Statements

ACHRS advocates for human rights across the Arab world. Explore our statements to learn more about our stance on key issues affecting the region.

ACHRS10/10/2021

ACHRS Statement: Release Alaa Abdel Fattah

Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been held in arbitrary detention at the high-security prison Egyptian Tora 2…
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ACHRS27/09/2021

ACHRS Statement: Iraqi Voting Systems Must Include People with Disabilities

A Human Rights Watch report examines voting access difficulties for Iraqi people with disabilities in the parliamentary elections scheduled for…
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ACHRS23/09/2021

Joint Press Release: Gilboa Prison

205 human rights network and organizations hold the occupation state fully responsible for the lives and safety of the prisoners…
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ACHRS21/09/2021

ACHRS: Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Yemen

Yemen has been facing war for more than half a decade, and thousands of civilians are victims of human rights…
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ACHRS20/09/2021

ACHRS Statement: Egypt’s Case No. 173

Egypt has recently dropped investigations of six individuals in Case 173, targeting human rights defenders. However, Case 173 continuously harasses…
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ACHRS16/09/2021

ACHRS Statement: Halt Execution of Iranian Kurdish Activist Heidar Ghorbani

The Iranian-Kurdish political prisoner Heidar Ghobarni was sentenced to death by a revolutionary court in Iranian Kurdistan on charges of…
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ACHRS08/09/2021

ACHRS Statement on Yemen: Thousands of Children Enrolled in Houthi Summer Recruitment Camp

The United Nations report on the recruitment of children in armed conflict released in May 2021 reported 211 cases of…
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ACHRS23/08/2021

ACHRS Statement on Al Qahtani’s Hunger Strike

The imprisoned Saudi human rights defender Mohammed Fadh Al-Qahtani in on hunger strike, protesting his ill-treatment in prison. ACHRS calls…
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ACHRS18/08/2021

Afghanistan: Open letter to Foreign Affairs Ministers

Human rights defenders, civil society members, and journalists are at risk in Afghanistan. We’re joining with the Observatory for the…
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ACHRS10/08/2021

ACHRS Statement on Saudi Arabia’s Increase in Executions in 2021

Saudi Arabia scaled back on executions, torture, unfair trials, and repression during their G20 presidency. However, the human rights reform…
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