Year of Rebellion: The State of Human Rights in Middle East and North Africa

Publisher:
Amnesty International
Publication Date:
10 January 2012
Tags:
North Africa, Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Conflict, Peace and Security, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Human Rights, International Organizations and Africa, Middle East and Africa

2011 was a year without precedent for the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa region. It was a year in which millions of people of all ages and backgrounds, especially the young and often with women to the fore, flooded on to the streets to demand change.

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