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Civil society urges French President Macron to consider Saudi Arabia's horrific human rights record during Crown Prince's vis
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Civil society urges French President Macron to consider Saudi Arabia’s horrific human rights record during Crown Prince’s visit to Paris

June 22, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions
Palais de l’Élysée 55 Rue Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008, Paris France   21 June 2023   Subject: Visit of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, to France   Mr President,   We, the undersigned organisations, kindly address this letter to express our deepest concern at the welcoming of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to…

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NGOs letter to the French President: call for a new approach in relations with Egypt regarding human rights
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NGOs letter to the French President: call for a new approach in relations with Egypt regarding human rights

June 20, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions
June 20, 2023   NGOs letter to the French President: call for a new approach in relations with Egypt regarding human rights   Your Excellency President Emmanuel Macron,   In light of Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi’s expected attendance of the 22-23 June, 2023 Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris, we are writing…

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Celebrating #IDAHOBIT: HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement Stands with the LGBTQ+ Community in the MENA Region!
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Celebrating #IDAHOBIT: HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement Stands with the LGBTQ+ Community in the MENA Region!

May 17, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions
Today, as HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement, we proudly join the global movement in commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). We stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community in the MENA region, where the struggle for equality and acceptance remains an ongoing battle. In the MENA region, LGBTQ+…

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Civil society concerned over Saudi Arabia’s attempt to whitewash its human rights record through the World Expo 2030
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Civil society concerned over Saudi Arabia’s attempt to whitewash its human rights record through the World Expo 2030

May 16, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement, and civil society organizations calls on the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) to exclude the candidacy of Saudi Arabia as a potential host for World Expo 2030 on account of its grave and internationally documented and recognised appalling human rights record. May 16, 2023 Bureau International des Expositions…

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Sudan| Joint Statement: Governments and international and UN bodies must intervene to provide safe passages for civilians and
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Sudan| Joint Statement: Governments and international and UN bodies must intervene to provide safe passages for civilians and urgent means of relief

May 5, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions
The undersigned are closely following the developments of the armed conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan and are deeply concerned about the massive impact these events are having on the humanitarian situation in the country, as the events have left irreparable damage in essential sectors. And…

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Saudi authorities must release human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani and other ACPRA members who are arbitrarily detained
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Saudi authorities must release human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani and other ACPRA members who are arbitrarily detained

April 24, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions
We, the undersigned human rights organisations, call on Saudi authorities to reveal the health condition  of and immediately and unconditionally release prominent Saudi human rights defender and co-founder of the now dissolved Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA)*, Dr. Mohammed al-Qahtani, who has been detained incommunicado for six months. We also call for the…

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Global Legal and Rule of Law Community Stands in Solidarity with Lebanese Lawyer Nizar Saghieh
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Global Legal and Rule of Law Community Stands in Solidarity with Lebanese Lawyer Nizar Saghieh

April 19, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions
We, the undersigned bar associations, lawyers, judges, and civil society organizations committed to the rule of law, join from across the globe to denounce the Beirut Bar Association’s recent actions, and to express our solidarity with Lebanese lawyer Nizar Saghieh as he comes under targeting for his exercise of free expression and for his legal…

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Global Coalition of Civil Society and Media Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Independent Media Outlets in Lebanon Amid
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Global Coalition of Civil Society and Media Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Independent Media Outlets in Lebanon Amid Targeting

April 6, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions
We the undersigned group of civil society and media organizations from around the world come together to stand in solidarity with two independent Lebanese media outlets as they come under state targeting for the critical reporting that they do. On March 30, 2023, Jean Kassir, founder of online independent media platform Megaphone, was stopped while driving…

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Joint Letter to the Prime Minister of Morocco condemning the Extradition of Hassan al-Rabea
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Joint Letter to the Prime Minister of Morocco condemning the Extradition of Hassan al-Rabea

February 13, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions
Mr. Aziz Akhannouch Head of Government of Morocco Prime Minister’s Office Touarga, Rabat CC: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad; Ministry of Justice; National Human Rights Council Subject: Hassan al-Rabea’s extradition constitutes a grave violation of Morocco’s international obligations To the Prime Minister of Morocco, Mr. Akhannouch: We, the undersigned human…

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Joint Letter to the Prime Minister of Morocco condemning the Extradition of Hassan al-Rabea
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Joint Letter to the Prime Minister of Morocco condemning the Extradition of Hassan al-Rabea

February 13, 2023 0Comments 0Reactions
Mr. Aziz Akhannouch Head of Government of Morocco Prime Minister’s Office Touarga, Rabat CC: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad; Ministry of Justice; National Human Rights Council   Subject: Hassan al-Rabea’s extradition constitutes a grave violation of Morocco’s international obligations To the Prime Minister of Morocco, Mr. Akhannouch: We, the undersigned…

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#FreeSherifOsman: #UAE must not extradite political commentator to Egypt, where he would face torture
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#FreeSherifOsman: #UAE must not extradite political commentator to Egypt, where he would face torture

December 19, 2022 0Comments 0Reactions
We, the undersigned organisations, urge the authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) not to deport Sherif Osman to Egypt, where he would be at high risk of being subjected to torture and other human rights violations. An extradition would constitute a violation of the principle of non-refoulement enshrined under article 3 of the Convention against Torture, to which…

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Ahmed Douma: 10 years of arbitrary detention. Over 900 individuals and Rights groups renew their call for his immediate relea
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Ahmed Douma: 10 years of arbitrary detention. Over 900 individuals and Rights groups renew their call for his immediate release.

December 14, 2022 0Comments 0Reactions
On 3 December 2022, Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma entered his 10th year in arbitrary detention. The undersigned individuals, groups and organizations urge the Egyptian authorities to immediately release Douma and all those arbitrarily detained in Egypt. Douma is an Egyptian poet, writer and activist who has been targeted due to his political activism and leading…

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Egypt: Rights Organizations Stand in Solidarity with the Complaint Filed with the African Commission against the Egyptian Gov
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Egypt: Rights Organizations Stand in Solidarity with the Complaint Filed with the African Commission against the Egyptian Government on Behalf of Ramy Shaath and Celine Lebrun-Shaath

December 13, 2022 0Comments 0Reactions
We, the undersigned organizations, express our solidarity with former political prisoner Ramy Shaath, and his wife Ms. Céline Lebrun-Shaath, in their complaint against the Egyptian government. The complaint was submitted with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) on 12 December 2022, by the Open Society Justice Initiative in collaboration with the Cairo…

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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…

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