in support of UNGA Resolution on HR in Iran
TO: All Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York Your Excellencies, The undersigned national, regional and international civil society organizations urge your government to support resolution A/C.3/73/L.42 on …
NGO statement in support of the International Parliamentary Conference for Peace in Yemen
As humanitarian, human rights and peacebuilding organizations working on Yemen, we welcome tomorrow’s unprecedented coming together of legislators from across nations and parties for the first International Parliamentary Conference for …
UPR Report: UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF YEMEN 2019
This report will inform the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Third Periodic Review of Yemen’s human rights record. In its last review in 2014, the Government of Yemen accepted recommendations …
Saudi Arabia: Kingdom must be held to account for suppression of dissent, following murder of journalist and widespread arrest of women’s rights defenders
Recognising the fundamental right to express our views, free from repression, we the undersigned civil society organisations call on the international community, including the United Nations, multilateral and regional institutions …