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Analysis
From the Constitution to the Prison: How Egypt Penalizes Citizens for Protesting
In an era of accelerating repression and shrinking civic space in Egypt, why is the state intent on criminalising the right to protest?
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Press release
HuMENA: Israel’s Targeting of Journalists in Gaza Is a War Crime and a Crime Against Humanity in the Context of Systematic Genocide and Starvation
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement strongly condemns the Israeli airstrike on 10 August 2025 that targeted a media tent near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, killing journalists Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Quraiqa, Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Alouwa, and Mohammed Noufal, along with a relative, while they were documenting violations and reporting from the field. The […]
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Analysis
Activism and Identity Politics Under a Sectarian System: The Case of Lebanon
Political sectarianism is entrenched in Lebanese society, politics and people’s sense of identity. What does that mean for activism?
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Analysis
At a Crossroads: Civil Society in Post-Assad Syria and the Struggle for Independence
For over half a century under the Assad family, political freedoms in Syria were systematically repressed. Where does civil society stand now?
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Analysis
Syria’s New Order: Rights, Power, and the Battle for Civic Space
Syria’s new Transitional Constitutional Declaration offers a contradictory picture of the country’s commitment to rights.
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Analysis
What Happened to Tal’at? A Feminist Uprising in Palestine and Its Legacy Five Years Later
In 2019, a wave of feminist activism swept across Palestine, uniting women from Haifa to Jerusalem under the banner of Tal’at.
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Press release
Algeria | HuMENA Condemns the Upheld Sentence Against Boualem Sansal: A Grave Violation of Freedom of Expression and Fair Trial Guarantees
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement strongly condemns the July 1, 2025, decision by the Algerian Appeal Court to uphold the politically motivated five-year prison sentence and a fine of 500,000 Algerian dinars (approximately $3,700 USD) against the renowned French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal. This verdict represents a serious breach of Algeria’s national and international […]
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Letter
JOINT NGO INPUT AHEAD OF NEGOTIATIONS ON THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR MACRO-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT
We, the undersigned Egyptian, regional and international human rights organisations, are writing to provide input ahead of the negotiations on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the EU’s €4 billion Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) package to Egypt. Article 3 of the decision by the European Parliament and Council on granting MFA to Egypt states that: “The […]
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Joint statement
Lebanon | Seven Years Since the Anti-Torture Law: No Implementation, No Justice
26 June 2025 On the occasion of 26 June, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture- which symbolizes the global commitment to ending the practice of torture and other ill-treatment- we, the undersigned organizations, express our deep concern over the ongoing impunity for the crime of torture in Lebanon and the lack of […]
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Analysis
Protecting Civic Space and Promoting the Right to Peaceful Assembly in Lebanon: A Roadmap for Nawaf Salam’s Government
The right to peaceful assembly is enshrined in Lebanon’s constitution. A roadmap for the government of Nawaf Salam.
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Joint statement
Egypt | Urgent Call for Independent Investigation into Torture and Death of Mahmoud Mika in Egyptian Custody
We, the undersigned rights organizations, express our alarm over the growing number of detainee deaths in Egyptian prisons, amid consistent indications that many of these deaths were a result of torture and ill-treatment in detention facilities. We further condemn the Egyptian government’s entrenchment of impunity through its policies and practices, which collectively lack any credible […]
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Analysis
From Imagination to Collective Imaginaries: How the Arts Reclaim the Public Sphere
An essay inspired by a live experience in the aftermath of the fall of the Assad regime, on how the arts reclaim the public sphere.
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