The AIMC must end its role in transnational repression, say NGOs

The undersigned organizations call on the Council of Arab Ministers of the Interior to stop facilitating the arbitrary extradition of peaceful dissidents and human rights defenders in the member states of the League of Arab States and to harmonize its legal framework and regulations... The post NGOs call on the Council of Arab Interior Ministers to end its role in cross-border repression appeared first on the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Stu…

The AIMC must end its role in transnational repression, say NGOs

The undersigned organisations call on the Arab Interior Ministers’ Council (AIMC) to cease its facilitation of arbitrary extraditions of peaceful dissidents and human rights defenders across Arab League countries and to align its legal framework and systems with international human rights law. On Sunday, February 16, 2025, the AIMC held its 42nd annual conference in its headquarters in Tunis. Often misleadingly referred to as “Arab INTERPOL”, th…