MENA Rights Group joins 160+ civil society organisations in calling on States to halt arms exports to Israel, as well as demanding a ceasefire and the end of the illegal blockade on Gaza.
Durant son Examen Périodique Universel (EPU) le 9 novembre 2023, Djibouti a reçu 266 recommandations de la part de 100 États sur des questions telles que les droits aux libertés d’expression, d’association et de réunion pacifique. Les États ont également saisi cette occasion pour demander aux autorités djiboutiennes de renforcer la Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme du pays.
Marking 1 year since the forcible disappearance of human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani, MENA Rights Group joins civil society organisations in calling on Saudi authorities to clarify his fate and whereabouts, to allow him contact with his family and to release him immediately and unconditionally.
Led by MENA Rights Group, 17 civil society organisations urged the Sub-Committee on Accreditation not to grant Bahrain and Egypt's National Human Rights Institutions status "A" given that they fail to comply with the Paris principles.
MENA Rights Group joins 100+ civil society organisations in calling on Israeli authorities to restore crucial telecommunication infrastructure, internet connectivity and other essential services in Gaza in the wake of the escalating conflict, and to ensure that international and humanitarian law are respected.
MENA Rights Group joins 80+ civil society organisations in calling for an immediate physical and digital ceasefire in Gaza in the context of the escalating conflict and humanitarian crisis.
Thanks to the support of the city of Geneva, MENA Rights Group facilitated the testimony of relatives of disappeared Mauritanians before the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances in September 2023.
MENA Rights Group joins 9 organisations in condemning and calling on Lebanese authorities to investigate the assault on protesters and journalists on September 30, 2023.
This press release highlights the UAE's response to recommendations made by UN member states during its Universal Periodic Review before the Human Rights Council. The UAE rejected 40% of recommendations, including a total rejection of recommendations related to freedom of expression/association and the ratification of the UN Convention against Torture.
MENA Rights Group joins 30+ signatories (civil society organisations and relatives of the disappeared) in condemning the Algerian authorities' use of the Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation as a means of impunity for those disappeared during the 1990's conflict. Furthermore, we recommend the creation of a Charter for Truth, Peace and Justice.
Led by MENA Rights Group, 14 civil society organisations mark the four-year anniversary of the "Tishreen Movement" by calling on Iraqi authorities to address the widespread practice of enforced disappearance and to clarify the fate of disappeared protesters.
MENA Rights Group summarises the most pressing reprisals against human rights defenders in the MENA raised by the UN Secretary General's annual report on intimidation and reprisals against those cooperating with the UN.
