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NGOs call on Saudi Arabia to improve women’s rights under the scrutiny of the CEDAW Committee

MENA Rights Group, Amnesty International, ALQST for Human Rights and the European-Saudi Organization for Human Rights call on Saudi Arabia to improve women's rights in the country and to abide by the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

Lebanon: NGOs call for emergency session at UN rights body to investigate “catastrophic” destruction and targeting of civilians

Alongside 20 Lebanese and international civil society organisations, MENA Rights Group sent a joint letter to UN member states, urging them to hold an emergency session at the UN Human Rights Council to investigate and pursue accountability for Israel's war crimes in Lebanon.

Global coalition of NGOs call for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon

MENA Rights Group joins a global coalition of 50+ NGOs in calling for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and urging the international community to restrict the transfer of arms to Israel.

Saudi authorities must end misuse of administrative and judicial measures against released human rights defenders including Loujain al-Hathloul

MENA Rights Group joins 13 civil society organsiations in calling on Saudi authorities to immediately cease their misuse of judicial and administrative measures against human rights defenders, including the practice of imposing arbitrary travel bans, and to ensure that judicial complaints are addressed in accordance with international legal standards.

Six years of arbitrary detention: call for the immediate release of Hoda Abdelmonem and dropping of fabricated charges

MENA Rights Group joins local and international civil society organisations in calling on Egyptian authorities to release Hoda Abdelmonem, a lawyer and human rights defender arbitrarily detained since 2018.

Urgent call to address human rights violations in Lebanon and the justification of civilian attacks through dehumanising rhetoric

MENA Rights Group joins local civil society organisations in urging the German ambassador to address Israel's attacks against civilians and human rights violations in Lebanon.

Statement condemning Israel’s targeting of journalists in Lebanon and Palestine

MENA Rights Group joins local civil society organisations in condemning Israel's targeting of journalists in Lebanon and Palestine. The statement further calls for the unconditional protection of journalists in civilians as per international law, accountability for Israel's unlawful killings of journalists, and a total arms embargo on Israel.

Passif humanitaire: des ONG exhortent le commissaire mauritanien aux droits de l’homme à mettre en œuvre les recommandations de l’ONU

MENA Rights Group, des organisations de défense des droits humains mauritaniennes, et des collectifs de victimes et ayants droit, ont rappelé dans une lettre adressée au Commissaire aux Droits de l’Homme et à l’Action Humanitaire et aux Relations avec la Société Civile, M. Sid’Ahmed Ould Benane, l'importance de mettre en œuvre les recommandations formulées par le Comité des disparitions forcées de l’ONU lors de ses Observations finales de septembre 2023.

More than 110 organisations call for US Senate to block arms sales to Israel

MENA Rights Group joins 110+ international, regional and local civil society organisations in calling on US authorities to halt weapon sales to Israel in the wake of its assault on Gaza and Lebanon.

Joint Human Rights Council side event highlights abuse of administrative counter-terrorism measures in the MENA region

On the sidelines of the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council, MENA Rights Group co-organised a side event discussing the detrimental human rights impact of administrative counter-terrorism in the MENA region. The panelists highlighting the weaponisation of these measures against individuals and organisations and explored potential strategies to mitigate their adverse consequences on rights and freedoms in the region.

Crackdown on civil society and human rights in Tunisia: arrests and Intimidation in the wake of the 2024 presidential elections

MENA Rights Group joins 7 civil society organisations in expressing alarm over the arrests and harassment of prominent activists and journalists following the Tunisian presidential elections in October 2024 and calling on Tunisian authorities to drop all charges brought against the detainees and respect their fundamental human rights.

Over 200 executions in nine months: NGOs condemn escalating use of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia

On the World Day Against Death Penalty, MENA Rights group joined partner NGOs in condemning the soaring number of executions in Saudi Arabia and urging Saudi authorities to implement a moratorium on the death penalty.