
HuMENA at HRC61: Advocacy on Digital Rights and Civic Space in MENA
During the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council, HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement joined a civil society advocacy

During the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council, HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement joined a civil society advocacy

Today, 28 December 2025, marks one year since the arrest of Egyptian–Turkish poet and opposition figure Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Lebanon. This

1. Background HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement is a regional, non-profit organisation working to defend and expand civic space, support
Beirut — 17 October 2025 Six years after the 17 October uprising, HuMENA reaffirms that no political or economic reform is possible

26 June 2025 On the occasion of 26 June, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture- which symbolizes the global

In light of the coordinated campaign targeting Lebanese independent media outlets Daraj and Megaphone, we, the undersigned group of civil society and

The undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the disappearance of journalist and poet Abdulrahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi since January 8, 2025, following

The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C.

We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, express our strong condemnation of the detention of poet Abdel Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi by Lebanese authorities