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Call on UK to lead international action on Egypt at UN Human Rights Council

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Call on UK to lead international action on Egypt at UN Human Rights Council

February 24, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

A coalition of 25 UK, Egyptian and international organisations have called on British Foreign Secretary David Lammy to use the UN Human Rights Council to draw attention to the pronounced human rights crisis in Egypt. Doing so would support arbitrarily imprisoned British-Egyptian national Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the groups said. In a letter published today, as…

The AIMC must end its role in transnational repression, say NGOs

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The AIMC must end its role in transnational repression, say NGOs

February 17, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned organisations call on the Arab Interior Ministers’ Council (AIMC) to cease its facilitation of arbitrary extraditions of peaceful dissidents and human rights defenders across Arab League countries and to align its legal framework and systems with international human rights law. On Sunday, February 16, 2025, the AIMC held its 42nd annual conference…

Bahrain’s Failure to Uphold UPR Commitments: A Deepening Crisis of Compliance

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Bahrain’s Failure to Uphold UPR Commitments: A Deepening Crisis of Compliance

February 14, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

On February 14, 2025, marking the anniversary of Bahrain’s “Day of Rage,” HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement released a new report titled “Bahrain’s Failure to Uphold UPR Commitments: A Deepening Crisis of Compliance.” The report provides a critical analysis of Bahrain’s ongoing failure to implement the recommendations it committed to under the Universal…

Kuwaiti government must end campaign of mass citizenship stripping and repeal recent amendments to Nationality Law

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Kuwaiti government must end campaign of mass citizenship stripping and repeal recent amendments to Nationality Law

February 13, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

Kuwaiti authorities must end the relentless wave of citizenship stripping and review their Nationality Law to ensure compliance with international human rights standards, NGOs say. By January 2025 alone, reports indicated that Kuwait’s Supreme Committee to Investigate Kuwaiti Citizenship, a governmental body chaired by Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of…

Joint Letter to Secretary Rubio Urgently Calls on United States to Help Secure Release of Ahmed Kamel

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Joint Letter to Secretary Rubio Urgently Calls on United States to Help Secure Release of Ahmed Kamel

January 29, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Rubio, We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to urgently request the Trump administration to help secure the immediate release of Ahmed Kamel from detention in Saudi Arabia, where he faces imminent extradition to Egypt on bogus charges. Extraditing Kamel…

Human Rights Groups Urge Disclosure of Abdulrahman Al-Qaradawi's Fate, Demand His Release, and Call for Accountability for t

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Human Rights Groups Urge Disclosure of Abdulrahman Al-Qaradawi’s Fate, Demand His Release, and Call for Accountability for the UAE and Lebanon for His Physical and Mental Safety

January 11, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the disappearance of journalist and poet Abdulrahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi since January 8, 2025, following his boarding of a private plane bound for Abu Dhabi. This deportation was carried out in execution of a decision by the Lebanese Council of Ministers to extradite him to the UAE, based…

Call for Contributors: Amplifying Activism and Defending Civic Space in the MENA Region

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Call for Contributors: Amplifying Activism and Defending Civic Space in the MENA Region

January 7, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement invites contributors to share their perspectives and insights on the protection of civic space and the advancement of fundamental freedoms across the MENA region. This call offers writers, activists, researchers, and advocates an opportunity to contribute to critical discussions shaping the future of human rights and social justice.…

Joint Letter Calls for Urgent Congressional Action to Prevent Extradition of Abdel Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi

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Joint Letter Calls for Urgent Congressional Action to Prevent Extradition of Abdel Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi

January 7, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Senate Majority Leader, Speaker of the House, and Members of Congress, We are writing to call on you to take urgent action to prevent the extradition of Abdel Rahman Youssef…

Call for Urgent Action | Lebanon Must Protect Abdel Rahman Youssef and Refuse His Deportation to the Unknown

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Call for Urgent Action | Lebanon Must Protect Abdel Rahman Youssef and Refuse His Deportation to the Unknown

January 2, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, express our strong condemnation of the detention of poet Abdel Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi by Lebanese authorities on December 28, 2024, based on a security cooperation memorandum with the Egyptian authorities. This action represents a grave and alarming example of transnational repression, a systematic practice used to silence dissenting voices…

Egypt | Human Rights Organizations: Right to Return for North Sinai Residents is Fundamental, and Military Trials are invalid

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Egypt | Human Rights Organizations: Right to Return for North Sinai Residents is Fundamental, and Military Trials are invalid

December 23, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

The signatories condemn in the strongest terms the harsh and unjust sentences issued by a military court on Saturday, December 14, 2024, against 62 civilians from North Sinai, including tribal leaders, activists, and journalists. These sentences—ranging from 3 to 10 years of imprisonment—stem from calls for largely peaceful protests demanding the right to return to…

The Right to Peaceful Assembly in Jordan: Between Legislative Restrictions and Security Practices

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The Right to Peaceful Assembly in Jordan: Between Legislative Restrictions and Security Practices

December 23, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement has released its latest report, titled “The Right to Peaceful Assembly in Jordan: Between Legislative Restrictions and Security Practices.” This comprehensive study explores the legal framework and field practices governing the right to peaceful assembly in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The report examines the legislative and historical…

56 NGOs: The Greek state crime of Pylos will neither be forgotten nor forgiven.

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56 NGOs: The Greek state crime of Pylos will neither be forgotten nor forgiven.

December 14, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

One and a half years have passed since the state crime near Pylos was committed, which led to the death of more than 600 people migrating to Europe. Despite the irrefutable evidence and testimonies of shipwreck survivors, those responsible for this crime have not yet been brought before the judicial authorities. In fact, the perpetrators…

Egypt: Lift punitive measures against EIPR staff

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Egypt: Lift punitive measures against EIPR staff

December 4, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

The Egyptian government must immediately lift the arbitrary travel bans and asset freezes imposed upon three directors of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), a prominent Egyptian human rights organisation, solely for their legitimate human rights work, a coalition of 34 rights groups said today, four years after the men were released from prison…

#FreeAhmedKamel: Saudi Arabia must NOT extradite peaceful protester to Egypt, where he would face torture

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#FreeAhmedKamel: Saudi Arabia must NOT extradite peaceful protester to Egypt, where he would face torture

December 2, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

We, the undersigned organisations, urge the authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia not to deport Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel 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 in article 3 of the…

Human Rights Organizations and journalists reaffirm the need to defend Press and Media freedom in Egypt

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Human Rights Organizations and journalists reaffirm the need to defend Press and Media freedom in Egypt

November 26, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

Following a series of consultations with Egyptian media organizations and journalists on the Press and Media freedom situation in Egypt, and in light of the recent violations of freedom of expression, including the latest Supreme Council for Media’s decision to arbitrarily reject journalist Faker Tany’s website registration, and earlier prosecution and enforced disappearance of journalists…

Eyes Everywhere: The State Surveillance of Human Rights Defenders in Jordan

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Eyes Everywhere: The State Surveillance of Human Rights Defenders in Jordan

November 18, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement Releases New Report: “Eyes Everywhere: State Surveillance of Human Rights Defenders in Jordan“ This report sheds light on the escalating digital surveillance of human rights defenders in Jordan over the past five years and its detrimental impact on civil space and human rights. Digital surveillance encompasses monitoring mobile…

Tunisia's Escalating Suppression of Civic Space and Digital Freedoms

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Tunisia’s Escalating Suppression of Civic Space and Digital Freedoms

November 13, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement, and CALAM Association are gravely concerned about Tunisia’s escalating clampdown on civic space and digital freedoms. The recent moves by the Tunisian government to prosecute social media influencers and content creators on vaguely defined charges of violating “public morals” represent a disturbing intensification of state control over freedom…

Egypt | Six Years of Arbitrary Detention… Call for the Immediate Release of Hoda Abdelmonem and Dropping of Fabricated

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Egypt | Six Years of Arbitrary Detention… Call for the Immediate Release of Hoda Abdelmonem and Dropping of Fabricated Charges

October 31, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

The “FreeHoda” campaign and the undersigned organisations condemn the continued arbitrary detention of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdelmonem, who has been detained for six years. We denounce the re-fabrication of charges against her in a new case after she completed her previous sentence for similar accusations, and call for her immediate release due…

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