On 1 July 2026, Alkarama submitted a contribution to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) as part of its annual thematic report on arbitrary deprivation of liberty in the context of transnational repression. 

The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture falls this year at a defining moment, as the Arab region witnesses a sharp and unprecedented erosion of the fundamental legal guarantees protecting individuals from abuse.

During its 105th session on 24 March 2026, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) adopted Opinion No. 8/2026, finding that the detention of Moroccan activist Saida El Alami is arbitrary. 

In a deeply concerning report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights presents a stark assessment of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories since 7 October 2023. 

Alkarama is joining a human rights campaign focusing on prisoners of conscience and political detainees in Egypt, launched by a number of organizations to coincide with the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Egypt is a member of the Human Rights Council for the term extending until 2028 and participates in the session as a full member State of the Council.

Alkarama recently submitted communications to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), regarding the implementation of its Opinion No.

By its resolution No. A/RES/78/286 adopted on 7 June 2024, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 10 June as the International Day for Dialogue among Civilisations, “to raise awareness of the value of the diversity of civilisations and to encourage dialogue, mutual respect, tolerance and global solidarity.” This day seeks to replace the narrative of the “clash of civilisations” with that of an “alliance of civilisations” grounded in constructive dialogue between peoples.

Alkarama has recently addressed the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) under the follow-up procedure relating to its Opinion concerning Mr Rached Ghannouchi, a leading Tunisian opposition figure, former Speaker of Parliament and head of the Ennahdha movement, following the life sentence imposed on him on 2 June 2026 by the Criminal Chamber specialising in terrorism cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance in the so-called “Secret Apparatus” case. 

On 4 June, the world observes the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, established by United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/ES-7/8 of 19 August 1982 during the resumed seventh emergency special session on the question of Palestine. In that resolution, the General Assembly expressed its outrage at the “great number of innocent Palestinian and Lebanese children victims of Israel’s acts of aggression.” 

Alkarama confirmed the release of Jordanian student Mahmoud Al Etewi on 24 May 2026, after 27 months in detention, following a trial that did not meet the standards of a fair trial, on charges of accessing internet sites deemed “contrary to the rules”.