Revoke Decree Granting President Power to Remove Judges (Tunis, June 8, 2022) — President Kais Saied dealt a deep blow to judicial independence on June 1, 2022, by granting himself, via decree, absolute power to fire judges summarily, and by promptly dismissing 57 judges, ten rights groups said today. The president’s moves are an assault … Continued
On March 6, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published its 2022-27 Egypt Country Strategy. The undersigned organizations commend the EBRD’s more realistic appraisal of the human rights situation in Egypt compared to the previous Assessment and Strategy in 2017. We appreciate the EBRD’s recognition of the striking regression of human rights and the rule of … Continued
Joint statement following the death, in custody, of economic researcher and advisor of the Egyptian Reform and Development Party Ayman Hadhoud.
29 March The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the deportation by Spain of Algerian activist Mohamed Benhalima, in the evening of 24 March 2022, despite the risks of torture and serious human rights violations he faces in Algeria, and therefore in blatant violation of Spain’s international obligations on non-refoulement.
On 18 March 2022, Spain made a U-turn in its relations with Morocco which, according to the Spanish government, “puts an end to the political crisis”. This longstanding diplomatic row was linked to fundamentally different views on the issue of Western Sahara, a former Spanish territory annexed by Morocco in 1975.
Statement in support of IHD Co-Chairperson Öztürk Türkdoğan ahead of the first hearing of his trial on 22 February 2022.
Six NGOs call on EU and Belgian leaders not to roll out the red carpet for Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi ahead of the European Union-African Union Summit.
In light of Egypt’s alarming record of severe human rights violations, often “justified” in the name of counterterrorism, the undersigned civil society organizations are appalled at the European Union’s determination to pursue chairing the Global Counterterrorism Task Force (GCTF) with Egypt, and urge the EU to seriously reconsider and ultimately withdraw the bid. United Nations … Continued
In Turkey, counterterrorism measures have long been used to prevent the work carried out by civil society organisations. In 2021, the situation worsened for these organisations since the adoption, on 31 December 2020, of Law no. 7262 on the “Prevention of Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction”.
Early 2022 in Algeria: in a country which has witnessed a wave of sweeping protests in the past three years, human rights and public freedoms are increasingly deteriorating. Individuals, political parties and non-profit organisations engaging in acts of opposition to the regime keep being threatened with arbitrary arrest, detention or dissolution.
