A congratulatory telegram on the 25th anniversary of the founding of the International Criminal Court

The mechanisms of justice must act now, raise their voices now, or remain silent forever

October 18, 2023

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Joint NGO Letter

Achieving Justice for Victims and Promoting Lasting Peace in Yemen

September 7, 2022

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2 Years after Beirut Port Explosion

Two years on, the domestic investigation has stagnated with no progress sight. The Lebanese authorities have repeatedly obstructed the course of the domestic investigation into the explosion by shielding politicians and officials implicated in the explosion from questioning, prosecution, and arrest..

Thursday, August 4, 2022

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Joint Response to Yemen’s Supertanker Crisis

The Safer has been stranded without maintenance off Yemen’s coast since 2015 and holds an estimated 1.14 million barrels of light crude oil – four times the amount of oil spilled from the Exxon Valdez and enough to make the Safer the fifth largest oil spill in history.

Monday, July 18, 2022

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Letter on the Draft Resolution on Human Rights Defenders

It is important for the Council to adopt a resolution that reflects the gravity and the reality of the situation defenders face every day and is tailored to addressing the specific protection needs they face.

Monday, February 28, 2022

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Letter to Biden on U.S. civilian harm policies and practices

For two decades, U.S. operations overseas have killed tens of thousands of civilians around the world – primarily from Brown, Black, and Muslim communities – and exacerbated communities’ humanitarian needs.

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

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Accountability for civilian deaths in Yemen resulting from U.S. military operations

Following the August 29th strike, the Pentagon initially insisted that the operation legitimately killed only military targets. However, following detailed external investigations, based on witness interviews and other evidence, you acknowledged civilian deaths and made a formal, public apology..

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

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Call on the United Nations Human Rights Council to ensure the renewal of the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen in the face of heightened pressure

On Thursday, October 7, 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will vote on a resolution under agenda item 2 to renew the mandate of the UN Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen (GEE) for two-years in the context of the ongoing 48th HRC session.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

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Calling for an International Investigative Mission into the Beirut Blast

It is now time for the Human Rights Council to step in, heeding the calls of the survivors, families of the victims, and the Lebanese people for accountability, the rule of law, and protection of human rights, and establish an investigative mission that would identify human rights violations arising from the Lebanese state’s failure to protect the right to life...

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

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Joint Civil Society Letter:

This September, the war in Yemen will reach its grim seventh-year milestone. The ongoing conflict has ravaged the country, inflicting immense suffering on the people of Yemen. At least 233,000 people have lost their lives, including 102,000 as a direct result of hostilities and 131,000 from indirect causes

Friday, September 3, 2021

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Human Rights Organizations Call on President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to Quash Ahmed Samir Santawy’s Verdict

On 6 February, the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP), a special branch of the Public Prosecution responsible for prosecuting crimes that relate to “state security”, ordered his detention pending investigation over unfounded terrorism-related charges on the basis of secret NSA investigations that neither he nor his lawyers have been allowed to examine.

Friday, July 16, 2021

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Biden: End the unlawful program of lethal strikes outside any recognized battlefield

We, the undersigned organizations, focus variously on human rights, civil rights and civil liberties, racial, social, and environmental justice, humanitarian approaches to foreign policy, faith-based initiatives, peacebuilding, government accountability, veterans’ issues, and the protection of civilians.

Wednesday, June 30, 2021