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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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Legal & Political Analysis

Six Years After Lebanon’s 17 October Uprising. The Path to Reform Begins with Civic Space

October 17, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
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 and…

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Statements & Letters

Lebanon | In Solidarity with Daraj and Megaphone Amid A Coordinated Campaign

March 29, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
In light of the coordinated campaign targeting Lebanese independent media outlets Daraj and Megaphone, we, the undersigned group of civil society and media organizations from Lebanon and around the world, come together to stand in solidarity against attempts to silence these leading voices. We call on the relevant Lebanese authorities to take clear steps in…

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Statements & Letters

Human Rights Groups Urge Disclosure of Abdulrahman Al-Qaradawi’s Fate, Demand His Release, and  Call for Accountability for the UAE and Lebanon for His Physical and Mental Safety

January 11, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
The undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the disappearance of journalist and poet Abdulrahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi since January 8, 2025, following his boarding of a private plane bound for Abu Dhabi. This deportation was carried out in execution of a decision by the Lebanese Council of Ministers to extradite him to the UAE, based…

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Statements & Letters

Joint Letter Calls for Urgent Congressional Action to Prevent Extradition of Abdel Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi

January 7, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
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. 20515   Dear Senate Majority Leader, Speaker of the House, and Members of Congress, We are writing to call on you to take urgent action to prevent the extradition of Abdel Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following the Lebanese…

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Statements & Letters

Call for Urgent Action | Lebanon Must Protect Abdel Rahman Youssef and Refuse His Deportation to the Unknown

January 2, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions
We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, express our strong condemnation of the detention of poet Abdel Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi by Lebanese authorities on December 28, 2024, based on a security cooperation memorandum with the Egyptian authorities. This action represents a grave and alarming example of transnational repression, a systematic practice used to silence dissenting voices…

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Statements & Letters

Global Coalition of NGOs Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon

November 14, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions
In light of the recent and alarming escalation of indiscriminate and widespread Israeli attacks across Lebanon, we, the undersigned organizations, call on the international community to unequivocally press for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon. Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging cross-border fire since October 2023. For nearly a year, the fighting between the two parties was…

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Research & Reports

Peaceful Assembly Under Fire: Authorities’ Violations of the Right to Protest in Lebanon

August 26, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement has published a research paper titled "Peaceful Assembly Under Fire: Authorities’ Violations of the Right to Protest in Lebanon" This paper delves into the current state of the right to peaceful assembly in Lebanon, shedding light on the significant challenges this right faces amid volatile political and security…

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Rethinking Activism in Lebanon: In the Era of Socioeconomic Collapse of the COVID-19 Pandemic

February 7, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions
The paper "Rethinking Activism in Lebanon in the Era of Socio-Economic Collapse and the COVID-19 Pandemic" explores the evolving landscape of activism in Lebanon amidst the challenges posed by the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. It delves into the historical context of activism in Lebanon, highlighting its citizen engagement and mobilization tradition for social,…

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