23 July 2020 To: States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights RE: Call to States Parties to take into account gender, competence and independence when electing new members to the Human Rights Committee Dear Permanent Representatives of the States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, The undersigned […]
On July 16, 2020, CIVICUS, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), Gulf Centre for Human Rights, and MENA Rights Group delivered a joint oral statement before the Human Rights Council (HRC) during the adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) outcome of Kuwait. The NGOs expressed concern over the crackdown on human rights defenders […]
Boston Consulting Group, 200 Pier Four Blvd, Boston, MA 02210, United States Oliver Wyman, 55 Baker St, Marylebone, London W1U 8EW, United Kingdom Mckinsey & Co, The Post Building, 100 Museum St, London WC1A 1PB, United Kingdom RE: open letter calling on management consulting firms involved in Saudi Arabia’s NEOM project to publicly condemn human […]
As governments across the world confront the COVID-19 pandemic, facing deeply challenging decisions on protecting public health while averting starvation and warding off economic disaster, it is increasingly evident that in times of crisis, states are largely embracing a “citizens first” approach. Denied nationality and deprived basic rights and welfare, the stateless were already marginalised […]
To His Excellency Omar Marwan, Egyptian Minister of Justice: Open Letter to the Egyptian Ministry of Justice We, the undersigned, call for an open and transparent investigation into the jailing and death of Shady Habash, a 24-year-old filmmaker who died in custody earlier this month. Furthermore, we call on you to immediately release all artists […]
Organisations which support human rights, press freedom and journalists are calling on United Nations mechanisms and member states to help save the lives of four Yemeni journalists who were sentenced to death in April 2020 in the capital Sana’a on charges of “spying” and “spreading false news.” Of the six other journalists in the same […]
Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies Ms. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights RE: UN human rights treaty bodies during the COVID-19 pandemic Dear Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies and High Commissioner Bachelet, We, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, write to you concerning the functioning of the […]
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, lawyers, journalists, and activists, urge the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Alaa Abdel Fattah, our courageous friend, human rights activist, and blogger. Alaa has been on a hunger strike for over two weeks in protest to his continued illegal detention, prohibition of communication with his family, and […]
The conflict in Yemen is entering its sixth year, resulting in what is considered the worst man-made humanitarian crisis in the world. On 10 April, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the country. The warring parties, donor states, the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) must take immediate and urgent steps to […]
In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic outbreak, we, the undersigned organizations, urge the governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Oman to permanently lift the ban on all Voice Over IP (VoIP) platforms used for voice and video internet calls. Gulf countries have for a long time banned voice and video internet call apps […]
