Action / Petition

Orange Day 2017 : Unissons-nous contre les violences dans l’espace public

C’est parti pour cette semaine consacrée aux Droits de l’Homme sur le MagkaSama Project (Human Rights Week), et c’est en français que nous débutons avec l’Orange Day 2017 avec le Comité ONU Femmes France. Il s’agit d’une association loi 1901...

Celebrate Human Rights Week with The MagkaSama Project!

Every year since 2008, we celebrate Human Rights Week. It all started with the initiative by our founder, Max Dana, who created an artwork for the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “60 Signers for the 60th Anniversary” Initiative. Sixty people from...

Sudanese newspaper suspended and Human Rights defender detained in Egypt

There is a crackdown on freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Sudan and in Egypt, once again. If you follow us on Twitter @MagkaSama, you may have seen our recent retweets, don’t hesitate to retweets those tweets as well. The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies...

Libye : réduits en esclavage parce que noirs – Tribune et Pétition

Le drame des migrants n’est pas uniquement celui de la traversée, malheureusement. Cela reste avant toute chose un drame, avant, pendant et après comme vous avez déjà pu vous en rendre compte en lisant les news que nous avons déjà publiées à ce sujet : Une émigration non...

Demand the Supply: Ranking Consumer Electronics and Jewelry Retail Companies (Enough Project)

Conflict minerals is an important topic we are closely following for a couple of years now as we have been supporting many campaigns and initiatives. Yesterday The Enough Project hosted an activist call to discuss their latest rankings and ways consumers can take action and we of course...

Egyptian President al-Sisi in Paris: The protest (RSF), the conference and the petition (Amnesty)

On Monday, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Paris for an official visit where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron. Last month we posted an article about Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid (known as Shawkan) who was arrested (with other people and...

NGOs call for strong, action-oriented resolution on Sudan at UN Human Rights Council

The MagkaSama Project, with more than 20 other organizations, signed the letter by The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) regarding the human rights situation in Sudan addressed to the Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights...

Myanmar : Stop aux massacres des Rohingyas en Birmanie!

Ce qu’il se passe actuellement en Birmanie est une catastrophe humaine et humanitaire. Amnesty International vient de lancer une pétition : De nombreuses informations font état d’homicides commis par les forces de sécurité du Myanmar, et les images satellites montrent que des...

Save Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Haitians and other nationals

The Haiti Advocacy Working Group (HAWG) tweeted regarding the Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the legal status which protects refugees whose home countries have suffered natural disaster or war from deportation. The Trump Administration suggested that it would be up to Congress to...

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