Today marks six years since the detention of human rights lawyer Ibrahim Metwally, who was arrested on September 10, 2017. It worth noting that his period of detainment has surpassed …
Joint NGO Letter: The Need to Address the Situation of Prisoners in Bahrain at the 54th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
To the attention of: Permanent Missions of Member States to the United Nations in Geneva 6 September 2023 Your Excellency, We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to you urgently with …
Egypt: The immediate release of activist Mohamed Adel demanded by human rights organizations
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the verdict sentencing the former spokesperson of the April 6 Youth Movement and political activist, Mohamed Adel, to four years in prison, after he …
Libya: Haftar forces should end forced displacement of Tebu families
On 24 August, paramilitary armed groups affiliated with Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) under the command of Khalifa Haftar, who controls vast swathes of Libyan territory, arrested hundreds of civilians …
Egypt: Immediately Release Prodemocracy Advocate Hesham Kassem and Cease the Targeting of Peaceful Dissidents
Egyptian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Egyptian prodemocracy dissident and press publisher Hesham Kassem, as his detention stems from the exercise of his freedom of speech, said 12 organizations …
The Human Rights Council should establish an independent mechanism on Sudan
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, Following the outbreak of armed conflict in Khartoum and other areas …
Egypt: Recent arbitrary practices show no intent to improve human rights situation or release political prisoners
The undersigned organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities’ targeting of the family of journalist and human rights defender Ahmed Gamal Ziada, the arrest of his 58-year-old father Gamal Abdelhamid Ziada, and …
In Solidarity with Egyptian Fact-Checking and Independent Media Platform Matsadaash
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, independent media outlets, and individuals, join together to stand in solidarity with Egyptian fact-checking and independent media platform Matsadaash, following its recent targeting by …
Egypt: Immediately End the Escalating Targeting of Peaceful Opposition and Release Prominent Dissident Hisham Kassem
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns the Prosecution’s decision to detain Hisham Kassem, the head of the board of trustees of the Free Current, a newly established …
Yemen: Houthis Still Forcibly Disappear 11 Baha’is Over Two Months after Kidnapping
The continued enforced disappearance of 11 Baha’is by Ansar Allah forces (Houthis) is condemned by the undersigned organizations. The Baha’is were kidnapped on 25 May when armed men raided a …