TO: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organisations, call on your government to support the renewal of …
Egypt: Human rights organizations welcome joint international declaration calling for an end to human rights violations and the suppression of civil society
The undersigned human rights organizations welcome the joint declaration on human rights violations in Egypt, signed by 31 countries at the United Nations and delivered by Finland on 12 March …
States break silence to condemn Egypt’s abuses at UN rights body
(Geneva, March 12, 2021) – Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world expressed their strong support today for a joint declaration by UN member states condemning the human rights situation …
Iran: Joint Statement on Court-Ordered Dissolution of Prominent Charity Group
We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, express our serious concern over an Iranian court order to dissolve one of the country’s largest registered NGOs working on poverty …
Libya: Human Rights Briefing (November – December 2020)
The Libya Platform and CIHRS[1]Addressing lack of accountability and rule of law remains a priority to protect fragile peace process achievementsFollowing the 23 October 2020 ceasefire declaration, the end of …
Egypt: Archaic Amendments to Personal Status Law Undermine Women’s Rights
The undersigned human rights organizations reject the government’s draft of the Personal Status Law, published on February 23rd and presented before Egypt’s House of Representatives pending approval, joining over 300 …
Egypt: Release Manar el-Naga from pretrial detention to be with her young child
An Egyptian family was abducted from their home in Alexandria by state security forces nearly two years ago, on the 9 March 2019. For twenty-three months, nothing was heard or …
Egypt: Legal Commentary on Regulations of NGO Law n. 149 for 2019 on Civic Associations
Legal Commentary on Regulations of NGO Law N. 149 for 2019 on Civic Associations This paper addresses nine of the most problematic points in regards to the implementing regulations …
Cross-Regional Letter to European Commission on the EU Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation
In May 2020, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders announced that the European Commission will embark on proposing legislation on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence in 2021, a …
Egypt: Implementing regulations of NGO law intended to cripple civil society
The undersigned rights organizations strongly condemn the Egyptian government’s relentless closure of all outlets for civil society activity in the country, as demonstrated once again by the recent issuance, in …