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March 18, 2022 News

Joint NGO letter ahead of EU-China summit

Brussels, 18 March 2022 To: Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission Charles Michel President of the European Council CC: Josep Borrell Fontelles High Representative for Foreign Affairs / Vice-President of the…

March 8, 2022 News

Open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: OHCHR report on grave human rights violations in Xinjiang can wait no longer

8 March 2022 Madam High Commissioner, We, the undersigned human rights organisations, write to follow up on your commitment last year to release a report on grave ongoing human rights violations by Chinese authorities targeting Uyghurs and other…

February 14, 2022 News

Letter to IOC President Thomas Bach re. Human Rights and Labor Due Diligence in China

January 31, 2022 Thomas Bach President, International Olympic Committee Château de Vidy, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Re: IOC Human Rights and Labor Due Diligence in China Dear Mr. Bach, We write in response to the International Olympic…

November 23, 2021 News

Joint Letter to Secretary Blinken Following the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue

November 23, 2021 Secretary of State Antony Blinken 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 RE: Human Rights Concerns Following the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue Dear Secretary Blinken, Our organizations write to you in response to the…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the State Department in Washington, standing in front of a world map and a US flag.

November 9, 2021 News

Letter to President Biden on US Policy Toward the Middle East

November 3, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 RE: US Policy Toward the Middle East Dear President Biden, When you were elected last year, we urged your incoming administration to strive to be a…

June 8, 2021 News

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Heads of States and Governments ahead of the G7 Summit

Last week, in a public letter, Human Rights Watch called on the leaders of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, and Japan to take concrete and decisive action facing the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19…

Flags of the G7 Europe, Canada, Italy, Japan, Germany, England, USA and France in Paris, France on July 4th, 2019.

April 15, 2021 News

Joint Letter to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Egypt

Dear President Renaud-Basso, Egyptian government-aligned media reported that you will be visiting Egypt in the coming weeks. During any such visit, we 26 civil society organizations urge you to convey to the Egyptian authorities that the country’s…

February 17, 2021 News

A Human Rights Approach to US-China Policy

A Joint NGO letter to the Biden Administration

Dear President Biden, On behalf of 24 organizations and individuals devoted to improving respect for human rights in China, we write to urge your administration to make human rights a priority in US-China policy. We understand that the new…

January 21, 2021 News

Open letter to the European Union and its Member States on Egypt

Dear High Representative, Dear Foreign Ministers, We are writing ahead of the January 25th Foreign Affairs Council discussion on Egypt to raise our serious concerns, once again, about the human rights crisis unfolding in the country, and to urge the…

December 18, 2020 News

Letter: GSP+ application and human rights situation in Uzbekistan

To Permanent Representatives of EU Member States to the EU Brussels Brussels, 17 December 2020, RE: GSP+ application and human rights situation in Uzbekistan Dear Ambassador, We are writing following the European Commission’s 30…

November 30, 2020 News

Letter to IMF Executive Board Re: Transparency for Egypt's Military Firms

Dear IMF Executive Board, We are writing regarding the first review of Egypt’s Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) concluded by IMF staff on November 19, 2020.[1] Under the terms of the program, the Egyptian government is required to “build on” a report on…

June 23, 2020 News

Joint NGO Letter to IMF Re: IMF Engagement on Governance Issues and Corruption in Egypt

June 23, 2020 IMF Executive Board 700 19th Street NW Washington, DC 20431 Dear International Monetary Fund Executive Board: We are writing regarding the $5.2 billion loan agreed between Fund staff and the government of Egypt…

February 21, 2020 News

NGO Joint Letter to the EU on Human Rights in Egypt

February 21, 2020 To: President Michel European Council Rue de la Loi 175 B-1048 Bruxellescc: High Representative Borrell European Commission Rue de la Loi 200 1000 Bruxellescc: Commissionner Várhelyi European Commission…

October 24, 2019 News

Joint Letter on Egypt and Mexico Role in UN Counterterrorism Resolution

24 October 2019 UNGA: Protect Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism Excellencies, Our organisations urge your delegation to categorically reject the approach expected to be adopted in a draft…

September 17, 2019 News

Joint Letter to the UN Secretary General on Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang

September 16, 2019 António Guterres Secretary-General United Nations New York, NY Re: China’s Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang Dear Secretary-General, We, a coalition of five human rights organizations, write…

June 25, 2019 News

The Working Group on Egypt’s Letter to Secretary of State Pompeo

June 20, 2019 The Honorable Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Secretary Pompeo, We write to ask you to express…

June 24, 2019 News

Letter to Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne

Re: Protecting Human Rights in Australia’s Foreign Policy

Dear Minister Payne, Congratulations on your reappointment as foreign minister. Human Rights Watch looks forward to working with you to make protection of human rights a strong pillar of Australia’s foreign policy. We attach a…

March 30, 2019 News

Joint letter to Chief Executive Carrie Lam

March 31, 2019 Carrie Lam Chief Executive Office of the Chief Executive Tamar Hong Kongceo@ceo.gov.hk Re: Proposed Changes to Hong Kong’s Extradition Laws Dear Chief Executive…

March 13, 2019 News

NGOs Urge the EU to Press China on Human Rights

Joint Letter to the EU and EU member states

To: Ministers for Foreign Affairs of all EU member states Donald Tusk, President of the European Council Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs /…

February 22, 2019 News

Renewal of the mandate of Special Rapporteur on promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism

Joint NGO letter to Members and Observers of the Human Rights Council

Our organizations are deeply concerned about reported moves to allow Egypt a role in the Human Rights Council resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and…

In this file photo, Egyptian security forces stand guard outside a court in Cairo, Egypt, January 3, 2018. © REUTERS

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