Digital space is increasingly contested terrain for civic actors in the MENA region. Governments deploy surveillance technologies, criminalize online expression, manipulate social media platforms, and use cybercrime laws to suppress dissent. At the same time, digital tools remain essential for organizing, documenting, and communicating.
HuMENA works at this intersection — defending digital rights while supporting the use of civic technology for human rights. We monitor digital repression, advocate for platform accountability, contribute to policy discussions on data protection and online freedoms, and support defenders whose digital security is at risk.
Related Publications & Statements
- 2026-04-08 · Statements
HuMENA at HRC61: Advocacy on Digital Rights and Civic Space in MENA - 2026-02-11 · Press Releases
Jordan | HuMENA Condemns the Targeting of Kamil Al-Zoubi for Peaceful Expression - 2025-08-29 · Joint Statements
Egypt | Egyptian Authorities Should Stop Targeting Minors Over Online Gaming Activity - 2025-07-31 · Analysis
From Street to Screen: Maps of Struggle in the Age of Algorithms and Digital Repression - 2025-04-24 · Analysis
Decree Law 54 in Tunisia: Between Protecting Digital Space and Threatening Freedoms - 2024-11-18 · Reports
Eyes Everywhere: The State Surveillance of Human Rights Defenders in Jordan - 2024-11-13 · Statements
Tunisia’s Escalating Suppression of Civic Space and Digital Freedoms - 2024-05-23 · Joint Statements
No tech for genocide: Google must drop Project Nimbus and end its retaliatory actions against workers protesting it - 2020-08-10 · Joint Statements
FACEBOOK ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE FURTHER MEASURES TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF HATE SPEECH AGAINST THE LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY IN THE MENA REGION - 2020-07-13 · Joint Statements
MENA Network for Countering Hate Speech welcomes the Recommendations of Facebook’s Review Report
