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Analysis
Police Violations and Coercive Practices in Tunisia: Anal Test as a Case Study
Tunisia has seen a surge in protests since the 2011 revolution. A case study of police violations and coercive practices.
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Joint statement
Joint Statement: Rights Groups Alarmed by Inhumane and Life-Threatening Conditions in Egypt’s Badr Prison
We, the undersigned organizations, are profoundly concerned by the recent and rapid deterioration of conditions inside Egypt’s Badr Rehabilitation and Correctional Center, according to testimonies from detainees’ families. We are alarmed by recent reports of suicide attempts and a mass hunger strike in response to widespread power cuts in Badr 1 prison, which have subjected […]
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Analysis
Timeline of Peaceful Assemblies in Lebanon: Scattered Victories and Building an Opposition Movement
The peaceful assemblies in Lebanon since the end of the civil war, set out in three distinct phases.
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Press release
HuMENA Condemns the Detention of Cartoonist Ashraf Omar and Calls for His Immediate Release
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement strongly condemns the recent detention of renowned Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar. He was recently thrown behind bars for his poignant drawings, which criticized the system and exercised his right to free speech, an act that is protected by international human rights laws and Egypt’s constitution. Ashraf Omar’s arrest […]
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Joint statement
29 NGOs Call for Immediate Halt to Unlawful Deportation of Sudanese Refugee by Egyptian Authorities
The undersigned organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities’ arrest and detention of Sudanese refugee and community leader Othman Hussein Yaqoub Mansour, Director of the African Vision School for Sudanese Education in 6th of October City, on Monday, July 1st, and his forced disappearance and coercion into signing a declaration of voluntary deportation from Egypt. These […]
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Joint statement
Joint Statement: Lebanon must end practices of refoulement and torture
25 June 2024 On the occasions of World Day for Refugees on June 20th and the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on June 26th, the undersigned organizations urge the Lebanese authorities to respect their international obligations and ensure that all instances of torture and ill-treatment are effectively investigated and that unlawful deportations […]
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Letter
Sudan: UN Security Council must take urgent action to protect civilians
To Members of the United Nations Security Council, We are a group of 118 feminist, women’s human rights, and human rights groups and organizations, and we write to express our grave concern about the mass atrocities and conflict-induced famine in Sudan. We call on the members of the Security Council to take concrete measures to […]
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Joint statement
Joint statement: Civil Society Groups Call for End to Crackdown in Tunisia
The undersigned organizations call on the government of Tunisia to end its ongoing crackdown on the rights to free expression and free association and to respect the human rights of everyone in Tunisia. In May 2024, Tunisian authorities escalated a repressive crackdown targeting human rights defenders, civil society organizations, lawyers, and journalists with new arrests, […]
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Joint statement
Egypt: UN experts call on government to stop targeting and retaliating against human rights lawyers
The undersigned organizations support the letter by five UN Special Rapporteurs, published on 19 May 2024, addressing the Egyptian government in regards to the ongoing targeting of human rights lawyers through the use of counter-terrorism legislation, resulting in their imprisonment or compelling them to stop their human rights activities. The letter addressed the targeting of […]
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Joint statement
Joint Statement | Italy Must Review its Decision to Classify Egypt as a “Safe Country of Origin”
41 civil society organizations express their deep concern for Italy’s decision to classify the Arab Republic of Egypt as a “safe country of origin” under Legislative Decree No. 25/2008, paragraph 2-bis. We urge the Italian government to publicly disclose the criteria followed in their country review of Egypt and reconsider the decision. On 7th May, […]
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Joint statement
The Lebanese government must urgently and immediately cease the forced deportation of Syrian refugees and adhere to its international legal obligations
We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply concerned about the recent measures taken by the Lebanese government regarding the deportation of Syrian refugees to areas inside Syria considered unsafe and about the session of the Lebanese Parliament that was held to hold the government accountable regarding the Syrian displacement in Lebanon on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 […]
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Joint statement
No tech for genocide: Google must drop Project Nimbus and end its retaliatory actions against workers protesting it
We, HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement and the undersigned civil society organizations, stand united and resolute in support of the Google employees who bravely protested Project Nimbus as part of the “No Tech for Apartheid” campaign. We strongly condemn Google’s retaliatory actions against its employees and reiterate their demand for an immediate cessation […]
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