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Partners in Repression: Judicial harassments faced by the human rights defenders in Egypt

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Partners in Repression: Judicial harassments faced by the human rights defenders in Egypt

June 30, 2022 0Comments 0Reactions

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement launches the “Partners in Repression” report, which highlights judicial harassment and violations against human rights defenders in Egypt as a result of practicing their human rights work or practicing their right to peaceful assembly and association. In the context of authoritarian regimes such as Egypt, human rights defenders…

Alaa Al-Siddiq, freedom fighter

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Alaa Al-Siddiq, freedom fighter

June 18, 2022 0Comments 0Reactions

One year ago, the human rights community was shocked to hear of the death of Emirati human rights defender Alaa Al-Siddiq in a tragic car accident, the day after she celebrated her 33rd birthday. We, the undersigned organisations, are taking the occasion of her birthday to announce the designation of this day, 18 June, as…

International Fair Trial Day| Joint Statement on the Situation in Egypt, the Focus Country of 2022

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International Fair Trial Day| Joint Statement on the Situation in Egypt, the Focus Country of 2022

June 17, 2022 0Comments 0Reactions

Today, 14 June 2022, marks the International Fair Trial Day (IFTD), which will be observed for the second time worldwide. The focus country of the IFTD this year is Egypt, a country that is and has been suffering for many years from systemic human rights violations and a serious lack of fair trial standards. On…

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Research Paper: The Right to Peaceful Assembly in Lebanon

April 8, 2022 0Comments 0Reactions

In recent years, the global community has witnessed a rise in protests and demonstrations in response to issues afflicting the daily lives of people at all economic and social levels. In many cases, these issues are the results of violations of human rights and public freedoms committed by governments. As of 2019, Lebanon has experienced…

Egypt: End arbitrary detention, Free them all

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Egypt: End arbitrary detention, Free them all

March 10, 2022 0Comments 0Reactions

Twelve Egyptian activists have been on hunger strike since early February 2022 in protest of their prolonged pre-trial detention at Tora Prison Complex. Among them, Abdelrahman Tarek (Moka), Ahmed Maher (Rigo), Galal El Beheriy, and Walid Shawky started hunger strikes to protest their unlawful imprisonment. On 8 March, Walid Shawky ended his hunger strike. Their…

Egypt: Quash Verdicts and Stop Unfair Trials by Emergency Courts

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Egypt: Quash Verdicts and Stop Unfair Trials by Emergency Courts

January 27, 2022 0Comments 0Reactions

We, the undersigned organizations call on Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi to immediately quash the verdicts against seven arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, activists and politicians, convicted of bogus charges and sentenced to long prison terms in grossly unfair trials by emergency courts solely for peacefully exercising their human rights. The organizations also urge for an…

We reject the verdicts of the exceptional courts against human rights defenders and activists in Egypt

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We reject the verdicts of the exceptional courts against human rights defenders and activists in Egypt

December 21, 2021 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned organizations condemn the Emergency State Security Court’s verdict on December 20, of 5 years’ imprisonment for activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah، and 4 years in prison for lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer and blogger Mohamed Ibrahim (Oxygen) in case no. 1228 of 2021, calling on the President to repeal this verdict, in accordance with his authority. Yesterday’s verdict was issued…

Global Legal Community Stands in Solidarity with Egyptian Lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer

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Global Legal Community Stands in Solidarity with Egyptian Lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer

December 17, 2021 0Comments 0Reactions

We, the undersigned members of the global legal community, stand in solidarity with Egyptian lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer as he awaits his verdict on baseless criminal charges on December 20, 2021, following years of reprisal by the Egyptian state. We call on the Egyptian authorities to drop all charges against el-Baqer, to promptly release him unconditionally,…

EGYPT: 74 NGOS URGE EGYPTIAN AUTHORITIES TO RELEASE RESEARCHER AHMED SAMIR SANTAWY

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EGYPT: 74 NGOS URGE EGYPTIAN AUTHORITIES TO RELEASE RESEARCHER AHMED SAMIR SANTAWY

April 14, 2021 0Comments 0Reactions

Ahmed Samir Santawy – French Ahmed Samir Santawy – German Ahmed Samir Santawy – Spanish Ahmed Samir Santawy- Arabic We, the undersigned 74 organizations, call upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 29-year-old student and researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy, who has been arbitrarily detained since 1 February 2021 on bogus terrorism-related charges. The…

Bahrain: Open letter to Danish Prime Minister to take immediate action to free Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja

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Bahrain: Open letter to Danish Prime Minister to take immediate action to free Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja

January 22, 2021 0Comments 0Reactions

Dear Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, We the undersigned, more than 100 organizations from around the world, are appealing for your assistance to secure the release of prominent human rights defender and dual Danish-Bahraini citizen Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja from prison in Bahrain, where he is serving a life sentence for his peaceful political and human rights activities…

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New study: MENA Diaspora Engagement: The Change Mantra

December 15, 2020 0Comments 0Reactions

We are excited to announce the launch of a new publication titled “MENA Diaspora Engagement: The Change Mantra” by HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement. This publication is a comprehensive resource for understanding the challenges and opportunities of engaging MENA diaspora activists and civil society organizations in advocacy efforts. The paper presents the findings…

FACEBOOK ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE FURTHER MEASURES TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF HATE SPEECH AGAINST THE LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY IN THE MENA

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FACEBOOK ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE FURTHER MEASURES TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF HATE SPEECH AGAINST THE LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY IN THE MENA REGION

August 10, 2020 0Comments 0Reactions

PDF البيان الصحفي باللغة العربية. إضغط هنا The signatory organizations and movements continue to cooperate in combating hate speech targeting members of the LGBTIQ+ community in the MENA region. We are very concerned about the consequences of this hate speech, which was exposed in a report entitled “Hate Speech Spreads like Wildfire” issued today by a number of…

MENA Network for Countering Hate Speech welcomes the Recommendations of Facebook’s Review Report

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MENA Network for Countering Hate Speech welcomes the Recommendations of Facebook’s Review Report

July 13, 2020 0Comments 0Reactions

MENA Network for Countering Hate Speech welcomes the recommendations of the Facebook own civil rights review report, and stresses the importance of taking them into consideration, especially those related to stopping hate speech in general, and to the destructive hate speech practiced by heads of states and governments in particular for the great impact they…

Egypt: End Reprisals, Harassment and Threats Against Civil Society Leader Mostafa Fouad

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Egypt: End Reprisals, Harassment and Threats Against Civil Society Leader Mostafa Fouad

June 30, 2020 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned civil society organisations call on Egyptian authorities to immediately end their harassment of Egyptian activist and Deputy Director of HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement, Mostafa Fouad. To: Mary Lawler, Special Rapporteur on the Freedom on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, and Clément Voule, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Association and…

Yemen: Over 150 NGOs appeal for death sentences of four journalists to be overturned

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Yemen: Over 150 NGOs appeal for death sentences of four journalists to be overturned

May 12, 2020 0Comments 0Reactions

Organisations which support human rights, press freedom and journalists are calling on United Nations mechanisms and member states to help save the lives of four Yemeni journalists who were sentenced to death in April 2020 in the capital Sana’a on charges of “spying” and “spreading false news.” Of the six other journalists in the same case whom the…

Call for urgent Action: Yemen, overturn the death sentences of four journalists

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Call for urgent Action: Yemen, overturn the death sentences of four journalists

May 7, 2020 0Comments 0Reactions

Take action to support this call by adding your signature at the link below Organisations which support human rights, press freedom and journalists are calling on the United Nations and allies of Yemen to help save the lives of four journalists who were sentenced to death in April 2020 in the capital Sana’a on charges of spying…

Partnership with Columbia University

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Partnership with Columbia University

February 22, 2020 0Comments 0Reactions

We are pleased and honored to announce our new partnership with “Columbia Global Freedom of Expression”, an initiative by Columbia University that seeks to advance understanding of the international and national norms and institutions that best protect the free flow of information and expression in an inter-connected global community with major common challenges to address.…

During its meeting in Berlin, tasks were distributed among the founding members of the MENA Network for Countering Hate Speec

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During its meeting in Berlin, tasks were distributed among the founding members of the MENA Network for Countering Hate Speech

December 6, 2019 0Comments 0Reactions

(Berlin)- On 26th November 2019, on the sidelines of the 14th Internet Governance Forum held in Berlin from 25 to 29 of the same month, the founding body of the MENA Network for Countering Hate Speech held a meeting attended by the founding organizations. The meeting discussed all items on its agenda in terms of endorsing the…

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