The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the sexual assault of Omar Mohamed Ali inside his place of detention on 2 October 2022, by members of the police and in the …
Libya: European Parliament issues a new resolution on European policy toward Libya
View PostAlgeria: Human rights activists denounce claims of Algerian UPR delegation to the United Nations regarding human rights situation in the country
In the fourth session of its Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Algeria’s human rights record was examined on 11 November before the United Nations in Geneva. The Algerian delegation presented inaccurate …
Egypt: Rare Meeting in Cairo of Egyptian and International Rights Groups
On 12 November, for the first time in years, representatives of 12 independent Egyptian, regional, and international human rights organizations met in person in Cairo for a roundtable hosted by …
Libya: House of Representatives must immediately repeal Anti- Cybercrime Law
The undersigned human rights organizations demand that the Libyan House of Representatives repeal the Anti-Cybercrime Law n°5/2022 issued on September 27th, 2022. We call for the law not to be …
Prominent 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 …
Immediate release of Alaa Abdel Fattah demanded by over 40 prominent public figures from 14 countries, including intellectuals, writers, filmmakers, and academics
Alaa Abdel-Fattah is a British-Egyptian writer, human rights defender and software developer. He was one of the leading voices and campaigners during the 25 January 2011 revolution. He has been …
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 …
Human Rights Organizations Appeal to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Urge the Saudi Authorities to Halt Executions
To the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Respected Sir, We, the undersigned organisations, write this open letter about the gravely concerning trends in Saudi Arabia’s recent use of …