Mariam Tirab, 20 years old woman from Sudan was sentenced to death by stoning on June 27th, 2022. She was found guilty By a judge in Kosty in White Nile …
Egypt: The fourth arrest of Sherif Al-Roubi, 3 months after his release, dispels claims of a national dialogue on human rights and renews concerns about all those released
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the arrest of political activist and leading member of the 6th April youth movement, Sherif Al-Roubi, just three months after his release, after a …
Over 115 civil society and union organizations denounce discriminatory and unfair visa policy toward North African States
Over 115 civil society and union organizations from North Africa and Europe have denounced the unfair and discriminatory visa policy followed by the consular authorities of European states, including France, …
Egypt: Public Prosecutor urged to close investigation of Mada Masr journalists
The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizations call on the Public Prosecutor to close Case No. 19 of 2022 (Cairo Appeal Investigations) involving four women journalists from Mada Masr, Lina Atallah, …
Joint CSO letter: Challenges to civil society participation must be addressed by UN Human Rights Council
On Monday, 12 September 2022, in a joint letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council, civil society groups from around the world called on UN member and observer states …
Egypt: One Year After the Launch of the National Human Rights Strategy, the Human Rights Crisis Persists
Sunday 11 September 2022 marks the one year since the launch of Egypt’s National Human Rights Strategy. Yet over this time, the Egyptian state’s systematically authoritarian practices have not subsided. …
Algeria: Government should stop targeting human rights defenders and amend laws to comply with its international obligations
On 31 August 2022, UPR Info organized a pre-session in Geneva in preparation for the Universal Periodic Review of Algeria in November 2022 with the participation of the Algerian government, …
Yemen: NGOs demand UN-led criminal investigation into Yemen war crimes
Yesterday, in a joint letter to United Nations member states, civil society groups from Yemen and around the world called on UN member states to work towards the establishment of …
International civil society urges European Union to guarantee an enabling visa framework for human rights defenders
Brussels, 7 September 2022.- In a joint statement published today at the initiative of ProtectDefenders.eu, 50 international civil society organisations[1] are calling on all European Union institutions and the EU …