April 2026 - HuMENA

Syria | The Future of Justice in Syria Requires an Independent and Effective Commission of Inquiry

April 22, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned Syrian civil society organisations and international and regional organisations welcome the renewal of the mandate of the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria at the 61st Session of the Human Rights Council. We underscore the continued importance of the Commission’s investigations, public reporting, and efforts to support accountability, which remain critical, and call…

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Saudi Arabia Surpasses 2,000 Executions Under King Salman

April 20, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions

As of early April, the number of executions carried out by Saudi Arabia since King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s accession to the throne on January 23, 2015—and the subsequent appointment of his son, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, on June 21, 2017—has surpassed 2,000, according to the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR), marking a…

HuMENA at HRC61 | Digital Rights and Civic Space in MENA

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HuMENA at HRC61: Advocacy on Digital Rights and Civic Space in MENA

April 8, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions

During the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council, HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement joined a civil society advocacy mission in Geneva alongside the Innovation for Change MENA Hub (I4C MENA Hub), 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, Smart Gov, and Wasl for Human Rights Tunisia, under…

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Egypt | Seven Years Since the Disappearance of Ahmed Hassan: Human Rights Organizations Demand Immediate Disclosure of His Whereabouts

April 1, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned organizations express their grave concern regarding the continued lack of information concerning the fate of student Ahmed Hassan, whose whereabouts have remained unknown since April 1, 2019, in the absolute absence of any official response to date. Ahmed Hassan, who was 18 years old at the time of his disappearance, vanished on April…