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Iraq must halt reintroduction of controversial draft laws harmful to fundamental freedoms

15 Jul 2019

Two draft laws currently pending before Iraq’s Council of Representatives risk further restricting fundamental freedoms in the country, MENA Rights Group says in appeal to UN Special Rapporteurs.

Human rights situation in Mauritania examined by UN committee

11 Jul 2019

During its review of Mauritania, the UN Human Rights Committee raised issues including impunity for crimes committed in the 1980s and 1990s, the shortcomings of the state’s anti-torture legislation and violations to fundamental rights and freedoms.

French nationals accused of terrorism at risk of execution if not repatriated from Iraq

10 Jul 2019

MENA Rights Group, in collaboration with a French criminal lawyer, have requested the intervention of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions to ensure French nationals at risk of execution in Iraq be repatriated to their home country.

#FreeWaleed: 5 years on from his sentencing, join us in calling for the release of Saudi prisoner of conscience Waleed Abu al-Khair

05 Jul 2019

Saudi lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair is currently five years into a 15-year prison sentence in Saudi Arabia. His crime? Defending human rights.

Rights groups call for establishment of UN monitoring mechanism over human rights situation in Saudi Arabia

25 Jun 2019

In a joint letter to 48 ministries of foreign affairs from all regional groups at the UN, 40 human rights organisations call on states to advance a resolution at the Human Rights Council addressing ongoing human rights violations in Saudi Arabia.

State of emergency draft bill in Tunisia still not in line with international standards

20 Jun 2019

Article 19 Middle East & North Africa and MENA Rights Group request intervention of UN Special Rapporteur to ensure draft bill governing state of emergency in Tunisia is in line with international standards.

30 civil society organisation call for urgent UN Security Council action to prevent further bloodshed in Sudan

12 Jun 2019

To the UN Security Council 11 June 2019

RE: Appealing for Urgent Intervention to Prevent further Bloodshed in Sudan

The undersigned, 30 civil society organisations from around the world, are writing to you at a critical time, the fate of the Sudanese people hangs in the balance and bold leadership is needed to prevent further violence and support those seeking democratic change in Sudan.

Camp Speicher massacre five years on: thousands of individuals unaccounted for as families still wait for justice

12 Jun 2019

Thousands of individuals were killed after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant attacked Speicher military training camp close to Tikrit in Iraq in June 2014. In addition, many of the victims who were abducted by government forces and accused of desertion, remain disappeared to date.

Killings of Peaceful Sudanese Democracy Protesters Demand Accountability - Urgent International Action Needed to Prevent Further Violence

06 Jun 2019

The attack on peaceful democracy protesters in Khartoum that began on June 3 that has reportedly seen the killing of at least 100 people and hundreds more injured demands a strong international response to immediately stop such attacks and ensure accountability for this and other violence in response to peaceful protests.

Where is Marwan Al-Muraisy?

31 May 2019

On June 1, 2018, Yemeni journalist Marwan Al-Muraisy disappeared following his arrest in Saudi Arabia. One year on, his family is still waiting for answers.