In an open letter, Egyptian and international civil society organizations have called on the UN Human Rights Council (the Council) to adopt a resolution on the human rights crisis in …
Hassan al-Rabea’s extradition constitutes a grave violation of Morocco’s international obligations
To the Prime Minister of Morocco, Mr. Akhannouch: We, the undersigned human rights organisations, write to express our grave concern for the fate of Saudi national Hassan al-Rabea and seek …
Egypt: CIHRS Website Blocked in Reprisal for Joint Report to UN Human Rights Council
View PostOn International Human Rights Day, Yemen is a Critical Test of Global Commitment to Human Rights
International Human Rights Day, 10 December, commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and with it the introduction of common human rights standards “for all peoples and …
Tamkeen Program
# Tamkeen#تمكينTraining program 20202022New Generation of Human Rights DefendersA glance“Empowering a New Generation of Human Rights Defenders in the MENA region” (Tamkeen) is a project supervised by the Education and Dissemination …
European Parliament debates Egypt’s human rights situation with European Commission, resolution calls for strong EU measures to address crisis
View PostProminent Italian Human Rights Activist Banned from Entering Egypt to Participate in COP 27
On 10 November 2022, Egyptian authorities denied human rights defender Giorgio Caracciolo, an Italian national and Deputy Director for International Programs at DIGNITY and a member of the executive committee …
Algeria’s whitewashing at the UN called out by human rights organizations at the UPR
Tomorrow, United Nations member states have the obligation to scrutinize the government’s misleading claims about human rights when discussing Algeria’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN[1]. Algerian authorities continue …
Egypt: Coinciding with calls for protests during COP27, government’s crackdown condemned by rights organizations
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Egyptian government’s crackdown in the leadup to the COP27 Climate Change Conference. Dozens of peaceful citizens in several governorates have been arrested and …