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Alkarama and a group of human rights organisations have signed a joint statement in support of French researcher François Burgat, who is facing judicial harassment in France for his outspoken positions on the crimes committed against the Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza.

Wars, armed conflicts, and authoritarian regimes often lead to severe human rights violations that may amount to war crimes or even crimes against humanity, such as systematic torture, enforced disappearances, horrific massacres of civilians, genocide, and ethnic cleansing, among others. 

Alkarama believes that equality among human beings is a great human value and represents the cornerstone of the human rights system. 

On the occasion of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, Alkarama emphasizes the grave consequences of Islamophobia and hate speech against Muslims, which manifest in serious violations of many of their fundamental rights, including the right to physical safety, the right to practice worship, freedom of expression, the right to non-discrimination based on religion, and the political rights of citizens of the Islamic faith. 

Every year on this date, the world celebrates International Women's Day, as established by the United Nations. This occasion serves as an important moment to highlight the status of women globally and to reaffirm the necessity of strengthening laws that uphold women's rights and ensure their protection from all forms of violence.

Alkarama for Human Rights, based in Geneva, has published its 2024 annual report, marking the 20th anniversary of the organization's founding. The report highlights the overall human rights situation across the four regions of the Arab world.

As usual, Arab government delegations exploit the sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council as a platform for public relations campaigns and to improve their human rights records, rather than using interactive dialogues to develop a serious vision for improving the human rights situation and ending policies of repression and intimidation. 

Social justice constitutes a fundamental pillar for the protection and promotion of human rights. By ensuring social justice, individuals are granted access to the fundamental rights necessary to live in dignity. In this regard, since its establishment, Alkarama has been committed to advocating for those engaged in the struggle for social justice within Arab societies, including trade unionists, human rights defenders, political activists, journalists, scholars, and intellectuals. 

Through its resolution 77/243, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed February 12 as the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism Leading to Terrorism, with the aim of raising awareness about the threats associated with violent extremism and strengthening international cooperation in this regard. 

‏January 24 marks the International Day of Education, which was declared on 3 December 2018, by the United Nations General Assembly, “in celebration of the role of education for peace and development” and to recognize “education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility.” Many events are organized on this occasion around the world.