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Egypt | Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Call for the Immediate Release of Ahmed Douma

April 8, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions
We, the undersigned civil society organizations from around the world, call on Egyptian authorities to immediately release prominent activist, poet and political writer Ahmed Douma from pretrial detention and to stop their systematic campaign of judicial harassment against him.On April 6, 2026, many in Egypt started the day with hopeful news following Egyptian authorities’ long…

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Egypt | Seven Years Since the Disappearance of Ahmed Hassan: Human Rights Organizations Demand Immediate Disclosure of His Whereabouts

April 1, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions
The undersigned organizations express their grave concern regarding the continued lack of information concerning the fate of student Ahmed Hassan, whose whereabouts have remained unknown since April 1, 2019, in the absolute absence of any official response to date.Ahmed Hassan, who was 18 years old at the time of his disappearance, vanished on April 1,…

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Iraq | Arrest of Environmental Activist Murtadha Al-Janoubi and Peaceful Protesters in Maysan

March 5, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Participation condemns the arbitrary arrest of environmental activist Murtadha Al-Janoubi and a number of peaceful protesters, following their participation in demonstrations demanding fair and sufficient water allocations for the Meshrab River and surrounding marshlands in Maysan Governorate. This arrest is part of a troubling pattern of shrinking civic space…

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Tunisia | A life-threatening health emergency for lawyer and former administrative judge Ahmed Souab in detention, and the State’s duty to ensure medical care and end the criminalisation of the right to defence and freedom of expression

January 8, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions
HuMENA expresses deep concern regarding the serious health developments affecting lawyer and former administrative judge Ahmed Souab inside Mornaguia Prison on 5 January 2026. On that day, Souab suffered acute nosebleeding in the morning, followed by more severe bleeding in the afternoon that led to loss of consciousness. On 6 January 2026, Saeb Souab (Ahmed…

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One year since the arrest of Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi: a year of complicity, enforced disappearance, and diplomatic failure

December 28, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
Today, 28 December 2025, marks one year since the arrest of Egyptian–Turkish poet and opposition figure Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Lebanon. This  incident constitutes a serious violation of Lebanese law and of Lebanon’s international obligations and reveals a dangerous pattern of transnational repression, in which political complicity enables the transfer of dissidents to states where…

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Yemen | Joint Letter Calls for the Immediate and Unconditional Release of Journalist Naseh Shaker

December 17, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
HuMENA joined a joint letter addressed to President Rashad al-Alimi and Vice President Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Yemeni journalist Naseh Shaker. The letter raises concerns about enforced disappearance, unofficial detention sites, and due process violations, and urges the authorities in Aden to uphold Yemen’s obligations under international human rights…

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Syria | One Year Since the Fall of the Assad Regime: The Transition Cannot Be Consolidated without Truth, Justice, Security Sector Reform, and Protection of Civic Space

December 8, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
Beirut – 8 December 2025One year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on 8 December 2024, which ended family rule that had lasted for more than five decades and a devastating war of nearly fourteen years that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions of Syrians, HuMENA, as a regional organisation dedicated to protecting…

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Call for Tenders | Lead Developer / Civic-Tech Team – Civic Space Watchdog (AI-Assisted MVP)

December 1, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
Location: Remote, with preference for overlap with Europe / MENA time zones Contract type: Consultancy / Service contract Deadline for submissions: 10 January 2026  BackgroundHuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement is a regional, non-profit organisation working to defend and expand civic space, support human rights defenders, and advance fundamental…

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Algeria | Human rights organisations and international trade union federations call for the immediate release of unionist and human rights defender Ali Mammeri

November 25, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
The undersigned human rights organisations and trade unions call on the Algerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Algerian trade unionist Ali Mammeri, rescind his arbitrary 15-year prison sentence handed down on 29 October 2025, and open an independent, impartial and effective investigation into his allegations of torture and enforced disappearance, with a view to…

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From Pledges to Implementation at COP30 (Belém, Brazil): Environmental and Climate Accountability, Equitable Loss and Damage Financing, and a Just Transition that Upholds Rights, Nature, and Biodiversity

November 12, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
Coinciding with the opening of the climate conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, the undersigned organizations affirm the need to move from general recommendations to measurable, accountable executive decisions.The continued international slowdown in addressing climate change will lead to a systemic human collapse and will devastate local communities—especially the most vulnerable groups. Accordingly, the undersigned organizations…

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Punishment by Proxy in Egypt: Families of Exiled Journalists, Activists and Human Rights Defenders Held Hostage by the Authorities

November 10, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
The undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the escalating pattern of “punishment by proxy” employed by the Egyptian authorities, which has only intensified in recent months. This years-long practice involves targeting relatives inside Egypt of activists, writers, and dissidents living abroad through raids, arrests, and enforced disappearances, in an attempt to pressure or punish…

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Egypt | Rights Groups Condemn the Arbitrary Referral of Exiled Academic Taqadum Al-Khatib to Trial and Call for an End to Transnational Repression

October 27, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
The undersigned organizations express their condemnation of the continued persecution and harassment of Egyptian researcher and academic Dr. Taqadum Al-Khatib, who has been living in exile in Germany, following a new arbitrary in absentia decision by the Egyptian authorities to refer him — along with 168 others — to criminal trial in Case No. 29/2025…

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Egypt | Systematic Exclusion of Opposition Candidates from Parliamentary Elections After Seizing Control of the Senate.. The “State List” Runs Uncontested in the House of Representatives Elections

October 27, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) and HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement condemn the systematic political exclusion of opposition forces in Egypt, and the deliberate denial of the right of opposition and independent candidates to participate in parliamentary elections. The organizations further denounce the Egyptian authorities’ continued closure of the public sphere and…

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Yemen | Houthi Authorities in Yemen Must Release Lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra and Others Held for Peaceful Expression

October 14, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
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 stormed…

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Morocco End the crackdown on peaceful protests and uphold the right to demand social justice

October 1, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
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 protest…

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38 CSOs Condemn US Sanctions on leading Palestinian Human Rights Organisations

September 29, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
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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