This article was first published by the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network and Maverick Citizen launched the Southern Africa Weekly Human Rights Roundup, aimed at highlighting important human rights news in Southern Africa. The Human Rights Roundup integrates...

This statement was first published by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the escalating security and media campaign against lawyer Gamal Eid, the executive director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI).  Led by Egypt’s state security...

Midnight Raids, Disappearances Follow Torture Complaint  The ongoing harassment and intimidation by Egyptian security forces of the family of a US national seeking justice, truth and reparation is a source of deep concern, 21 human rights and other groups said today. According to a statement filed in...