Rather than complying with its constitutional obligation to issue a new law guaranteeing the right to free association, the House of Representatives proposes amendment to repressive law shackling civil society …
Europe’s involvement in war crimes in Yemen: Stop Arms Exports and End Impunity
Berlin/Sana’a – Eight years ago, on 26 March 2015, the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition launched the aerial campaign “Decisive Storm”, escalating the conflict in Yemen and, with it, the suffering …
Egypt: Rights Groups Warn of Collective Punishment at Badr Prison
International Committee of the Red Cross and Independent Rights Groups Must be Granted Access to Badr Prison Complex We, the undersigned Egyptian and international organizations, express our deepest concern regarding …
Egypt: 32 Civil Society Organizations Condemn the Referral of Mada Masr Journalists to Trial
The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the Public Prosecution’s decision to refer Bissan Kassab, Rana Mamdouh, and Sarah Seif Eldin, three female journalists from independent Egyptian media outlet Mada Masr, …
Egypt: Following COP 27, governments decline to take action at United Nations to address worsening crises
(14 March – Geneva) Four months have passed since the historic events of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. Back in November, the name Alaa Abd el-Fattah was on everybody’s lips, with …
Egypt: Solidarity statement with poet Galal El Behairy on the 5th anniversary of his arbitrary arrest and his announcement of a hunger strike
The undersigned organizations express their full solidarity with poet Galal El Behairy on the fifth anniversary of his arbitrary arrest and detention solely on the basis of his peaceful expression, …
Human rights organisations warn of the deteriorating situation of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Libya and the worrying shrinking civic space
We, activists and members of civil society organisations working on ongoing human rights violations against migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Libya, express our deep concern regarding the general climate …
UN Human Rights Council should ensure meaningful follow-up on the human rights situation in Libya
Your Excellency, In July 2022 the Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted resolution 50/23 extending the mandate of the United Nations (UN) Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya (FFM) “for a final, …
Egypt: Dismiss charges against members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms
As members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) face sentencing tomorrow, 5 March, before the Emergency State Security Criminal Court in Case no. 1552 of 2018 on …
Joint Letter to UN Member States at the 52nd Human Rights Council for the Renewal of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
Human rights defenders are people who act with humanity, serve humanity and who contribute to and bring out the best in humanity. They are key to our daily lives – …