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Alkarama has learned from its sources that several militias affiliated with General Khalifa Haftar are holding Syrian nationals hostage and conditioning their release on official recognition by the new Syrian government. This situation concerns in particular five young men whose cases had already been submitted by Alkarama to the relevant United Nations special procedures. 

The United Arab Emirates-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) and the Yemeni government should immediately provide information on the whereabouts of the journalist Naseh Shaker and unconditionally release him, 35 organizations including ALKARAMA said in a letter today to the president and vice president of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council.

In view of the deteriorating human rights situation in Algeria, Alkarama called on the Human Rights Committee to urgently schedule the examination of the situation and to urge Algeria to submit its overdue periodic report.

On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the signatory international human rights organizations reiterate a simple yet fundamental truth: human rights are neither privileges granted by governments nor favors that can be withdrawn or bargained away. This applies in particular to civil and political rights, which form the backbone of human dignity; violations of these rights inevitably leave deep and lasting consequences across entire societies.

The undersigned human rights organizations commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1977 through Resolution 32/40 B. 

Today, we observe the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, established by the United Nations General Assembly in resolution A/RES/54/134 of 17 December 1999, to encourage reflection on the progress made and the efforts undertaken to eradicate all forms of violence against women. 

Alkarama has learned, from Emirati human rights defense sources, of the death of political prisoner Ali Abdullah Al-Khaja in Al-Razeen Prison in Abu Dhabi. His health had severely deteriorated and he remained imprisoned for more than thirteen years despite a United Nations decision deeming his detention arbitrary and calling for his release. 

The signatory human rights organizations express their deep concern and strong dissatisfaction regarding the alarming deterioration of public freedoms and human rights in Tunisia.

The fate of Emirati activist Jassem bin Rashid Al-Shamsi remains unknown following his arrest in Syria on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at a checkpoint in the capital, Damascus. He was reportedly taken to a security facility without a judicial warrant or clear charges, and all contact with him has since been severed. 

On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, Alkarama renews its call to the international community to end the ongoing violations and persistent impunity suffered by media professionals. Alkarama warns of alarming global trends and of Gaza’s transformation into one of the deadliest places for journalists in modern history.