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Testimony Before Congress on Egyptian Human Rights Defenders (7/13/05) (PDF-68KB) Aktham Naisse Acquitted on June 26 (07/12/05) Protesting Torture in Tunisian Prisons is Not a Crime (05/03/05) Middle East Democracy Advocates Hope Trend Persists (08/08/04) End Harassment of Prominent Syrian Human Rights Lawyer (01/19/05) Revised Arab Charter on Human Rights Must Guarantee Full Protection for Basic Rights (3/24/04) Iraqi Women's Rights Activist Receives Death Threats (02/09/04) Human Rights First Applauds Egyptian Court Ruling on New Women's Research Center (10/28/03) Afghanistan: Letter Urging Increased Funding for Reconstruction and Security (10/10/03) Update: Letter from Lebanese Lawyer Released from Prison (09/05/03) Lebanon: Human Rights First Calls for Release of Prominent Lawyer (08/26/03) Egypt: Human Rights Organizations "Closed" Due to Implementation of New Law on Associations (6/11/03) A Conversation with Saad Eddin Ibrahim (5/8/03) Human Rights First Condemns Crackdown on Dissidents in Egypt (3/27/03) Human Rights First Extends Solidarity to Tunisian Legal and Human Rights Community (1/16/03) What is the Human Rights Defenders Project? Contact Human Rights Defenders Project
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Syrian Defender Aktham Naisse Acquitted On All Charges Human Rights First welcomes the acquittal of Aktham Naisse on all charges on June 26, 2005. After numerous delays, the Supreme State Security Court in Damascus has dropped all of the illegitimate and unwarranted charges made against this peaceful human rights activist, as demanded by many international and regional human rights organizations. more>> Promoting
the Human Rights Movement A Special Initiative of the Lawyers
We are launching a new initiative to assist local human rights defenders in the closed societies of the Middle East. The terrible events of September 11, 2001 have underlined the urgent need for human rights progress in this region. The seeds of political violence are being sown in societies where avenues for peaceful political participation are blocked. These are not localized problems - although many Middle Eastern societies have suffered grievously from political violence. Rage and frustration about political conditions in one part of the world may be expressed in another with destructive consequences. The stalled societies of the Middle East need
more plurality of ideas, less repression of peaceful dissent, more
political Human rights defenders are at the forefront of this struggle for change. Opening space for their activities, and supporting their efforts is essential to removing obstacles to political development. Our goal is to strengthen broad constituencies for human rights change within specific countries in the region by working with local human rights advocates. To that end, we will report on and campaign against restrictive laws that limit freedom of association, and other basic freedoms essential to human rights advocacy. We will also extend a lifeline to human rights defenders when they come under attack for their work and call for justice when they are intimidated or harassed.
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participation,
and more institutions to channel popular desire for change, and
for a better future. 
