Women human rights defenders have been targeted by the Sudan government through security forces for…
North Africa Region
Alert: Sudanese authorities arrest at least 6 women human rights defenders
Sudanese authorities are continuing their crackdown on women human rights defenders. WHRDs are being arbitrarily…
Solidarity with Nazha El Khalidi: Drop all charges against her!
On March 18, Moroccan authorities began the trial of Nazha El Khalidi, a…
Egypt: Release Malak al-Kashef!
On 6 March 2019, Egyptian authorities arrested Malak al-Kashef, a prominent feminist activist and woman…
Sudan: WHRDs go on hunger strike
Women human rights defenders imprisoned in Sudan have launched a hunger strike today, 8th…
مقابلات مع مدافعات عن حقوق الإنسان في السودان: أسيل عبدو
قابلنا المدافعة عن حقوق الإنسان أسيل عبدو. وهي مدافعة شابة عن حقوق الإنسان وتنشط في…
Sudan: Wini Omer may face death sentence
Sudan: Wini Omer may face death sentence Journalist and WHRD Wini Omer could face the…
An Open Letter from Feminist & Human Rights Organizations and Human Rights Defenders Regarding Human Rights Violations against Women in The Arab World and Greater Morocco.
TO SIGN PLEASE CLICK HERE. An Open Letter from Feminist & Human Rights Organizations and…
Egypt: End Persecution of WHRD Mozn Hassan
On Monday (18 June), the investigative judge for Case No. 173, known as the NGO Foreign…
Egypt: End Legal Action Against Drs. Magda Adly and Suzan Fayad
El Nadeem Against Violence and Torture said in a statement that the investigative magistrate in…
Egypt: Call for immediate release of WHRD Amal Fathy
On 11 May 2018, Egyptian security forces stormed into the house of woman human rights…
Nazra Closes its Office, Continues its Work
Following North Cairo Court of First Instance’s ruling to freeze both feminist & WHRD…
Updates from WHRDs in Sudan!
In the past few weeks, the Sudanese authorities launched a nationwide crackdown against protesters and…
Solidarity with Women Human Rights Defenders in Sudan
Arrests of WHRDs because of peaceful protesting against Sudanese government’s arbitrary policies Sudanese security forces…
Egypt: Revoke Travel Bans against WHRDs!
Al Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture stated that on…
Solidarity with Nubian WHRDs & Detained Peaceful Demonstrators
On Sunday 3/9/2017, dozens of Nubians had set out on a peaceful singing march in…
The Moroccan Feminist Movement is Fighting Rape Culture
Hundreds of Moroccan women participated in a protest to condemn the sexual assault of a…
Morocco: Civil society condemns arrests of peaceful protesters
The Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North Africa…
Tunis International Feminist Art Festival: “Chouftohonna”
On May 2016 Tunis witnessed a huge gathering of feminists, activists and artists attending the…
The Status of Women Human Rights Defenders in Libya
This research paper aims to highlight the situation of WHRDs in Libya as it looks…