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Syria | The Future of Justice in Syria Requires an Independent and Effective Commission of Inquiry

April 22, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned Syrian civil society organisations and international and regional organisations welcome the renewal of the mandate of the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria at the 61st Session of the Human Rights Council. We underscore the continued importance of the Commission’s investigations, public reporting, and efforts to support accountability, which remain critical, and call…

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Saudi Arabia Surpasses 2,000 Executions Under King Salman

April 20, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions

As of early April, the number of executions carried out by Saudi Arabia since King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s accession to the throne on January 23, 2015—and the subsequent appointment of his son, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, on June 21, 2017—has surpassed 2,000, according to the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR), marking a…

Egypt | Seven Years Since the Disappearance of Ahmed Hassan: Human Rights Organizations Demand Immediate Disclosure of His W

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Egypt | Seven Years Since the Disappearance of Ahmed Hassan: Human Rights Organizations Demand Immediate Disclosure of His Whereabouts

April 1, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned organizations express their grave concern regarding the continued lack of information concerning the fate of student Ahmed Hassan, whose whereabouts have remained unknown since April 1, 2019, in the absolute absence of any official response to date. Ahmed Hassan, who was 18 years old at the time of his disappearance, vanished on April…

Egypt | Human rights organizations condemn the expansion in summoning human rights and political figures for investigation be

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Egypt | Human rights organizations condemn the expansion in summoning human rights and political figures for investigation before the Supreme State Security Prosecution: Security measures and vague charges aimed at silencing independent voices

February 15, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the ongoing escalation of summonses to human rights, political, and journalistic figures for investigation by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, in a context in which these summonses are viewed as a deliberate tool to silence independent voices and intimidate those working in the public sphere. The summoning of Dr.…

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One year since the arrest of Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi: a year of complicity, enforced disappearance, and diplomatic failure

December 28, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

Today, 28 December 2025, marks one year since the arrest of Egyptian–Turkish poet and opposition figure Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Lebanon. This incident constitutes a serious violation of Lebanese law and of Lebanon’s international obligations and reveals a dangerous pattern of transnational repression, in which political complicity enables the transfer of dissidents to states where…

Yemen | Joint Letter Calls for the Immediate and Unconditional Release of Journalist Naseh Shaker

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Yemen | Joint Letter Calls for the Immediate and Unconditional Release of Journalist Naseh Shaker

December 17, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

HuMENA joined a joint letter addressed to President Rashad al-Alimi and Vice President Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Yemeni journalist Naseh Shaker. The letter raises concerns about enforced disappearance, unofficial detention sites, and due process violations, and urges the authorities in Aden to uphold Yemen’s obligations under international human rights…

Algeria | Human rights organisations and international trade union federations call for the immediate release of unionist and

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Algeria | Human rights organisations and international trade union federations call for the immediate release of unionist and human rights defender Ali Mammeri

November 25, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned human rights organisations and trade unions call on the Algerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Algerian trade unionist Ali Mammeri, rescind his arbitrary 15-year prison sentence handed down on 29 October 2025, and open an independent, impartial and effective investigation into his allegations of torture and enforced disappearance, with a view to…

Egypt | African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights… Government and Commissioner’s Reports Exclude Key Violations

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Egypt | African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights… Government and Commissioner’s Reports Exclude Key Violations

November 20, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

(Beirut, November 20, 2025) – The African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights should act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its review of the situation in the country, 22 organizations said today. The commission has found Egypt in breach of numerous articles of the African Charter on Human…

Bahrain | UN Committee against Torture must call out the absence of accountability for grave human rights violations

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Bahrain | UN Committee against Torture must call out the absence of accountability for grave human rights violations

November 16, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

On 18-19 November 2025, the UN Committee against Torture will review the Government of Bahrain (GoB)’s compliance with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which it ratified in 1998. The Committee will examine the Government’s fourth periodic report at its 83rd session and will later issue recommendations addressed…

From Pledges to Implementation at COP30 (Belém, Brazil): Environmental and Climate Accountability, Equitable Loss and Damage

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From Pledges to Implementation at COP30 (Belém, Brazil): Environmental and Climate Accountability, Equitable Loss and Damage Financing, and a Just Transition that Upholds Rights, Nature, and Biodiversity

November 12, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

Coinciding with the opening of the climate conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, the undersigned organizations affirm the need to move from general recommendations to measurable, accountable executive decisions. The continued international slowdown in addressing climate change will lead to a systemic human collapse and will devastate local communities—especially the most vulnerable groups. Accordingly, the undersigned…

Punishment by Proxy in Egypt: Families of Exiled Journalists, Activists and Human Rights Defenders Held Hostage by the Author

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Punishment by Proxy in Egypt: Families of Exiled Journalists, Activists and Human Rights Defenders Held Hostage by the Authorities

November 10, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the escalating pattern of “punishment by proxy” employed by the Egyptian authorities, which has only intensified in recent months. This years-long practice involves targeting relatives inside Egypt of activists, writers, and dissidents living abroad through raids, arrests, and enforced disappearances, in an attempt to pressure or punish…

Egypt | Rights Groups Condemn the Arbitrary Referral of Exiled Academic Taqadum Al-Khatib to Trial and Call for an End to Tra

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Egypt | Rights Groups Condemn the Arbitrary Referral of Exiled Academic Taqadum Al-Khatib to Trial and Call for an End to Transnational Repression

October 27, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned organizations express their condemnation of the continued persecution and harassment of Egyptian researcher and academic Dr. Taqadum Al-Khatib, who has been living in exile in Germany, following a new arbitrary in absentia decision by the Egyptian authorities to refer him — along with 168 others — to criminal trial in Case No. 29/2025…

Egypt | Systematic Exclusion of Opposition Candidates from Parliamentary Elections After Seizing Control of the Senate.. The

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Egypt | Systematic Exclusion of Opposition Candidates from Parliamentary Elections After Seizing Control of the Senate.. The “State List” Runs Uncontested in the House of Representatives Elections

October 27, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) and HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement condemn the systematic political exclusion of opposition forces in Egypt, and the deliberate denial of the right of opposition and independent candidates to participate in parliamentary elections. The organizations further denounce the Egyptian authorities’ continued closure of the public sphere and…

Yemen | Houthi Authorities in Yemen Must Release Lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra and Others Held for Peaceful Expression

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Yemen | Houthi Authorities in Yemen Must Release Lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra and Others Held for Peaceful Expression

October 14, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned non-governmental organizations call on the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, Ansar Allah, to immediately and unconditionally release the prominent human rights lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra from arbitrary detention. A family member reported that, on 25 September 2025, a group of Houthi armed forces and armed men in civilian clothing arrested Sabra after they…

Morocco End the crackdown on peaceful protests and uphold the right to demand social justice

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Morocco End the crackdown on peaceful protests and uphold the right to demand social justice

October 1, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

We, the undersigned human rights organizations, strongly condemn the escalating crackdown by Moroccan authorities on peaceful protests, including minors and human rights defenders, which has now extended into a third day. We call for the immediate and unconditional release of all those arrested for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly. The…

38 CSOs Condemn US Sanctions on leading Palestinian Human Rights Organisations

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38 CSOs Condemn US Sanctions on leading Palestinian Human Rights Organisations

September 29, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

As Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza escalates, enabled by US military and political support, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on prominent Palestinian human rights organisations, Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. This represents a grave assault…

Egypt | Civil Society Welcomes Decision Not to Sign Egypt’s Draft Criminal Procedure Code into Law

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Egypt | Civil Society Welcomes Decision Not to Sign Egypt’s Draft Criminal Procedure Code into Law

September 23, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

We the undersigned Egyptian and international civil society organizations welcome the decision of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to not sign the draft Criminal Procedure Code into law and instead to send it back to parliament for revision. The House of Representatives has since announced that it will convene an urgent session on October 1 on…

Egypt | Urgent Appeal on the Critical Health Condition of Egyptian Lawyer and Human Rights Defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim

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Egypt | Urgent Appeal on the Critical Health Condition of Egyptian Lawyer and Human Rights Defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim

September 14, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned over the severe deterioration in the health of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim, 66 years old, who has been in pretrial detention since 1st of November 2018. Abdel-Moneim‘s life is imminently at risk. According to her lawyer, Ms. Abdelmonem had two heart attacks on 23…

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