To Mrs Nadia Calviño President of the European Investment Bank Dear Madam President, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, again welcome the EIB’s decision to develop and adopt the EIB …
Joint Statement in Support of Progress toward a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
The undersigned organizations and individuals — with representation from multiple geographic regions — express our support for a global convention on crimes against humanity, and urge states to utilize the …
Egypt must immediately and unconditionally release anti-torture protester Mahmoud Hussein
The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Mahmoud Hussein who is facing 25 years in prison simply for wearing a T-shirt with an anti-torture slogan, 15 Egyptian and international …
Yemen: Investigate the killing of civilians in unlawful house demolitions in Al Bayda
At least nine civilians were killed and seven injured on 19 March when the Ansar Allah (Houthi) group detonated a residential house in Al Hofra neighborhood in the city of …
Egyptian authorities must end arbitrary detentions and forced deportations of Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers
The undersigned organizations urge the Egyptian authorities to immediately stop the serious abuses against Sudanese seeking refuge in Egypt. After issuing Decree No. 3326 of 2023, end of August 2023, …
Egypt: EU Support Must Be Tied to Genuine Human Rights Reform
The EU has just signed its latest and biggest-yet deal with an authoritarian regime in the MENA region, pledging €7.4 billion of EU support to the Egyptian government and joining …
Egypt: Recent Decision on Case 173 Does Not Mean that the Human Rights Crisis is Over
On 20 March, the investigative judge in Case no. 173 of 2011 announced the dismissal of charges against five human rights organizations, in the case known as the “NGO Foreign …
UN: Renew Special Rapporteur and Fact-Finding mandates for Iran
We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organisations, call on your country to support the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation …
EU-Egypt bilateral agreement: NGOs mobilise for human rights inclusion in negotiation processes
To the Prime Ministers of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Italy, Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, We, undersigned civil …
Yemen: Immediately Release Arbitrarily Detained Judge Qatran
The Houthis must immediately and unconditionally release Abdulwahab Mohammad Qatran, a Yemeni judge arrested on 2 January 2024 after voicing criticism of the Houthis on social media, Mwatana for Human …