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Letter
HuMENA and +20 human rights organizations urge the leaders of Belgium, Greece, Italy, and the EU to promote human rights and ensure justice and sustainability in relations with Egypt.
To the Prime Ministers of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Italy, Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, We, undersigned civil society organizations, contact you ahead of your visit to his Excellency the President of Egypt, Mr Abdel-Fattah el Sisi, to urge you to take […]
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Joint statement
IWD 2024: CSOs renew their call on Saudi authorities to release jailed women’s rights activists
On International Women’s Day, the undersigned organisations renew their call on Saudi Arabian authorities to release all women human rights defenders (WHRDs), women’s rights activists and their supporters who are detained in contravention of international human rights standards. The organisations further call on Saudi authorities to lift travel bans imposed on WHRDs and their relatives, […]
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Press release
Urgent Call for Action: Bulgaria Should Halt Deportation Proceedings of Saudi Activist Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi
Brussels, February 20, 2024 HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement is outraged by the detention and imminent deportation of Saudi activist Abdulrahman al-Khalidi in Bulgaria. Al-Khalidi is a prominent voice for democratic reforms and human rights in Saudi Arabia. He faces grave danger if he is returned to his home country, where the regime […]
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Legal & political analysis
Legal and Social Situation of the LGBTQI+ Community in the MENA Region, and its Radical Transformation Between 2020 and 2023.
Consensual same-sex relationships remain criminalized in the majority of MENA countries. The countries of this region violate the rights of gays, lesbians, transgender people, and queer people using different laws, some of which are clear and explicit, and others that use broad expressions that are open to interpretation, which criminalize “sodomy,” “debauchery,” “violation of public […]
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Joint statement
Thirteen Years After Mubarak’s Ouster, Unprecedented Repression and Economic Instability in Egypt
Thirteen years after Egyptians courageously took to the streets and forced the autocratic president Hosni Mubarak to step down after nearly three decades in power, we, the undersigned organizations, express our unceasing solidarity with the Egyptian people’s unmet demands for “bread, freedom, and social justice.” Amid ongoing political repression and a deepening economic crisis, we […]
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Study
Rethinking Activism in Lebanon: In the Era of Socioeconomic Collapse of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The paper “Rethinking Activism in Lebanon in the Era of Socio-Economic Collapse and the COVID-19 Pandemic“ explores the evolving landscape of activism in Lebanon amidst the challenges posed by the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. It delves into the historical context of activism in Lebanon, highlighting its citizen engagement and mobilization tradition for social, […]
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Joint statement
Joint statement: Egyptian and international civil society organizations call for Badr Mohamed’s immediate release
The Egyptian authorities must immediately release Badr Mohamed, who was unjustly convicted in January 2023 in connection to protests and sentenced to five years in prison after a grossly unfair trial, said the undersigned civil society organizations. Badr Mohamed was first arrested on 16 August 2013, when he was just 17 years old, during the […]
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Joint statement
EU should uphold human rights and accountability in negotiation of strategic partnership with Egypt
14 NGOs urge the EU and its Member States to prioritize accountability and human rights reforms in ongoing negotiations for an EU strategic partnership with Egypt, notably regarding the overall framework of the deal, provision of financial support, and migration and security cooperation. If the EU fails to address Egypt’s human rights and accountability crisis, […]
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Letter
Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
23 November 2023 Dear Members of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, We, the undersigned 34 freedom of expression and human rights organisations, are writing regarding the recent submission to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) filed on behalf of the award-winning writer and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, a British-Egyptian citizen. On […]
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Joint statement
Civil society urges BIE Member States not to vote for Saudi Arabia to host the World Expo 2030
November 21, 2023 Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) General Assembly 34, Avenue d’Iéna, 75116, France Open letter to BIE Member States: do not vote for Saudi Arabia to host World Expo 2030 We, the undersigned organisations, write to express our deep concern about Saudi Arabia’s candidacy to host the World Expo 2030. By providing […]
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Joint statement
Joint Statement by 48 Human Rights Organizations: International and Arab failure to prevent the annihilation of the Palestinian people must end
A Joint Statement by 48 Human Rights Organizations from Eight Arab Countries The undersigned Arab human rights organizations call on permanent member states of the United Nations Security Council and member states of the League of Arab States to take immediate action to prevent the situation in Gaza from developing into the crime of genocide […]
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Press release
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement Condemns Ongoing Israeli War Crimes in Gaza and Urges Immediate International Action
Brussels, 16th October 2023 HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement strongly condemns the continuous and appalling war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, resulting in an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. The international community must urgently respond to these grave violations of international law. Under the slogan of ” Swords of Iron,” the Israeli […]
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