Travel bans on human rights defenders are popular with all kind of autocratic regimes but seem to enjoy special status in the Middle East. The video clip above (part of a joint campaign by AI and HRW) focuses on Egypt and so does the statement by 6 other NGOs issued on 9 November. They strongly condemn the travel ban against Malek Adly, prominent Egyptian human rights lawyer and director of the Lawyers Network of the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR). But there is more: Read the rest of this entry »
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Travel bans against human rights defenders remain popular in the Middle East
November 10, 2016Posted in AI, FIDH, Front Line, HRW, human rights, Human Rights Defenders, ISHR, MEA, Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, OMCT | 2 Comments »
Tags: Ahmed Mansoor, Arab world, Human Rights Defenders, Malek Adly, Middle East, Mohammed Jawad, Mozn Hassan, Nabeel Rajab, Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Omar Barghouti, Right Livelihood Award, travel ban, United Arab Emirates
Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards 