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Joint Statement| Italy Must Review its Decision to Classify Egypt as a “Safe Country of Origin”

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Joint Statement| Italy Must Review its Decision to Classify Egypt as a “Safe Country of Origin”

June 4, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

41 civil society organizations express their deep concern for Italy’s decision to classify the Arab Republic of Egypt as a “safe country of origin” under Legislative Decree No. 25/2008, paragraph 2-bis. We urge the Italian government to publicly disclose the criteria followed in their country review of Egypt and reconsider the decision. On 7th May,…

The Lebanese government must urgently and immediately cease the forced deportation of Syrian refugees and adhere to its international legal obligations.

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The Lebanese government must urgently and immediately cease the forced deportation of Syrian refugees and adhere to its international legal obligations

May 23, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply concerned about the recent measures taken by the Lebanese government regarding the deportation of Syrian refugees to areas inside Syria considered unsafe and about the session of the Lebanese Parliament that was held to hold the government accountable regarding the Syrian displacement in Lebanon on Wednesday, 15 May 2024…

No tech for genocide: Google must drop Project Nimbus and end its retaliatory actions against workers protesting it

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No tech for genocide: Google must drop Project Nimbus and end its retaliatory actions against workers protesting it

May 23, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

We, HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement and the undersigned civil society organizations, stand united and resolute in support of the Google employees who bravely protested Project Nimbus as part of the “No Tech for Apartheid” campaign. We strongly condemn Google’s retaliatory actions against its employees and reiterate their demand for an immediate cessation…

Joint Statement by Syrian and International Civil Society Organizations and Victims’ Associations in support of investigating

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Joint Statement by Syrian and International Civil Society Organizations and Victims’ Associations in support of investigating Bashar al-Assad for chemical attacks

May 14, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

We are Syrian and international civil society organizations and victims’ associations united in our call for justice and accountability for the survivors and victims of chemical attacks in Syria. NGOs have documented hundreds of chemical weapons attacks in Syria. The United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons have conducted detailed investigations…

Egypt: Immediately and unconditionally release prominent political activist Mohamed Adel

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Egypt: Immediately and unconditionally release prominent political activist Mohamed Adel

May 8, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

The 80 undersigned human rights organizations reiterate their call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release prominent political activist and former spokesperson of the April 6 Youth Movement, Mohamed Adel, amid mounting concern over his cruel and inhuman detention conditions and denial of adequate medical care. Mohamed Adel has already been arbitrarily detained…

Call for Researchers: Lebanon and Tunisia

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Call for Researchers: Lebanon and Tunisia

May 8, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

Position: Researchers Location: Lebanon and Tunisia Duration: Contract-based About the Role: We are seeking dedicated researchers to contribute to our mission of promoting the right to Freedom of Peaceful assembly (FoPA) in Lebanon and Tunisia. As a researcher, you will play a crucial role in documenting violations, analyzing legal frameworks, and shedding light on challenges…

Consultancy Opportunities: Join HuMENA in Jordan and Bahrain

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Consultancy Opportunities: Join HuMENA in Jordan and Bahrain

May 3, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement seeks dedicated individuals to serve as #consultants for a “two-month” engagement in #Jordan and #Bahrain. Available Roles: – Senior Legal Advisors – Researchers Locations: Jordan and Bahrain Project Description: We are embarking on a project to support Human Rights Defenders in Jordan and Bahrain. Researchers…

Alaa Abd el-Fattah – follow-up letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah – follow-up letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

April 18, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

Dear Members of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, We, the undersigned 27 freedom of expression and human rights organisations, are writing regarding the ongoing and arbitrary detention of the British-Egyptian citizen and award-winning writer and activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, in Egypt. In November 2023, our organisations wrote to the United Nations Working…

Bahrain| Abdulhadi Alkhawaja – 63 Years of Struggle, 13 Years Behind Bars

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Bahrain| Abdulhadi Alkhawaja – 63 Years of Struggle, 13 Years Behind Bars

April 5, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

Today marks Abdulhadi Alkhawaja’s 63rd birthday. He is a Danish-Bahraini human rights defender who has spent 13 years in prison for his peaceful activism. HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement honors his unwavering commitment to human rights and renews the call for his immediate and unconditional release. Abdulhadi Alkhawaja’s plight is not…

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…

التحرير بعد تنحي مبارك

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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…

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…

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