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Press release
Six Years After Lebanon’s 17 October Uprising. The Path to Reform Begins with Civic Space
Beirut, 17 October 2025 Six years after the 17 October uprising, HuMENA reaffirms that no political or economic reform is possible without an open and safe civic space and the protection of fundamental rights to expression, association, and peaceful assembly. Between 2019 and 2025, legal, security, and judicial practices have gradually narrowed civic space […]
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Joint statement
Yemen | Houthi Authorities in Yemen Must Release Lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra and Others Held for Peaceful Expression
The undersigned non-governmental organizations call on the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, Ansar Allah, to immediately and unconditionally release the prominent human rights lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra from arbitrary detention. A family member reported that, on 25 September 2025, a group of Houthi armed forces and armed men in civilian clothing arrested Sabra after they […]
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Press release
Death Sentence over Facebook Posts: A Grave Collapse of Rule of Law and Freedom of Expression in Tunisia
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement strongly condemns the ruling issued on 1 October 2025 by the Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance in Nabeul, sentencing citizen Saber Chouchane to death. Saber Chouchane is a day laborer from a remote area in the Cap Bon region, a father of three children, with […]
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Joint statement
Morocco End the crackdown on peaceful protests and uphold the right to demand social justice
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, strongly condemn the escalating crackdown by Moroccan authorities on peaceful protests, including minors and human rights defenders, which has now extended into a third day. We call for the immediate and unconditional release of all those arrested for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly. The […]
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Joint statement
38 CSOs Condemn US Sanctions on leading Palestinian Human Rights Organisations
As Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza escalates, enabled by US military and political support, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on prominent Palestinian human rights organisations, Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. This represents a grave assault […]
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Joint statement
Egypt | Civil Society Welcomes Decision Not to Sign Egypt’s Draft Criminal Procedure Code into Law
We the undersigned Egyptian and international civil society organizations welcome the decision of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to not sign the draft Criminal Procedure Code into law and instead to send it back to parliament for revision. The House of Representatives has since announced that it will convene an urgent session on October 1 on […]
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Joint statement
Egypt | Urgent Appeal on the Critical Health Condition of Egyptian Lawyer and Human Rights Defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim
The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned over the severe deterioration in the health of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim, 66 years old, who has been in pretrial detention since 1st of November 2018. Abdel-Moneim‘s life is imminently at risk. According to her lawyer, Ms. Abdelmonem had two heart attacks on 23 […]
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Joint statement
The Saudi Human Rights Commission: 20 years of whitewashing the Kingdom’s human rights record
On the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Saudi Human Rights Commission (SHRC), the undersigned organisations draw attention to the persistent and systemic failure of this institution to function as an independent national human rights institution (NHRI). The SHRC continues to engage in covering up for ongoing violations rather than fulfilling its stated mandate […]
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Joint statement
Vote Yes to Human Rights, No to Oppression: Civil Society Calls to Reject Egypt’s Candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (2026-2028)
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge all UN member states to refrain from voting for Egypt in the upcoming elections to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2026–2028 term. Membership in the Human Rights Council comes with a solemn responsibility to uphold the highest standards of international human rights and strengthen […]
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Joint statement
Egypt’s Diplomatic Missions Weaponized as Transnational Repression Tool
We strongly condemn the unprecedented weaponization of Egyptian diplomatic missions as tools of transnational repression against peaceful protesters abroad. A recently leaked recording of Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty shows him instructing embassy staff to “grab them [protestors], tie them up, drag them inside, and make their lives hell”, a shocking directive that fundamentally undermines the principles […]
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Press release
HuMENA Condemns Houthi Arrests of UN Staff in Yemen, Warns of Grave Threat to Humanitarian Work
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement strongly condemns the security raids carried out by the Ansar Allah (Houthis) group in Sana’a and Hodeidah, which targeted the offices of the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF, and led to the arrest of sixteen current and former staff members. Among those detained is Ms. Luna Shukri, […]
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Joint statement
Egypt | Egyptian Authorities Should Stop Targeting Minors Over Online Gaming Activity
We, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the Egyptian security services’ targeting of minors for their digital activity through online gaming platforms. This alarming practice has resulted in children being arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared, denied due process, and reportedly facing torture and other ill-treatment while in detention. These grave human rights violations contravene both Egypt’s national […]
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