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.

ACHRS25/10/2011

Transparent elections and broad participation

Preliminary report on the elections day Tunisia, October 24, 2011, at 4:00 pm The electoral process began at exactly seven…
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ACHRS09/10/2011

Arab coalitions against the death penalty calls on Arab countries to respect the right to survival and to freeze the death penalty to arrive at abolishing it

Press release The tenth of October this year brings memories of the Arab spring that started from Tunisia ten months…
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ACHRS15/08/2011

Jordanian human rights organizationsCondemns the attack on protesters in Karak

The undersigned Jordanian human rights organizations express great concern and condemnation of the attack of what has become known as…
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ACHRS22/06/2011

Referendum for the Royal Commission assigned to consider amending the Constitution including proposals of the Women Jordanian human rights organizations to amend the Constitution

The openness that Jordan is witnessing regarding the principles of human rights recognized by the international community cannot go unnoticed,…
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ACHRS30/05/2011

Referendum for the Commission assigned to consider amending the Constitution including proposals of the Jordanian human rights organizations to amend the Constitution

We are human rights organizations of Jordan signed below, and in our contribution to deepening the dialogue on constitutional amendments…
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ACHRS12/04/2011

Amman Center condemns the crimes of aggression against peaceful demonstrators in Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria and demands an international investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice

Amman Center expresses its deep concern that the security authorities in Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria use excessive force and live…
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ACHRS19/12/2010

ACHRS celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the UDHR

ACHRS Award for 2010 was given to Kamel Jandoubi On Wednesday December 15TH the Amman Center for Human Rights Studies…
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ACHRS15/12/2010

Kuwait: Revoke Order Shutting Down Al-Jazeera

Kuwait’s information ministry should immediately revoke Monday’s order closing the local Al Jazeera office indefinitely and revoking correspondents’ accreditation, Human…
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ACHRS25/10/2010

Morocco: End Abuses in Counterterrorism Arrests

Suspects arrested under Morocco’s counterterrorism law routinely face serious human rights violations that compromise their right to a fair…
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ACHRS18/10/2010

Illegal Israeli settlement plans threaten Palestinian human rights

Amnesty International today urged the Israeli authorities to abandon plans to construct 238 new housing units in Israeli settlements in…
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