This collaborative report examines human trafficking and migrant smuggling in Sudan. The report highlights that the vice of human trafficking should not be viewed as an isolated case but as outcomes of long-standing historical, economic, security, and legislative factors that have developed over decades and have been …
To reinforce the fight against impunity for crimes of violence against journalists in Mexico, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), its local partner Propuesta Cívica and the Mexican newsweekly Proceso have asked the federal authorities to reopen the investigation into Proceso reporter Regina Martínez’s murder in 2012, an …
o Stop Enforced Disappearance [1] It is a campaign launched by the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) on August 30, 2015 in conjunction with the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance, with the aim of spreading awareness of the seriousness of the crime on Egyptian society, the need to s…
This update covers developments relating to the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Georgia from April to July 2026.
This report covers developments affecting freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly in Kazakhstan from January to June 2026. It was prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law (KIBHR) for the CIVICUS Monitor.
Over recent months, the European Commission has worked on redefining the concept of “safe countries of origin” at the EU level, as part of a broader package of migration- and asylum-related legislation aimed at reducing irregular migration and addressing the rise in asylum applications to EU Member States based on cla…
The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms launches its new report titled:“I Would Rather Die Than Return to Khartoum: Sudanese Refugees in Egypt as Victims of Sexual Violations and the Right to Recovery, Justice, and Support in the Host State.”The report documents the suffering of victims of sexual violations am…
A migrant domestic worker from Sierra Leone in Beirut, Lebanon on September 24, 2022.(Photo by Adri Salido/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Law & Accountability Migration & Displacement Lebanon Unmasking Protection: Why Accountability Must Guide Lebanon’s Approach to Migrant Domestic Work For decades, the discourse on…
A man inspects damage as he walks through the rubble in a damaged house hit by an artillery shell in the Azhari district in the south of Khartoum on June 6, 2023. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) Sudan Sudan: Extend the Mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission for Two More Years Over 100 Sudanese and international organiz…
August 3, 2025 The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) has launched its bulletin on violations against journalism, media, and workers in the journalistic and media field, as well as restrictions on media outlets. In this issue, the Commission documents the most significant violations that occurred withi…