The UN Human Rights Council prepares to elect its 2024 President from Africa—Morocco & South Africa in the running. In a joint letter, MENA Rights group joins a coalition of NGOs in urging all members of the Council to elect the Council President based on Council membership criteria.
MENA Rights Group joins 10 civil society organisations in supporting the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders marking the end of her visit to Algeria.
MENA Rights Group welcomes the Sub-Committee on Accreditation's decision to defer the review of Bahrain and Egypt's National Human Rights Institutions, which cited their lack of compliance with the Paris Principles.
As part of the Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon, MENA Rights Group calls on Lebanese authorities to ensure the new draft media law does not include provisions that restrict the right to freedom of expression, and that it meets international human rights standards.
MENA Rights Group, ALQST for Human Rights and the European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights publish an in-depth report detailing the Saudi Human Rights Commission's role in whitewashing the Kingdom's egregious human rights abuses.
Ahead of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders' visit to Algeria, MENA Rights Group joined a coalition of civil society organisations in calling on Algerian authorities to release all human rights defenders and activists currently detained, and to end their crackdown on fundamental rights and freedoms.
A coalition of civil society organisations led by MENA Rights Group urges the Bureau International des Expositions’ Member States not to vote for Saudi Arabia to host the World Expo in 2030 given the Kingdom’s documented and internationally recognised appalling human rights record.
MENA Rights Group joins 160+ civil society organisations in calling on States to halt arms exports to Israel, as well as demanding a ceasefire and the end of the illegal blockade on Gaza.
Durant son Examen Périodique Universel (EPU) le 9 novembre 2023, Djibouti a reçu 266 recommandations de la part de 100 États sur des questions telles que les droits aux libertés d’expression, d’association et de réunion pacifique. Les États ont également saisi cette occasion pour demander aux autorités djiboutiennes de renforcer la Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme du pays.
Marking 1 year since the forcible disappearance of human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani, MENA Rights Group joins civil society organisations in calling on Saudi authorities to clarify his fate and whereabouts, to allow him contact with his family and to release him immediately and unconditionally.
Led by MENA Rights Group, 17 civil society organisations urged the Sub-Committee on Accreditation not to grant Bahrain and Egypt's National Human Rights Institutions status "A" given that they fail to comply with the Paris principles.
MENA Rights Group joins 100+ civil society organisations in calling on Israeli authorities to restore crucial telecommunication infrastructure, internet connectivity and other essential services in Gaza in the wake of the escalating conflict, and to ensure that international and humanitarian law are respected.
