Egypt: Quash Verdicts and Stop Unfair Trials by Emergency Courts
In recent years, the Egyptian authorities have introduced legislation to undermine ...
Mwatana’s chairperson brief before the UN Security Council on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas
Radhya Al-Mutawakel, the chairperson of Mwatana for Human Rights briefed the UN Security Council, chaired by Norway this month, in an open debate entitled “Wars in Cities: protection of civilians in urban settings”.
Frequent Disregard for Civilian Lives in Al-Jawf
Civilians in Al-Jawf province, northeast of Yemen, have been attacked by Saudi– UAE led coalition airstrikes, that have intensified since March 2020 after Ansar Allah group, the Houthis, took control of vast territories in the province bordering Saudi territory.
A New Year Added to the Age of Bloody Conflict
2021 was a witness to the failure of the international community for supporting accountability and redress efforts for victims in Yemen. It was obvious in the scandal surrounding the Human Rights Council's decision to terminate the Group of Eminent Experts mandate on Yemen.
New Year’s Wishes
Mwatana for Human Rights renews its commitment to stand with all victims of this conflict against all perpetrators and will endeavor with all its energy and effort to advance justice and create a space for accountability and redress.
Global Legal Community Stands in Solidarity with Egyptian Lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer
We call on the Egyptian authorities to drop all charges against el-Baqer, to promptly release him unconditionally, and to lift the restrictive measures imposed on him for his work as an attorney.
Arms sales: France and the United Arab Emirates, partners in the crimes committed in Yemen ?
On 3 September 2019, as the conflict in Yemen, which is in the midst of the worst humanitarian crisis according to the UN and aggravated violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, enters its fifth year,..
Arms sales:
80 Rafale fighter jets: the striking outcome of President Macron's December 2021 tour of the Gulf countries, illustrating the vitality of French military exports in the region.
I Fled to my Family;
The city of Marib was overwhelmed with displaced residents fleeing from a death, whose voracity for more victims was open in the south, constantly fed indiscriminately by parties to the conflict with everything that fell on their way..
The Last of the Guards
I reached the stairway to the lane, I felt as if I were on my way to death. From Al-Furn alley in Al-Rawda of the Qahirah District in Taiz city, you begin to walk on foot, which can barely carry you to the danger that awaits you.