On the anniversary of the Yemeni people’s uprising against the tyranny of the occupation, 14 October, the Yemeni Coalition for Human Rights in partnership with the Cairo Institute for Human …
Yemen: Release Human Rights Lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra
The undersigned non-governmental organisations 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. …
The 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Normalizing atrocities in the Middle East and North Africa only leads to further unrest
During the United Nation’s 60th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), member states continued to remain silent on victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity across the Middle …
Safe Passage: Protection for Civilians Under Siege in El Fasher
Time is running out for the estimated 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, trapped in El Fasher, Darfur’s final battleground between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces …
34 CSOs Condemn US Sanctions on leading Palestinian Human Rights Organisations
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 …
Algeria: Lift Undue Restrictions on Associations
Draft Bill Would Maintain Constraints, Grant Government Excessive Authority Algerian authorities should end excessive control over civil society groups and parliament should enact a new associations law based on international …
Palestine’s recognition rings hollow without action to end Israel’s genocide, occupation and annexation
On 22 September, several states recognized, or announced plans to recognize, the State of Palestine during a United Nations conference co-hosted by Saudi Arabia and France, following the UN General …
EU Commission must cut Libyan Coast Guard funding after rescue ship shooting, say 42 humanitarian and civil society groups
To: Magnus Brunner, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean On 24 August, the Libyan Coast Guard opened fire without warning on rescue …
Mass Grave Uncovered in Egypt Implicates Egyptian Authorities in War Crimes
New evidence reveals widespread extrajudicial executions of civilians As Egypt makes a bid for election to the United Nations Human Rights Council, compelling evidence has emerged that implicates the Egyptian …
Implications of the Emerging Role of Israel and Associated Business Sectors for the ADB, including European Constituencies
Dear ADB President Masato Kanda, As representatives of civil society organizations we acknowledge that there is a long-standing history of engagement between civil society and ADB member constituencies as well …
More than 200 Organisations: Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected
On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented a new proposal for a Return Regulation to replace the current Return Directive. Behind the euphemistic name, the proposal outlines coercive, traumatising, …
New international joint campaign to stop foreign complicity in Israel’s illegal settlement project: Stop Trade with Settlements
Download the report as a PDF fileRead the reportCampaign focuses on companies that trade, or have until recently traded, with Israeli settlements JCB (UK), Barclays Bank (UK), Siemens (Germany), Carrefour …
Organizations Reject European Parliament Debate Exploiting Women’s Rights to Promote Anti-Migrant Hate
This Wednesday,10 September, during the European Parliament Plenary, a “debate” titled ”After 10 years, time to end mass migration now – protect our women and children” will be held in …
NGOs urge participants to withdraw from “World Summit on Counter-Terrorism” in Israel amid genocide in Gaza
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, strongly urge all participants to withdraw from the upcoming World Summit on Counter-Terrorism organised by the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), a research institute …
The 60th Session of the Human Rights Council
UN Member States Must Reinvigorate Efforts to Protect Civilians and Uphold International Law in Yemen
Your Excellencies, As the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) prepares to convene its 60th session, we, Yemeni and international civil society organizations, write to urge you and your government …