Tunisia
Tunisian president calls for changes to central bank law
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday called for the law governing the central bank to be amended. In a video
Human rights
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Libya
Declassified UK reports reveal Gaddafi offered to surrender WMDs for reduced US pressure on human rights
Newly released documents from the British National Archives shed light on Muammar Gaddafi’s willingness to abandon Libya’s weapons
Lebanon
America reallocates military aid to Lebanon amid human rights concerns in Egypt
The United States plans to redirect $95m in military aid from Egypt to Lebanon, according to a Reuters report citing
Egypt
Mother of jailed UK-Egyptian activist reaches 100th day of hunger strike
The mother of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah reached the 100th day of her hunger strike protesting her son'
Tunisia
US repatriates Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia
The United States has repatriated Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi, one of the remaining detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military prison,
Sahel
Sahel military juntas crack down on human rights NGOs
Military regimes in the Sahel, including Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, are increasingly targeting human rights organizations, accusing them of
Opinion
Morocco Leads Call to Recognise Climate Justice as a Human Right
Nine-year-old Tony de Brum was fishing with his grandfather when the US “Bravo” nuclear test exploded 200 miles away. “It
Morocco
EU to finalize migration deals with Jordan and Morocco
The EU is poised to finalize substantial agreements with Jordan and Morocco to enhance collaboration on migration control, according to
Morocco
Morocco to vote on abolishing death penalty
Morocco will vote on abolishing the death penalty, marking a human rights milestone. Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi confirmed support for
Libya
Wife of slain photojournalist files complaint against Libya through UN Human Rights Committee
Penny Sukhraj-Hammerl, the widow of a photojournalist killed by forces loyal to Muammar Gadaffi, has filed a case against Libya,
Tunisia
Lawyers for Tunisia ex-truth commission head call for her release
Lawyers for a prominent human rights activist who headed Tunisia's now-defunct Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD) and has
Egypt
Human Rights Watch urges Egypt to lift barriers to refugee schooling
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked that Egypt remove "bureaucratic registration barriers" that it says prevent "tens
Opinion
Morocco hosting UN retreat elevates Africa to human rights rule-maker
By Gavin Serkin in Rabat, Morocco When 20 African leaders from Algeria to Niger demanded accountability in 2010 for the