The de facto Houthi authorities in Yemen should immediately and unconditionally release the dozens of staff from the United Nations and Yemeni and international civil society organizations who have been arbitrarily detained over the last two years, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International said today. The Houthis’ arbitrary arrests of humanitarian workers has a direct impact on the delivery of lifesaving assistance to people in critical need of aid.
Egypt: Rights Groups Call for Release of Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei and his Immediate Access to Medical Care
We, the undersigned organisations, condemn the continued detention of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Omar Salah Marei. We call for his immediate and unconditional release, the dropping of all charges against …
Libya: ICC Trial Of Libyan Suspect Khaled El Hishri Important Step Towards Justice
In an important step toward accountability for serious international crimes committed in Libya, former Mitiga Prison security official Khaled Mohamed Ali El-Hishri appears today before the International Criminal Court, facing …
Trial of Journalist Yasser Abu Al Ela Exposes the False Narrative of Human Rights Progress in Egypt
The trial of Yasser Abu Al‑Ela, who has been held in pretrial detention for more than two years, directly contradicts the Egyptian authorities’ claims of improving human rights conditions, instead …
Bahrain: As the government remains determined to violate human rights, the international community must act to bring an end to the policy of citizenship revocation
Thirteen human rights organizations expressed grave concern over the Bahraini government’s continued disregard for its international human rights obligations, calling on world leaders to urge Bahrain to reverse its decision …
Call to Action: Establishing an EU Directive on the Protection and Mobility of Human Rights Defenders
The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) welcomes the European Commission’s renewed commitment, as part of the EU Civil Society Strategy, to scale up its support to ensure an enabling …
Re: Call for Adoption of New EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and for Decision to Implement It by Qualified Majority Voting
Dear High Representative / Vice-President Kallas, The Human Rights and Democracy Network calls upon your leadership to ensure the adoption of an ambitious new EU Action Plan on Human Rights …
Open letter: 90+ organisations demand suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement
Dear President von der Leyen, Dear High Representative / Vice-President Kallas, Dear Foreign Ministers of the EU member states, We, the undersigned humanitarian and human rights organisations and trade unions, …
The European Union’s treaty obligations on international law must be reflected in its foreign policy
The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN), representing a broad coalition of civil society organisations across Europe, expresses its deep concern regarding President von der Leyen’s speech at the EU …