September 10
Libya: Slow Flood Recovery Failing Displaced Survivors
Ensure Accountability, Equitable Access to Relief Read more »
September 04
Tunisia: Tunisia's Electoral Commission Paves the Way for Kais Saied's Second Term
Commission Should Respect Court Ruling Reinstating Prospective Candidates Read more »
August 29
Egypt: Spate of Free Speech Prosecutions
Freedom of Expression Under Relentless Attack Read more »
August 20
Tunisia: Tunisia - Prospective Presidential Candidates Barred
Potential Contenders Excluded, Convicted, Imprisoned Read more »
August 12
Tunisia: Tunisia Hollows Out Its Media Landscape Ahead of Elections
Clampdown Stifles Diverse Voices, Political Debate Read more »
June 18
Tunisia: Joint Statement Calling for End to Crackdown
The undersigned organizations call on the government of Tunisia to end its ongoing crackdown on the rights to free expression and free association and to respect the human rights… Read more »
June 28
Egypt: Sisi Govt's Repression Taints Egypt-EU Investment Conference
As Abuses Fuel Egypt's Economic Crisis, EU Should Press for Rights Reforms Read more »
June 13
Egypt: Joint NGO Letter On the EU's Macro-Financial Assistance to Egypt and Human Rights
We, the undersigned Egyptian, regional and international human rights organisations, urge the European Commission and member states to uphold international and EU law to ensure… Read more »
June 10
Tunisia: Many Face Prison Over Debts
Reforms Needed to End Abusive System Read more »
June 04
Egypt: Opposition Leader Imprisoned
No Tolerance for Challenging President Sisi Read more »
May 30
Tunisia: Authorities Escalate Clampdown On Media, Freedom of Expression
Release Detainees, End Prosecutions for Speech Offenses Read more »
May 17
Tunisia: Deepening Civil Society Crackdown
Authorities Target Refugee and Migrant Rights Groups, Activists and Journalists Read more »
March 15
Egypt: EU Deal With Egypt Rewards Authoritarianism, Betrays 'Eu Values'
Migration Control Obsession Ignores Abuses, Entrenches Oppression Read more »
March 13
Egypt: Questionable Amnesty Deals for ISIS Members
Risk of Impunity for Grave Human Rights Abuses Read more »
March 05
Egypt: New Laws Entrench Military Power Over Civilians
In early February 2024, the Egyptian authorities issued new legislation that will entrench and widen the already broad powers of the military over civilian life in a manner that… Read more »
February 27
Algeria: Algerian Activist Keeps Up Fight From Abroad
Zakaria Hannache Continues to Monitor Crackdown from New Home in Canada Read more »
February 26
Egypt: Egypt's Al-Sisi Has Caged Himself in
In no conversation with Egyptians in recent months can one avoid hearing how the prices of basic food and commodities are rapidly rising on daily basis, sometimes changing… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt - Rights Group and Its Director Threatened and Smeared
Reprisals Follow Reports on Gaza Border Activity Read more »
February 08
Egypt: Court Punishes Activists for Challenging Al-Sisi
Prison Sentences Aim at Deterring Peaceful Dissent Read more »
January 18
Rwanda: End Abuses Against Journalists
No Justice for Suspicious Death; Detainee Denounces Torture in Court Read more »
December 19, 2023
Tunisia: Tunisia - Cybercrime Decree Used Against Critics
First Two Prison Sentences Under Tool Used to Stifle Free Speech Read more »
Egypt: Egypt Support Risks Complicity in Abuses - EU
The European Union's negotiations on an upgraded bilateral partnership with Egypt risk missing an opportunity to press for human rights reforms in the midst of the country's… Read more »
December 18, 2023
Egypt: Violations, Repression Upstage Presidential Vote
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's election to a third six-year term followed a campaign of arrests, intimidation, and onerous requirements for candidates that effectively… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Libya: Derna Flood Response Costs Lives
Independent Investigation Needed; Prioritize Reconstruction Read more »
November 01, 2023
Egypt: Dozens of Peaceful Protesters Detained
Severe Assembly Restrictions Undermine Political Participation Read more »