Human Rights

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in Congo

The situation in Congo is not getting any better. Last month Dr Denis Mukwege expressed his concerns regarding the recent events in the country, and the latest report by The Sentry confirmed the critical situation. You can read more in our article on this page (in French). During her...

La collaboration de Paris et Bruxelles avec le Soudan pour identifier les dissidents

Ce n’est pas la première fois que nous abordons le sujet polémique de la collaration entre l’Europe et les autorités Soudanaises dans le cadre de la régulation des migrants. Vous pouvez lire notre édito du mois d’avril dernier : Sudan: From Darfur and chemical...

Darfuri author Daoud Ibrahim Hari awarded by The May Chidiac Foundation

Last week the May Chidiac Foundation (MCF) Media Awards Ceremony 2017 gathered prominent Arabs and international figures in journalism and media along with highly distinguished guests from various sectors and industries. The foundation awarded exceptional journalists and media...

World Day Against the Death Penalty 2017

Today is World Day Against the Death Penalty and it’s important to underline some numbers: 170 States around the world have either abolished the death penalty and put a moratorium on its use; Executions in 2016 were down 37 per cent compared in 2015; Four countries are accounted for...

International Day of Peace: ‘Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All’

International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. It’s an important day we celebrate every year as a Sama Day and the theme for 2017 is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.” As you may already know, ‘magkasama‘ (the name of...

Ensaf Haidar addresses Saudi Arabia at U.N human Rights Council

Saudi Arabian social activist Raif Badawi was first arrested in 2012, he was convicted on several charges in 2013 and sentenced to 1000 lashes and 10 years in prison for using his liberal blog to criticize Saudi Arabia’s clerics. His wife Ensaf Haidar and their kids took refuge in...

Jailed Nabeel Rajab and Shawkan get their trial postponed

News from Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab and Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid (known as Shawkan) are not very good, both trials have, once again, been postponed: تأجيل قضية تويتر نبيل رجب إلى ٢٧ سبتمبر Nabeel Rajab tweet case Trial...

Jailed Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab awaits his trial

 As you already know if you follow our actions, we support freedom of speech and we have been actively supporting imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi (and his family and wife Ensaf Haidar). More than three years ago we posted a tweet asking our followers to sign the petition by Amnesty...

Congo : Les voitures électriques sont-elles construites par le travail des enfants ?

Alors que le Mondial de l’Automobile a ouvert ses portes à Paris ce week-end, Amnesty International (France) en a profité pour revenir sur le rapport publié en début d’année : ‘Voilà pourquoi on meurt‘ et qui soulève un flou persistant sur le recours au...

Sudan: No Justice for Protester Killings

In September 2013 we covered #SudanRevolts, a wave of anti-austerity protests triggered by the critical economic situation in Sudan, when the government lifted its fuel and cooking gas subsidies to bring its budget under control. More than 200 hundred people (protesters, civilians) were...