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On August 23, 2019, 23 NGOs wrote to the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights (ASG), the President of the Human Rights Council (HRC), and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, to raise concerns over an alarming pattern of intimidation and reprisals faced by members of civil society during sessions of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Bodies. The letter calls on the ASG to raise this issue during his speech before the HRC on September 19, 2019, and urges the OHCHR to take measures to ensure that such acts of reprisals are not repeated

It was a striking choice for France to invite Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to attend the 24-26 August G7 summit in Biarritz, for which the chosen theme is “the fight against inequality”. The number of Egyptians under the poverty line has clearly risen according to official Egyptian 2018 statistics, while the World Bank estimates that […]

25 July 2019 H. E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, We write to you in your capacity as the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the secretariat of the continental organisation responsible for driving the political agenda and development of the people of Africa. As Chairperson of the AU Commission we are assured of your mandate to […]

To: Africa Cup of Nations Mouad HAJJI: Secretariat Tsaddik Alaoui: Deputy General Secretary Administration and Finance Anthony Baffoe: Deputy General Secretary Football & Development Orange Stéphane Richard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Total Patrick Pouyanne, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer The Organizing Committee for Africa Cup of Nations Amaju Melvin Pinnick:President Egypt Uses Africa Cup […]

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

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.

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 […]

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. At least three cases […]

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.

MENA Rights Group joins hundreds of other organisations in urging states to urgently address the critical funding situation which may adversely impact on the capacity of various human rights mechanisms to carry out their mandates effectively.

While journalists continue to face severe abuses, newly adopted and draft legislation on cybercrime, fake news and hate speech has restricted press freedom across the region.

Le 5 avril 2019 Aux Membres de l’Assemblée des représentants du peuple Objet: Pour une réforme de la législation relative à l’état d’urgence en Tunisie respectueuse des droits humains Nous, soussigné-e-s, membres de la société civile, vous écrivons pour exprimer notre profonde préoccupation quant au projet de loi organique n° 91-2018, portant organisation de l’état d’urgence, […]