Over the last days, international media reported several attacks by Cypriot authorities against people fleeing Lebanon and Syria. People on board remained stuck at sea for several days, with no …
UN liquidity crisis: Rights groups call on States to #PayYourDues
The failure of States to pay their membership dues to the United Nations (UN) in full and on time is causing a financial liquidity crisis for the organisation. According to …
CSOs open letter on the EIB Global Strategic Roadmap
To Mrs Nadia Calviño President of the European Investment Bank Dear Madam President, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, again welcome the EIB’s decision to develop and adopt the EIB …
Joint Statement in Support of Progress toward a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
The undersigned organizations and individuals — with representation from multiple geographic regions — express our support for a global convention on crimes against humanity, and urge states to utilize the …
UN: Renew Special Rapporteur and Fact-Finding mandates for Iran
We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organisations, call on your country to support the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation …
Open Letter to the Ambassadors of Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to the UN Human Rights Council
Excellencies, Our organisations write to you to express our support and to appeal for a regular technical rollover of the upcoming resolution on “combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, …
CSOs’ letter to EIB Director: Overhaul of Bank Priorities and Procedures Urgently Needed for the EIB to Fulfil its Public Interest Mandate
14 civil society organizations have addressed an open letter to the new Director of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Nadia Calvino, ahead of the EU Finance Ministers’ meeting to discuss …
17 leading humanitarian and human rights organisations call to stop arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian Armed Groups
An open call to all UN Member States to stop fuelling the crisis in Gaza and avert further humanitarian catastrophe and loss of civilian life. We, the undersigned organisations, call …
Human rights organisations: “Days left” for EU legislators to save the right to asylum
Eighteen human rights organisations across Europe, alongside aid workers and survivors of human rights abuses, say that a crunch summit in Brussels on December 7th risks “opening the door to …
LAUNCH OF THE TAE’THIR PROJECT
Tae’thir – a new project that tackles issues of human rights and freedoms from an innovative cultural and creative perspective The Tae’thir project, which means “influence” in Arabic, aims to …