King of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Your Majesties, We write to you urgently on 8 July …
Reviving Hope in Libya:
The UN Human Rights Council Must Reinstate Investigations to Break the Cycle of Violence
A resolution on Libya is due to be debated during the ongoing 56th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council). One year ago, the Council disbanded a …
Libya: Human Rights Council must pursue accountability and ensure continued scrutiny of deteriorating human rights situation
Rights organizations in joint letter Your excellency, We are writing to express our grave concern about the extremely dire human rights situation in Libya, and to urge your delegation …
Cross-Regional “Don’t Buy Into Occupation” Coalition exposes ties between European financial institutions and companies arming Israel
Today, 20 June 2024, the “Don’t Buy Into Occupation” (DBIO) coalition launched an exceptional progress report titled “The companies arming Israel and their financiers”. The report, mainly prepared by PAX, …
16 CSOs and labour unions urge EIB to halt support for polluters & arms manufacturers
Dear Ministers of Finance, Dear members of the EIB’s Board of Governors, We, the undersigned civil society organisations (CSOs) and labour unions, reach out to you at this critical …
World Refugee Day: for the defence of human rights in the Euro-Mediterranean region, stop with European externalisation policies.
Today, on World Refugee Day, and following the results of the recent European elections, EuroMed Rights and its member organisations denounce the rapidly deteriorating conditions faced by people on the …
Yemen: Houthis Must Immediately Release Civil Society and UN Staff Members
The Houthis, the de facto governing authority in the Yemeni capital Sana’a and other cities, must immediately and unconditionally release detained staff members from Yemeni and international civil society organizations …
Joint NGO letter on the EU’s macro-financial assistance to Egypt and human rights
We, the undersigned Egyptian, regional and international human rights organisations, urge the European Commission and member states to uphold international and EU law to ensure that macro-financial assistance to Egypt …
Yemen: Politicized judiciary sentences Yemenis to death without due process
Mwatana Organization for Human Rights, the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), and the Gulf Center for Human Rights call on the government of the Ansar Allah (Houthi) group …
Egypt: UN experts call on government to stop targeting and retaliating against human rights lawyers
The undersigned organizations support the letter by five UN Special Rapporteurs, published on 19 May 2024, addressing the Egyptian government in regards to the ongoing targeting of human rights lawyers …