Recours à la torture et aux mauvais traitements au Maroc : soumission à la Rapporteuse spéciale sur la torture
Death penalty in Saudi Arabia : joint submission to the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
1. Introduction In the present report, MENA Rights Group would like to communicate information to the Special Rapporteur on summary, extrajudicial and arbitrary executions (hereinafter “SR Summex”) regarding serious human rights violations arising from the use of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, including practices that amount to torture and ill-treatment at different stages of […]
Iraq: additional information submitted to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances
1 Introduction This alternative report is submitted by MENA Rights Group to the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (hereinafter “the Committee”) ahead of its 30th session in March 2026, during which the Committee will review additional information submitted by the State of Iraq under article 29 (4) of the International Convention for the Protection of All […]
Enforced disappearances in the context of transnational repression in the MENA
1 Introduction 1.1 Transnational repression in the MENA According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), transnational repression refers to “acts conducted or directed by a State, or its proxy, to deter, silence or punish dissent, criticism or human rights advocacy towards it, expressed from outside its territory.”[1] These acts often […]
Examen périodique universel de la Mauritanie : rapport au Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations unies
Introduction Dans cette soumission, MENA Rights Group et l’Alliance des Orphelins Mauritaniens met en lumière les principales préoccupations en matière de droits humains en Mauritanie dans le cadre de son quatrième Examen périodique universel (EPU). Le rapport s’articule autour de trois axes principaux : (1) les restrictions persistantes à la liberté d’opinion et d’expression, notamment […]
Lebanon’s role in transnational repression
1. Introduction This joint stakeholder report is submitted by Cedar Center for Legal Studies and MENA Rights Group to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, in the context of the fourth cycle of Lebanon’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). It examines Lebanon’s role in facilitating transnational repression,[1] in law and in practice, and makes concrete […]
Universal Periodic Review of Mauritania: report to the UN Human Rights Council
1. Introduction In this submission, MENA Rights Group and the Orphans of Mauritania Alliance shed light on the main human rights concern in Mauritania as part of their Universal Period Review (UPR). The report is structures around three main themes : (1) the persisting restrictions against freedom of opinion and expression, especially through imprecise and […]
Algérie : Les interdictions de sortie du territoire national
1. Introduction et méthodologie Au cours des dernières années, les autorités algériennes ont fortement intensifié l’utilisation des Interdictions de sortie du territoire national (ISTN) comme instrument de contrôle politique et moyen de répression, notamment dans le contexte de la répression du mouvement pro-démocratie Hirak. Cette tendance alarmante traduit une politique délibérée de la part des […]
Counter-terrorism and security as instruments of reprisals
1 Introduction and methodology This report maps and analyses documented cases of reprisals for cooperation with the UN in the MENA region over the past 15 years. It builds upon the cases contained in the UN Secretary-General’s annual reports on reprisals for cooperation with the UN which have been published until the time of writing, […]
The Saudi Human Rights Commission: 20 years of whitewashing the Kingdom’s human rights record
1. Introduction In recent years, the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has consistently upheld a progressive stance on the advancement of human rights in the country. Through its Saudi Human Rights Commission (SHRC), it regularly emphasises reforms undertaken to protect and promote human rights. While the Kingdom has indeed sought to bring changes […]