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Cases

January 18, 2022

Two Uyghur men at imminent risk of being forcibly returned from Saudi Arabia to China

Musa Al Qarni

October 26, 2021

Saudi dissident murdered in Dhahban prison after nearly 15 years of detention

Al Qaradawy

December 13, 2021

Daughter of Egyptian scholar held in pre-trial detention over four years

Abdelfattah

December 13, 2021

Egyptian activist Alaa Abdelfattah arbitrarily detained since 2019

Advocacy

Hasan Jamali - taken on 24 March 2009.

January 17, 2022

Bahrain: Request for support to free imprisoned human rights defender Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, on hunger strike since July 2021

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Ramy Shaath

January 08, 2022

NGOs celebrate release of prisoner of conscience Ramy Shaath and confirm need to mobilise against repression of peaceful activism in Egypt

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Algeria protests

December 24, 2021

Algeria: Marked regression in human rights underscored by proliferation of baseless terrorism prosecutions

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Idris Hasan

December 21, 2021

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Call to reject the extradition of Yidiresi Aishan to China on the grounds of non-refoulement

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Analysis

Prison bars

December 14, 2021

The practice of “rotation”: how Egypt keeps its dissidents in indefinite detention

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Robe avocat

December 14, 2021

Study on the protection of lawyers against undue interference in Lebanon

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September 29, 2021

UN Secretary General’s 2021 report highlights ongoing acts of reprisals against MENA-based human rights defenders, lawyers and CSOs

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Al Tahrir Square early in the morning

September 10, 2021

Opinion Piece: Protection for Victims of Enforced Disappearance in Iraq?

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Reports

Human Rights Committee

November 30, 2021

Joint submission to the Human Rights Committee in relation to the strengthening of the follow-up procedure concerning Views on individual communications

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KSA

June 21, 2021

Joint-report by MENA Rights Group, ESOHR and Reprieve to the UN Committee against Torture - Saudi Arabia's third periodic review

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October 29, 2021

Intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the UN: Submission to the UN Secretary-General

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Iraqi protests

March 03, 2021

Annual report 2020

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