MENA Rights
Trade Unions, Demands and Professional Associations, Preparatory and Steering Committees of Trade Unions, Public academic, cultural, media religious and community figures; have signed this founding document declaring the Civilian Front for Ending the War and Restoring Democracy. Published 27 April 2023.
Fadi Al-Qadi (October 11, 2018)- Truth is, no solid, proven and decisive facts have been established regarding the fate of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi (today, Thursday the 11th October marks 9 days on his disappearance). Aside that, tons of information are being circulated, exchanged, probably fabricated and disseminated with various intentions (sometimes conflicting). Truth for…
Jordan authorities blocked on Friday access to local website dedicated to democracy, rights and equality petitions. Internet users in the country will not be able to access Namdi.net pages through any Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from within Jordan. Access to the website remain possible in other countries of the world. The Government, represented by the…
Jordan is not moving towards broadening the space of independent civic engagement and strengthening its three pillars (freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association) in compliance with international rules and legal standards, to which Jordan has always stated its firm commitment. On the contrary, the current space is shrinking to its…
MENA Rights Defenders Call on the UAE to Disclose the Whereabouts and Release Prominent Rights Activist Ahmed Mansoor (Monday 20 March 2017) – MENA Rights Defenders received information today that UAE human rights advocate Ahmed Mansoor, winner of 2015 Laureate Martin Ennals Award and member of Human Rights Watch’s MENA Advisory Board, was detained…
(RightsCable)- On March 17, UN @ESCWACIU Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf resigned after UN Secretary General rejected report her agency published concluding “Israel impose ‘apartheid regime’ on Palestinians”. SG has asked to remove the report from UN website (consequently the report no longer is available on ESCWA’s website or any other UN sites). Here is a copy…
Human rights advocates in Middle East and North Africa salute mass popular mobilization against recent decisions made by new US President Donald Trump, including decision to ban entry of refugees to the US. We also salute faithful positions made by few pillars of the justice system to reject and object to these decisions. Trump’s decisions…
Uprooted from their homes, fleeing war zones, constantly on the move, often unaccompanied or separated from their families, killed and targeted indiscriminately — these are some of the many situations children from war affected countries in the Arab World are faced with. And instead of finding safety at their displaced or refugee communities, children are…
17 January 2017 Mohamed Lotfy, Executive director of the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms As we approach the sixth anniversary of the Egyptian uprising, of 25 January 2011, I contemplate what John Kennedy once said in a speech in 1962 : “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” Although said…
Court in Egypt Froze Assets of NGO She Leads Who is Mozn Hassan and How Much of Threat She is to Egypt National Security! [Content Courtesy of THE RIGHT LIVELIHOOD Award | LINK] [Photo courtesy of Mostafa Mohie via THE RIGHT LIVELIHOOD Award | LINK] Mozn Hassan / Nazra for Feminist Studies Mozn Hassan is an Egyptian…