NGOs call urgent attention to proposals for the death penalty in Israel

MENA Rights Group joins 10 other NGOs in an oral statement delivered by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, raising concern over two proposed bills that would expand the scope of the death penalty in Israel.
Palestinian farmer released after disappearance and detention by Israeli army while seeking aid

Mohammed Nabil Mohammed Qeshta is a Palestinian farmer, born in 1982, who resided with his family in Khirbet al-Adas, Rafah governorate. On the morning of August 2, 2025, at approximately 8:00 a.m., he left his place of displacement in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis with a group of relatives and went to an aid […]
UN Working Group petitioned to rule Israel’s detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya as arbitrary

MENA Rights Group petitioned the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to rule on the arbitrary detention of Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, abducted in Gaza and held without charge by Israel since December 2024.
Palestinian doctor from Gaza detained by Israeli authorities

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is a paediatrician, lead physician at MedGlobal, and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza. Dr. Abu Safiya also used his social media to share updates on Israeli attacks on Kamal Adwan Hospital, and provide critical information on the assistance and material needed for the hospital to continue operating, to ensure […]
U.S. sanctions on palestinian human rights organizations erodes international law, civil society warns

As organizations committed to civil society and open civic space, we, the undersigned, are gravely concerned by the U.S. government’s (USG) decision to impose sanctions under Executive Order (EO) 14203 against three leading Palestinian human rights organizations — Al-Haq: Law in the Service of Man (Al-Haq), Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights (Al-Mezan), and the Palestinian […]
12-year-old Palestinian child disappeared at humanitarian aid entry point in northern Gaza

Musab Hussein Ziad Elyan is a 12-year-old Palestinian student at the preparatory level residing in Gaza. With the spread of famine following Israel’s closure of Gaza’s crossings and the suspension of humanitarian aid, Elyan’s family suffered from severe malnutrition. When limited aid deliveries partially resumed to Gaza, Elyan started going to the Zikim area, where […]
13-year-old Palestinian child disappeared at humanitarian aid entry point in northern Gaza

Khaled Ramzi Adnan Saleh is a 13-year-old Palestinian student at the preparatory level residing in Gaza. At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 15, 2025, Khaled and his older brother went to the Zikim area in northwestern Gaza where humanitarian aid trucks enter the northern region to collect firewood for cooking. Normally, they would return by […]
Palestinian footballer reported missing at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site

Nader Awad Mohammed al-Najjar is a Palestinian football player, born in 1987, who resided with his family in the Jabalia refugee camp. On the morning of June 24, 2025, at approximately 6:00 a.m., al-Najjar went with a group of friends to the distribution point operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation* in the al-Shakoush area of the […]
UN Secretary-General’s 2025 report highlights reprisals against human rights defenders in the MENA

MENA Rights Group provides a summary of the UNSG’s main concerns over reprisals against human rights defenders in the MENA region, particularly in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Yemen.
Call to withdraw from “counter-terrorism” summit in Israel amid genocide in Gaza

MENA Rights Group leads a campaign calling on all participants and sponsors to withdraw from the 2025 “World Summit on Counter-Terrorism,” organised by the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism at Reichman University, amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.