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Concerned over restrictions to freedom of expression, 10 civil society organisations call on Iraq to withdraw draft Cybercrime Law

Should the “Law on Information Technology Crimes” be enacted in its current form, it would constitute a serious setback for freedom of expression in Iraq, and would establish a climate of self-censorship in the country.

Joint letter calling on UN Human Rights Council to dispatch fact-finding mission for Sudan

Civil society call on Human Rights Council to dispatch an independent international fact-finding mission to establish the facts and circumstances of alleged human rights abuses committed in Sudan.

Human rights NGOs call on Saudi Arabia to commit to eight specific measures to end the human rights crisis

Saudi Arabia – On international Human Rights Day, commit to these, eight specific human rights initiatives to end the human rights crisis

Towards accountability and justice to end impunity in Syria

We, the undersigning organisations, welcome the French prosecutor’s decision to issue  arrest warrants against three senior Syrian security officers: first and foremost Major General Ali Mamlouk, the Director of the Syrian National Security Bureau, Major General Jamil Al Hassan, the Head of Air Intelligence Branch and Abdel Salam Mahmoud, the Head of the Air Force […]

Saudi Arabia’s rights record scrutinised by UN in wake of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

UN Member States raise issues including capital punishment, freedom of expression, women’s rights and the war in Yemen as part of Saudi Arabia’s third Universal Periodic Review