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Protest and Peaceful Assembly are Right.. HuMENA strongly condemns the broad arrest campaign of protesters in solidarity with

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Protest and Peaceful Assembly are Right.. HuMENA strongly condemns the broad arrest campaign of protesters in solidarity with Gaza

April 4, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

Brussels, April 4, 2024. Following the peaceful protest organized by a group of activists and citizens in front of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate in solidarity with the Palestinian people and denouncing the government policies followed in Gaza, the Egyptian authorities launched a massive arrest campaign that targeted many political activists. On the evening of…

“Until when the State can escape its responsibility?".. Local and international civil society organizations in Tunisia commem

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“Until when the State can escape its responsibility?”.. Local and international civil society organizations in Tunisia commemorate National Day Against Impunity

March 31, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

“Until when the State can escape its responsibility?” March 31, 2018 marks the sixth anniversary of the drowning death of young Omar Abidi, who was chased by a number of police officers from the Olympic Stadium in Rades to the level of Wadi Mellian on March 31, 2018. For years now, civil society groups in…

Joint statement: Egypt must immediately and unconditionally release anti-torture protester Mahmoud Hussein

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Joint statement: Egypt must immediately and unconditionally release anti-torture protester Mahmoud Hussein

March 28, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Mahmoud Hussein who is facing 25 years in prison simply for wearing a T-shirt with an anti-torture slogan, 15 Egyptian and international human rights organizations said today. Mahmoud Hussein has been arbitrarily detained since August 2023. Since then, his mental and physical health has seriously deteriorated. This…

Joint Statement: Egyptian authorities must end arbitrary detentions and forced deportations of Sudanese refugees and asylum s

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Joint Statement: Egyptian authorities must end arbitrary detentions and forced deportations of Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers.

March 28, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned organizations urge the Egyptian authorities to immediately stop the serious abuses against Sudanese seeking refuge in Egypt. After issuing Decree No. 3326 of 2023, end of August 2023, authorities have arrested and detained Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers in inhumane conditions, subjected them to unfair trials, and forcibly returned them to Sudan in…

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HuMENA and +20 human rights organizations urge the leaders of Belgium, Greece, Italy, and the EU to promote human rights and ensure justice and sustainability in relations with Egypt.

March 15, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

To the Prime Ministers of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Italy, Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, We, undersigned civil society organizations, contact you ahead of your visit to his Excellency the President of Egypt, Mr Abdel-Fattah el Sisi, to urge you to take…

IWD-2024. Saudi Women

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IWD 2024: CSOs renew their call on Saudi authorities to release jailed women’s rights activists

March 8, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

On International Women’s Day, the undersigned organisations renew their call on Saudi Arabian authorities to release all women human rights defenders (WHRDs), women’s rights activists and their supporters who are detained in contravention of international human rights standards. The organisations further call on Saudi authorities to lift travel bans imposed on WHRDs and their relatives,…

Stop the Deportation of Saudi Activist Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi

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Urgent Call for Action: Bulgaria Should Halt Deportation Proceedings of Saudi Activist Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi

February 20, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

Brussels, February 20, 2024 HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement is outraged by the detention and imminent deportation of Saudi activist Abdulrahman al-Khalidi in Bulgaria. Al-Khalidi is a prominent voice for democratic reforms and human rights in Saudi Arabia. He faces grave danger if he is returned to his home country, where the regime…

Legal and Social Situation of the LGBTQI+ Community in the MENA Region, and its Radical Transformation Between 2020 and 2023.

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Legal and Social Situation of the LGBTQI+ Community in the MENA Region, and its Radical Transformation Between 2020 and 2023.

February 15, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

Consensual same-sex relationships remain criminalized in the majority of MENA countries. The countries of this region violate the rights of gays, lesbians, transgender people, and queer people using different laws, some of which are clear and explicit, and others that use broad expressions that are open to interpretation, which criminalize “sodomy,” “debauchery,” “violation of public…

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Thirteen Years After Mubarak’s Ouster, Unprecedented Repression and Economic Instability in Egypt

February 11, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

Thirteen years after Egyptians courageously took to the streets and forced the autocratic president Hosni Mubarak to step down after nearly three decades in power, we, the undersigned organizations, express our unceasing solidarity with the Egyptian people’s unmet demands for “bread, freedom, and social justice.” Amid ongoing political repression and a deepening economic crisis, we…

Activism in Lebanon

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Rethinking Activism in Lebanon: In the Era of Socioeconomic Collapse of the COVID-19 Pandemic

February 7, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

The paper “Rethinking Activism in Lebanon in the Era of Socio-Economic Collapse and the COVID-19 Pandemic“ explores the evolving landscape of activism in Lebanon amidst the challenges posed by the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. It delves into the historical context of activism in Lebanon, highlighting its citizen engagement and mobilization tradition for social,…

Joint statement: Egyptian and international civil society organizations call for Badr Mohamed’s immediate release

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Joint statement: Egyptian and international civil society organizations call for Badr Mohamed’s immediate release

January 22, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

The Egyptian authorities must immediately release Badr Mohamed, who was unjustly convicted in January 2023 in connection to protests and sentenced to five years in prison after a grossly unfair trial, said the undersigned civil society organizations. Badr Mohamed was first arrested on 16 August 2013, when he was just 17 years old, during the…

EU should uphold human rights and accountability in negotiation of strategic partnership with Egypt

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EU should uphold human rights and accountability in negotiation of strategic partnership with Egypt

December 15, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions

14 NGOs urge the EU and its Member States to prioritize accountability and human rights reforms in ongoing negotiations for an EU strategic partnership with Egypt, notably regarding the overall framework of the deal, provision of financial support, and migration and security cooperation. If the EU fails to address Egypt’s human rights and accountability crisis,…

Alaa Abd El-Fattah – Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

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Alaa Abd El-Fattah – Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

November 23, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions

23 November 2023 Dear Members of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, We, the undersigned 34 freedom of expression and human rights organisations, are writing regarding the recent submission to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) filed on behalf of the award-winning writer and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, a British-Egyptian citizen. On…

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Civil society urges BIE Member States not to vote for Saudi Arabia to host the World Expo 2030

November 22, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions

November 21, 2023 Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) General Assembly 34, Avenue d’Iéna, 75116, France Open letter to BIE Member States: do not vote for Saudi Arabia to host World Expo 2030 We, the undersigned organisations, write to express our deep concern about Saudi Arabia’s candidacy to host the World Expo 2030. By providing…

Joint Statement by 48 Human Rights Organizations: International and Arab failure to prevent the annihilation of the Palestini

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Joint Statement by 48 Human Rights Organizations: International and Arab failure to prevent the annihilation of the Palestinian people must end

October 20, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions

A Joint Statement by 48 Human Rights Organizations from Eight Arab Countries The undersigned Arab human rights organizations call on permanent member states of the United Nations Security Council and member states of the League of Arab States to take immediate action to prevent the situation in Gaza from developing into the crime of genocide…

Palestinians inspect the ruins of Aklouk Tower destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 8, 2023. The death toll from the devastating Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has risen to 313 since early yesterday morning, with more than 1,990 others injured, according to medical sources. Photo by Naaman Omar apaimages

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HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement Condemns Ongoing Israeli War Crimes in Gaza and Urges Immediate International Action

October 16, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions

Brussels, 16th October 2023 HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement strongly condemns the continuous and appalling war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, resulting in an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. The international community must urgently respond to these grave violations of international law. Under the slogan of ” Swords of Iron,” the Israeli…

Turkey: Release stateless activist Ghada Naguib and refrain from deporting her to Egypt

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Turkey: Release stateless activist Ghada Naguib and refrain from deporting her to Egypt

October 10, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the detention of political activist Ghada Naguib by Turkish authorities, the wife of opposition figure Hisham Abdullah. We call for her immediate and unconditional release, urging the Turkish authorities to immediately refrain from deporting her to Egypt. The organizations emphasize that any improvement in relations between Egypt and Turkey…

Four years on, peaceful Iraqi protesters remain missing

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Four years on, peaceful Iraqi protesters remain missing

October 2, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions

October 1, 2023 marks the four-year anniversary of the beginning of the anti-government protests, known as the “Tishreen Uprising” that erupted in multiple governorates across Iraq. Demonstrations over unemployment, corruption, and poor public services were met with excessive and unnecessary use of lethal force including live ammunition to disperse demonstrators, resulting in significant deaths and…

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