{"id":22596,"date":"2026-04-11T13:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T13:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humena.org\/?page_id=22596"},"modified":"2026-04-11T20:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:07:37","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humena.org\/ar\/what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HuMENA advances human rights and civic engagement across the Middle East and North Africa through five interconnected areas of work. Each reflects a dimension of the challenges facing civil society in the region \u2014 and the strategies communities are using to respond.<\/p>\n<p>Our work spans the protection of human rights defenders under threat, the defense of civic space and fundamental freedoms, the advancement of digital rights, the pursuit of inclusive governance and justice, and engagement with diaspora and exile communities.<\/p>\n<p>These areas are not separate silos. A digital rights case in Egypt intersects with civic space. A defender at risk in Bahrain implicates governance failures. A diaspora activist&#8217;s work connects exile to homeland. HuMENA works across these intersections.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin:1.5em 0 0.5em;border-top:1px solid #ddd;padding-top:1.5em;\">Our Areas of Work<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(280px,1fr));gap:1.5em;margin:1.5em 0;\">\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:1.5em;border-radius:4px;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 0.5em;\"><a href=\"\/what-we-do\/civic-space\/\" style=\"color:#1A1A2E;text-decoration:none;\">Civic Space &amp; Freedoms<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color:#666;margin:0 0 1em;font-size:0.9em;\">Defending fundamental freedoms and supporting social movements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/what-we-do\/civic-space\/\" style=\"color:#C8922A;font-size:0.85em;font-weight:500;\">46 publications &rarr;<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:1.5em;border-radius:4px;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 0.5em;\"><a href=\"\/what-we-do\/protection-of-defenders\/\" style=\"color:#1A1A2E;text-decoration:none;\">Protection of Defenders<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color:#666;margin:0 0 1em;font-size:0.9em;\">Urgent advocacy for human rights defenders under threat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/what-we-do\/protection-of-defenders\/\" style=\"color:#C8922A;font-size:0.85em;font-weight:500;\">67 publications &rarr;<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:1.5em;border-radius:4px;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 0.5em;\"><a href=\"\/what-we-do\/digital-rights\/\" style=\"color:#1A1A2E;text-decoration:none;\">Digital Rights &amp; Civic Tech<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color:#666;margin:0 0 1em;font-size:0.9em;\">Defending digital rights and supporting civic technology.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/what-we-do\/digital-rights\/\" style=\"color:#C8922A;font-size:0.85em;font-weight:500;\">8 publications &rarr;<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:1.5em;border-radius:4px;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 0.5em;\"><a href=\"\/what-we-do\/governance-justice\/\" style=\"color:#1A1A2E;text-decoration:none;\">Inclusive Governance &amp; Justice<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color:#666;margin:0 0 1em;font-size:0.9em;\">Democratic reform, legal frameworks, and justice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/what-we-do\/governance-justice\/\" style=\"color:#C8922A;font-size:0.85em;font-weight:500;\">12 publications &rarr;<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:1.5em;border-radius:4px;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 0.5em;\"><a href=\"\/what-we-do\/diaspora\/\" style=\"color:#1A1A2E;text-decoration:none;\">Diaspora &amp; Exile Engagement<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color:#666;margin:0 0 1em;font-size:0.9em;\">Supporting exile and diaspora communities as civic actors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/what-we-do\/diaspora\/\" style=\"color:#C8922A;font-size:0.85em;font-weight:500;\">7 publications &rarr;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HuMENA advances human rights and civic engagement across the Middle East and North Africa through five interconnected areas of work. 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