Statements and Press Releases

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Egypt: Lift punitive measures against EIPR staff

The Egyptian government must immediately lift the arbitrary travel bans and asset freezes imposed upon three directors of

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#FreeAhmedKamel: Saudi Arabia must NOT extradite peaceful protester to Egypt, where he would face torture

We, the undersigned organisations, urge the authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia not to deport Ahmed Fathi

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Human Rights Organizations and journalists reaffirm the need to defend Press and Media freedom in Egypt

Following a series of consultations with Egyptian media organizations and journalists on the Press and Media freedom situation

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Egypt | 23 NGOS in a Joint Statement: Grave risks posed by the passing of proposed Foreign Asylum Bill… The bill contravenes international law and the Egyptian constitution

The undersigned human rights organisations express their categorical rejection of the draft law “regulating foreigners’ asylum in Egypt”,

Press Releases

Global Coalition of NGOs Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon

In light of the recent and alarming escalation of indiscriminate and widespread Israeli attacks across Lebanon, we, the

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Tunisia’s Escalating Suppression of Civic Space and Digital Freedoms

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement, and CALAM Association are gravely concerned about Tunisia’s escalating clampdown on

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Egypt | Six Years of Arbitrary Detention… Call for the Immediate Release of Hoda Abdelmonem and Dropping of Fabricated Charges

The “FreeHoda” campaign and the undersigned organisations condemn the continued arbitrary detention of lawyer and human rights defender

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Egypt | The Supreme Council for Media Regulation’s refusal to license “Fakar tany” website is a continuation of the attack on independent journalism in Egypt

31 October 2024 The undersigned organizations condemn the decision issued by the Supreme Council for Media Regulation

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Egypt | The Criminal Procedure Law Project Undermines Justice and Establishes More Trials Without Fair Guarantees

The undersigned organizations reject the current version of the Criminal Procedure Law project and demand its withdrawal and

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More than 110 Organizations Call for US Senate to Block Arms Sales to Israel

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement joined +110 organizations in writing to members of the U.S. Senate,

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Joint statement: Crackdown on Civil Society and Human Rights in Tunisia: Arrests and Intimidation in the Wake of the 2024 Presidential Elections.

We, the undersigned rights organizations and groups, are deeply alarmed by the recent arrests and harassment of prominent

Press Releases

Yemen| The Houthis Continue Their Campaign of Arrests and Intimidation Against Journalists and Activists Due to National Celebrations

Since September 20, the Houthi group in Yemen has launched a widespread campaign of arrests targeting writers, journalists,

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Egypt: Forcibly disappeared for 2000 days, student Ahmed Hassan Mustafa’s fate must be disclosed

The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned over the continued disappearance of student Ahmed Hassan Mustafa, for

Press Releases

Justice Denied: Alaa Abdelfatah’s Sentence Ends, But His Freedom Doesn’t Begin

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement urgently demands the release of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdelfatah, whose unjust imprisonment

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Alaa Abd El-Fattah must be released this month at the end of his prison sentence

A coalition of 59 Egyptian and international civil society organizations stated today that the Egyptian-British writer and activist

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HuMENA and 24 CSOs express deep concern about Ireland’s recent decision to designate Egypt , Morocco and Algeria as safe countries of origin

HuMENA and 24 human rights non-governmental organizations have sent a letter to the Irish government expressing their deep

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The Egyptian authorities must immediately release Mohamed Adel and guarantee his safety, while bearing full responsibility for the deterioration of his health

The undersigned human rights organizations urge the Egyptian authorities to immediately release political activist Mohamed Adel, and to

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Egypt: Release journalists and investigate reports of torture and abuse

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and 32 rights and press

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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

Press Releases

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.

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Call for Contributions: Understanding the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Lebanon and Tunisia

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement seeks contributors to write about various topics related to the right

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Joint Statement by Syrian and International Civil Society Organizations and Victims’ Associations in support of investigating Bashar al-Assad for chemical attacks

We are Syrian and international civil society organizations and victims’ associations united in our call for justice and

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Egypt: Immediately and unconditionally release prominent political activist Mohamed Adel

The 80 undersigned human rights organizations reiterate their call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release

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Call for Researchers: Lebanon and Tunisia

Position: Researchers Location: Lebanon and Tunisia Duration: Contract-based About the Role: We are seeking dedicated researchers to contribute

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Consultancy Opportunities: Join HuMENA in Jordan and Bahrain

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement seeks dedicated individuals to serve as #consultants for a “two-month” engagement

Press Releases

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement Unveils New Themes of Work

Brussels, HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement is proud to announce the launch of our new work

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah – follow-up letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

Dear Members of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, We, the undersigned 27 freedom of expression

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Bahrain| Abdulhadi Alkhawaja – 63 Years of Struggle, 13 Years Behind Bars

Today marks Abdulhadi Alkhawaja’s 63rd birthday. He is a Danish-Bahraini human rights defender who has spent 13

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Protest and Peaceful Assembly are Right.. HuMENA strongly condemns the broad arrest campaign of protesters in solidarity with Gaza

Brussels, April 4, 2024. Following the peaceful protest organized by a group of activists and citizens in

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“Until when the State can escape its responsibility?”.. Local and international civil society organizations in Tunisia commemorate National Day Against Impunity

“Until when the State can escape its responsibility?” March 31, 2018 marks the sixth anniversary of the drowning

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Joint statement: Egypt must immediately and unconditionally release anti-torture protester Mahmoud Hussein

The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Mahmoud Hussein who is facing 25 years in prison simply

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Joint Statement: Egyptian authorities must end arbitrary detentions and forced deportations of Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers.

The undersigned organizations urge the Egyptian authorities to immediately stop the serious abuses against Sudanese seeking refuge in

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Turkey: Release stateless activist Ghada Naguib and refrain from deporting her to Egypt

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the detention of political activist Ghada Naguib by Turkish authorities, the wife

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Four years on, peaceful Iraqi protesters remain missing

October 1, 2023 marks the four-year anniversary of the beginning of the anti-government protests, known as the “Tishreen

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Egypt after the Rabaa Massacre: Ten years of repression, collective punishment, and impunity

In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Rabaa massacre, 26 organizations express their condolences to the families

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NGOs’ Joint Letter to Italian Prime Minister_President of the Chamber of Deputies_President of the Senate

To the kind attention of the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, of the President of the Chamber of

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Egypt | HuMENA and +40 CSOs Condemn Sentencing of Egyptian Academic and Researcher Patrick George Zaki

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the three-year prison sentence handed down to human rights researcher at

Press Releases

HuMENA and rights groups calling on UN mechanisms to intervene to stop violations of freedom of assembly in Lebanon, Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Several human rights organizations, including HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement, have called on United Nations mechanisms

Joint Statements

10 Years After Council Conclusions, EU States Must Finally Halt Arms Transfers To Egypt And Uphold Accountability

Brussels, 28 June 2023 The signatory organizations denounce the role of EU-manufactured arms systems in internal repression and

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Civil society urges French President Macron to consider Saudi Arabia’s horrific human rights record during Crown Prince’s visit to Paris

Palais de l’Élysée 55 Rue Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008, Paris France 21 June 2023 Subject: Visit of

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NGOs letter to the French President: call for a new approach in relations with Egypt regarding human rights

June 20, 2023 NGOs letter to the French President: call for a new approach in relations with

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Celebrating #IDAHOBIT: HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement Stands with the LGBTQ+ Community in the MENA Region!

Today, as HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement, we proudly join the global movement in commemorating the

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Civil society concerned over Saudi Arabia’s attempt to whitewash its human rights record through the World Expo 2030

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement, and civil society organizations calls on the Bureau International des Expositions

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Lebanon | Joint statement:Forced deportation is a crime..The forced deportation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon must cease.

The signatory human rights organizations condemn the continued forced deportation of Syrian refugees from their host territory to

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Sudan| Joint Statement: Governments and international and UN bodies must intervene to provide safe passages for civilians and urgent means of relief

The undersigned are closely following the developments of the armed conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces

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Saudi authorities must release human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani and other ACPRA members who are arbitrarily detained

We, the undersigned human rights organisations, call on Saudi authorities to reveal the health condition of and immediately

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Global Legal and Rule of Law Community Stands in Solidarity with Lebanese Lawyer Nizar Saghieh

We, the undersigned bar associations, lawyers, judges, and civil society organizations committed to the rule of law, join

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Global Coalition of Civil Society and Media Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Independent Media Outlets in Lebanon Amid Targeting

We the undersigned group of civil society and media organizations from around the world come together to stand

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Joint Letter to the Prime Minister of Morocco condemning the Extradition of Hassan al-Rabea

Mr. Aziz Akhannouch Head of Government of Morocco Prime Minister’s Office Touarga, Rabat CC: Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

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Joint Letter to the Prime Minister of Morocco condemning the Extradition of Hassan al-Rabea

Mr. Aziz Akhannouch Head of Government of Morocco Prime Minister’s Office Touarga, Rabat CC: Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

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#FreeSherifOsman: #UAE must not extradite political commentator to Egypt, where he would face torture

We, the undersigned organisations, urge the authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) not to deport Sherif Osman to Egypt,

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Ahmed Douma: 10 years of arbitrary detention. Over 900 individuals and Rights groups renew their call for his immediate release.

On 3 December 2022, Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma entered his 10th year in arbitrary detention. The undersigned individuals,

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Egypt: Rights Organizations Stand in Solidarity with the Complaint Filed with the African Commission against the Egyptian Government on Behalf of Ramy Shaath and Celine Lebrun-Shaath

We, the undersigned organizations, express our solidarity with former political prisoner Ramy Shaath, and his wife Ms. Céline

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Egyptian Diaspora Forum

Under the title of “Building Hope”, “Women for Justice” and “HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement” are

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Egypt| JOINT STATEMENT: Mohamed El-Baqer: 1000 days of arbitrary detention

June 23, 2022 – Human rights defender Mohamed El-Baqer must be released immediately and unconditionally, stated 20 human

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Alaa Al-Siddiq, freedom fighter

One year ago, the human rights community was shocked to hear of the death of Emirati human rights

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International Fair Trial Day| Joint Statement on the Situation in Egypt, the Focus Country of 2022

Today, 14 June 2022, marks the International Fair Trial Day (IFTD), which will be observed for the second

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Joint statement on the second anniversary of the death of the lesbian and queer activist Sarah Hegazy/ WANA Lesbian and Queer Woman’s Pride Day

The undersigned organizations and movements urge host communities to pay attention to the mental and physical health of

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Egypt: End arbitrary detention, Free them all

Twelve Egyptian activists have been on hunger strike since early February 2022 in protest of their prolonged pre-trial

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Egypt: Quash Verdicts and Stop Unfair Trials by Emergency Courts

We, the undersigned organizations call on Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi to immediately quash the verdicts against seven arbitrarily

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We reject the verdicts of the exceptional courts against human rights defenders and activists in Egypt

The undersigned organizations condemn the Emergency State Security Court’s verdict on December 20, of 5 years’ imprisonment for activist

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Global Legal Community Stands in Solidarity with Egyptian Lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer

We, the undersigned members of the global legal community, stand in solidarity with Egyptian lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer as

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A joint statement recognizing the first anniversary of the death of lesbian activist Sarah Hegazi and announcing the inauguration of a Pride Day for Lesbian and Queer Women from the Middle Ea

First Annual MENA Lesbian and Queer Women’s Pride Day in honor of Sarah Hegazi The movements and organizations

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EGYPT: 74 NGOS URGE EGYPTIAN AUTHORITIES TO RELEASE RESEARCHER AHMED SAMIR SANTAWY

Ahmed Samir Santawy – French Ahmed Samir Santawy – German Ahmed Samir Santawy – Spanish Ahmed Samir Santawy-

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23 Human Rights organizations call for empowering MENA diaspora activists, placing them at the heart of the discourse for change

Twenty-three human rights organizations, including Euro-Med Monitor, HuMena, and Innovation for Change (I4C)-MENA Hub, published a petition that

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Bahrain: Open letter to Danish Prime Minister to take immediate action to free Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja

Dear Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, We the undersigned, more than 100 organizations from around the world, are appealing

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AlMahjar Can Campaign

What is the “AlMahjar_Can” campaign? “AlMahjar/the diaspora Can” is the theme of the first edition of “10 Days

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New study: Arab Diaspora Engagement

Within the framework of “Activism in Exile” project, HUMENA team shares with you the new study “Arab Diaspora: The

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FACEBOOK ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE FURTHER MEASURES TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF HATE SPEECH AGAINST THE LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY IN THE MENA REGION

PDF البيان الصحفي باللغة العربية. إضغط هنا The signatory organizations and movements continue to cooperate in combating hate speech

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MENA Network for Countering Hate Speech welcomes the Recommendations of Facebook’s Review Report

MENA Network for Countering Hate Speech welcomes the recommendations of the Facebook own civil rights review report, and

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Egypt: End Reprisals, Harassment and Threats Against Civil Society Leader Mostafa Fouad

The undersigned civil society organisations call on Egyptian authorities to immediately end their harassment of Egyptian activist and

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Yemen: Over 150 NGOs appeal for death sentences of four journalists to be overturned

Organisations which support human rights, press freedom and journalists are calling on United Nations mechanisms and member states to

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Call for urgent Action: Yemen, overturn the death sentences of four journalists

Take action to support this call by adding your signature at the link below Organisations which support human

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Partnership with Columbia University

We are pleased and honored to announce our new partnership with “Columbia Global Freedom of Expression”, an initiative

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During its meeting in Berlin, tasks were distributed among the founding members of the MENA Network for Countering Hate Speech

(Berlin)- On 26th November 2019, on the sidelines of the 14th Internet Governance Forum held in Berlin from 25 to

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Our board member “Mouna Ben Garga” starts next week a new role as lead/director of Innovation for Change Network

Our board member “Mouna Ben Garga” starts next week a new role as lead/director of Innovation for change Network, CIVICUS: