Skip to content Skip to sidebar Skip to footer
Menu
Close
Socials
Silence by Force: Systematic Houthis Violations Against Human Rights Defenders in Yemen
Trends

Silence by Force: Systematic Houthis Violations Against Human Rights Defenders in Yemen

October 30, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
At a glance: Civic space, arbitrary detention, press freedom | For policymakers, UN mechanisms, donors, and independent media “This report turns documented testimonies into a roadmap for accountability and protection—so that the silence of victims becomes the exception, not the rule.” “Silence by Force: Systematic Houthi Violations Against Human Rights Defenders in Yemen” offers a…

Read more

HuMENA Announcing the “Activism in Exile (2019–2024)” Impact Report
Trends

HuMENA Announcing the “Activism in Exile (2019–2024)” Impact Report

February 17, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
We are proud to share HuMENA’s Activism in Exile Impact Report, highlighting five years of achievements, challenges, and milestones from 2019 to 2024. This report captures how HuMENA has transformed exile from a condition of displacement into a platform for advocacy, empowerment, and systemic change. Since its launch, the Activism in Exile program has worked…

Read more

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

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…

Read more

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

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…

Read more

Political Satire in Egypt: A Peaceful Protest Against Repression
Trends

Political Satire in Egypt: A Peaceful Protest Against Repression

November 22, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions
‘HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement,’ in collaboration with ‘RedWord for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression,’ publishes a joint report titled: “Political Satire in Egypt: A Peaceful Protest Against Repression.” The report provides an in-depth analysis of the concept of freedom of expression, paired with political satire as a peaceful and effective tool…

Read more

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

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…

Read more

Bahrain's Death Penalty Cases: Judicial Complicity in Human Rights Violations
Trends

Bahrain’s Death Penalty Cases: Judicial Complicity in Human Rights Violations

August 28, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions
Trigger Warning! This report may contain testimonies of torture or triggering information related to torture and execution. If you are sensitive about reading horrifying torture testimony that would jeopardize your safety and mental health, we ask that you avoid reading the report. HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement published a new report titled “Bahrain’s…

Read more

HuMENA publication cover image
Trends

Peaceful Assembly Under Fire: Authorities’ Violations of the Right to Protest in Lebanon

August 26, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement has published a research paper titled “Peaceful Assembly Under Fire: Authorities’ Violations of the Right to Protest in Lebanon” This paper delves into the current state of the right to peaceful assembly in Lebanon, shedding light on the significant challenges this right faces amid volatile political and security…

Read more

Statelessness in Bahrain: Its Effect on Identity and Belonging
Trends

Statelessness in Bahrain: Its Effect on Identity and Belonging

August 20, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions
The report “Statelessness in Bahrain: Its Effect on Identity and Belonging” offers a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the profound impact that the revocation of citizenship has on individuals in Bahrain. It delves into the social, legal, and psychological dimensions of statelessness, focusing on how losing nationality not only strips people of their legal rights…

Read more

Behind the Facade: Understanding Human Rights Challenges in Bahrain
Trends

Behind the Facade: Understanding Human Rights Challenges in Bahrain

August 14, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions
Between 2019 and 2024, Bahrain has continued to face systematic human rights violations, despite repeated government promises of reform following the crackdown on peaceful protesters in 2011. The report “Behind the Facade: Understanding Human Rights Challenges in Bahrain,” issued by HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement, sheds light on these violations and their developments,…

Read more

Legal and Social Situation of the LGBTQI+ Community in the MENA Region, and its Radical Transformation Between 2020 and 2023.
Trends

Legal and Social Situation of the LGBTQI+ Community in the MENA Region, and its Radical Transformation Between 2020 and 2023.

February 15, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions
Consensual same-sex relationships remain criminalized in the majority of MENA countries. The countries of this region violate the rights of gays, lesbians, transgender people, and queer people using different laws, some of which are clear and explicit, and others that use broad expressions that are open to interpretation, which criminalize “sodomy,” “debauchery,” “violation of public…

Read more

Activism in Lebanon
Trends

Rethinking Activism in Lebanon: In the Era of Socioeconomic Collapse of the COVID-19 Pandemic

February 7, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions
The paper “Rethinking Activism in Lebanon in the Era of Socio-Economic Collapse and the COVID-19 Pandemic“ explores the evolving landscape of activism in Lebanon amidst the challenges posed by the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. It delves into the historical context of activism in Lebanon, highlighting its citizen engagement and mobilization tradition for social,…

Read more

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

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…

Read more

HuMENA is a non-profit, non-partisan human rights organization working where civic space, human rights defense, exile, and fundamental freedoms intersect across the MENA region and its diasporas. We connect evidence, protection-oriented support, capacity-building, and international advocacy to defend the freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, and to support those confronting domestic, digital, and transnational repression.

Contact
BeirutMarfaa 246, Elkora Bldg
Downtown · Uruguay St., Lebanon
Brussels15/4 Rue Alphonse Hottat
Ixelles 1050, Belgium
info@humena.org
Explore
© 2026 HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement·Privacy·Cookies·Sitemap·CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 ↗