On October 12, WHRD Esraa Abdelfattah was abducted and taken to an undisclosed place…
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On October 1, El-Nadeem said that the Prosecution informally summoned Dr. Aida Saif AlDawla,…
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Hajar Raissouni, a Moroccan journalist has been sentenced to a year in prison for premarital…
Read More →During the 42nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (“HRC” or “the Council”),…
Read More →Since 2013, Egypt has witnessed a shrinking of the public and civic space due to…
Read More →Australia today delivered a significant joint statement on behalf of a cross-regional group States expressing…
Read More →Regional Coalition of Women Human Rights Defenders in MENA (the “complainant”) submits that…
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Joint Statement | To the Human Rights Council: Let’s Protect Women in Sudan Since the…
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Sudanese women call for a UN Human Rights’ Council resolution to investigate rape crimes…
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The Coalition have sent the following letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States…
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Today on 3 June 2019, Rapid Security Forces and militia affiliated with the military council…
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On 19 May 2019, State Security Prosecution renewed the pre-trial detention of woman human rights…
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5-2-2019 On 11 April 2019, the world witnessed the ouster of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir,…
Read More →In 2018, the Regional Coalition of Women Human Rights Defenders in MENA was involved…
Read More → On April 16, 2019, the State Security Prosecution decided to renew WHRD Malak Al-Kashif’s pre-trial…
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Women human rights defenders have been targeted by the Sudan government through security forces for…
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Sudanese authorities are continuing their crackdown on women human rights defenders. WHRDs are being arbitrarily…
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On March 18, Moroccan authorities began the trial of Nazha El Khalidi, a…
Read More → On 6 March 2019, Egyptian authorities arrested Malak al-Kashef, a prominent feminist activist and woman…
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WHRDs Loujain al-Hathloul, Aziza al-Yousef, Eman al-Nafjan and Hatoon Al-Fassi were among around 10 women appearing before the criminal court, in addition to Nouf Abdulaziz who didn’t attend the trial. 8 hours before the trial, Loujain al-Hathloul’s family was informed that she was to appear before the criminal court instead of the Specialized Criminal court which deals with terrorism suspects.
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Since December 2018, people in Sudan have taken to the streets in different parts of the country to protest the rapid deterioration of economic and social conditions. Peaceful demonstrations are still taking…
Ongoing Crackdown in Egypt and Saudi Arabia The Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders in MENA June- Newsletter 2018 Egypt and Saudi Arabia are continuing their increasingly violent and arbitrary…
In December 2017, The Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders in MENA organized a Feminist & Human Rights school with young WHRDs from several countries in the region (Syria, Jordan, Palestine,…
Long live the struggle! 25-11-2017 The #SheDefends campaign launches this year in the light of regional and international political and economic turmoil, and in the light of the suppression practiced in unison…
During the 42nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (“HRC” or “the Council”), the undersigned civil society organisations, have urged the Council to take action to address serious human rights…
Regional Coalition of Women Human Rights Defenders in…
The Regional Coalition for WHRDs in MENA held a meeting…
Lawyer and human rights defender Diala Chehade obtained a court…
Khalida Jarrar was again arrested by Israeli occupation forces, previously…
On October 1, El-Nadeem said that the Prosecution informally…
Hajar Raissouni, a Moroccan journalist has been sentenced to a…
Joint Statement | To the Human Rights Council: Let’s Protect…
Australia today delivered a significant joint statement on behalf of…
WHRDs Loujain al-Hathloul, Aziza al-Yousef, Eman al-Nafjan and Hatoon Al-Fassi were among around 10 women appearing before the criminal court, in addition to Nouf Abdulaziz who didn’t attend the trial. 8 hours before the trial, Loujain al-Hathloul’s family was informed that she was to appear before the criminal court instead of the Specialized Criminal court which deals with terrorism suspects.
Posting on Facebook, protesting, and going to a funeral are…
Who are the media actors in this violence? How…
Saudi Arabia has continued its crackdown against women human…