Lebanese and international civil society organizations have called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) to hold an emergency session on Lebanon to investigate and pursue accountability for …
How EU funds in Türkiye fuel human Rights Violations & forced deportations
The undersigned Civil society organisations express concern over the misuse of EU funds for forced deportations just outside of the borders of the European Union in Türkiye. Recent investigative report …
Briefing: Israel’s war crimes rampage defies foundational principle of distinction in Gaza and now in Lebanon
View PostBritish government urged to pause financial cooperation with Egypt until UK national Alaa Abd el-Fattah freed
15 British, Egyptian and international organisations have called on UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to put a hold on any new economic or financial partnerships with Egypt, unless and until …
Egypt: Release Hoda Abdelmonem, Arbitrarily Detained for Six Years
The “FreeHoda” campaign and the undersigned organizations condemn the continued arbitrary detention of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdelmonem. who has been detained for six years. We denounce reuse …
Open Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel and End to Impunity amid a Spiralling Humanitarian Catastrophe and Escalating Regional Conflict
We, the undersigned organisations, appeal to all UN member states to secure an immediate ceasefire across Gaza, Lebanon, Israel and the region, and to end the impunity that has allowed …
Coalition Sends Letter Calling on Senators to Support Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on Arms Sales to Israel
Dear Senators, We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to cosponsor and vote in favor of the four joint resolutions of disapproval introduced by Senators Sanders, Welch, and Merkley regarding several …
57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:
‘Leadership still matters’: Resolutions on Yemen and Sudan adopted; Saudi Arabia loses bid for membership to the Human Rights Council
Saudi Arabia, the government of Yemen and other governments from the Arab region, including Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), succeeded in censoring any and all discussion on atrocities …
Yemen: New Wave of Houthi Arbitrary Arrest
Hundreds Held for Marking National Holiday
Houthi authorities arrested dozens of people in the last week of September 2024 for peacefully celebrating or posting on social media about the anniversary of Yemen’s “September 26 Revolution,” Human …
Taking stock of October 7: The view from the Arab world
Over the past twelve months, the Palestinian people have sustained horrifying human, humanitarian, and political casualties, the worst since the Arab defeat of 5 June 1967 and the subsequent occupation …