The longest-living president in American history, Jimmy Carter was the first of what has become an inglorious succession of U.S. presidents to have been overwhelmed by events in the Middle …
Call for Urgent Action: Over 500 Signatures from Public Figures, Human Rights Organizations, Political Groups, and Individuals Demanding Immediate Release of Poet Abdel Rahman Youssef
We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, express our condemnation of the detention of poet Abdel Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi by Lebanese authorities on 28 December 2024, based on a security cooperation …
Human Rights Organizations: Right to Return for North Sinai Residents is Fundamental, and Military Trials are invalid
The signatories condemn in the strongest terms the harsh and unjust sentences issued by a military court on Saturday, December 14, 2024, against 62 civilians from North Sinai, including tribal …
Syria: Urgent Call for Justice, Accountability, and an Inclusive Political Transition
The undersigned organisations stand in solidarity with the Syrian people in their pursuit of freedom and justice, as an opportunity for Syria to break free from decades of oppressive rule. …
Egypt: Joint report on mounting human rights crisis
12 Rights groups present recommendations to the Egyptian government as the UN review of its rights record approaches On 17 December 2024, twelve Egyptian human rights organizations published a joint …
No Safe Haven: Algeria’s Transnational Repression of Dissidents
For Algerian activists, journalists and human rights defenders, physical borders no longer offer any sanctuary. The growing use of transnational repression by Algeria is a stark example of how authoritarian …
After 5,000 Days of Arbitrary Detention
Bahrain Must Immediately Release Danish-Bahraini Citizen and Human Rights Defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
Today, 16 December 2024, Danish-Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has endured 5,000 days of arbitrary detention in Bahrain. We, the undersigned, condemn Bahrain for the arbitrary detention and brutal …
Egypt: ‘Exceptional’ Code of Criminal Procedures undermines justice
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Joint Statement for the State Crime of Pylos
58 NGOs: The state crime of Pylos will neither be forgotten nor forgiven
One and a half year has passed since the state crime near Pylos was committed, which led to the death of more than 600 people migrating to Europe. Despite the …
Salon Ibn Rushd: Challenges of transition in Syria to an alternative to the fascist regime
On Wednesday, 11 December 2024, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a seminar as part of the monthly activities of Salon Ibn Rushd, titled ‘Challenges of transition …