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.

ACHRS19/01/2021

ACHRS Statement on Mustafa Abu Ruwais’ Death Sentence

Mustafa Abu Ruwais, a Jordanian of Palestinian origin, has been sentenced to death for terrorism on Tuesday, 12th of January.…
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ACHRS11/01/2021

ACHRS Statement on Forced Displacements and the Human Rights Violations They Permit and a Call for International Collaboration

While most international migration is motivated by economic reasons, conflicts, violence, persecution, political repression and other serious human rights violations…
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ACHRS23/11/2020

ACHRS Statement On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

In observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25, the Amman Center for…
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ACHRS20/10/2020

Collective Call for the Formation of an International Coalition to Support Palestinian Rights and to Move the UN HQ

Participants in the regional scientific symposium “The implications of the century deal and normalization agreements on human rights”, organized by…
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ACHRS20/10/2020

ACHRS Statement on al-Hawl Camp and the Issue of Western Foreign Fighters

On Monday 5 October, Kurdish authorities in northern Syria have once again pressed the international community to commit to an…
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ACHRS04/10/2020

Collective Call Upon the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to not Accept President Trump’s Nomination

At the initiative of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, the Jerusalem Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights (Palestine),…
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ACHRS11/08/2020

ACHRS Statement on the Situation in Yemen: A Human Tragedy?

On April 10, 2020, Yemen recorded its first COVID-19 case. Four months after the country’s first COVID-19 case was confirmed,…
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ACHRS09/08/2020

ACHRS Statement on the Human Rights Violations in Migrant Detention Centers in Libya

In the strongest terms, Amman Center for Human Rights Studies (ACHRS) urges relevant authorities to close detention centers in Libya…
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ACHRS06/08/2020

Statement on Mahmoud Hussein

Mahmoud Hussein, an Egyptian national and senior Al Jazeera Arabic journalist has now been detained for 1313 days for “disturbing…
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ACHRS25/07/2020

ACHRS Statement: EU Attempts to Deter Israel’s Planned West Bank Annexation

After failed attempts at persuading Israel to reconsider its West Bank annexation, the European Union (EU) has been working on…
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