Monitor & Document
We systematically collect and verify human rights reports from the Middle East region, covering seven core issue areas including women's rights, press freedom, minority rights, digital surveillance, and more.
About
Who We Are
The Rights Alliance is an independent, non-profit monitoring platform dedicated to tracking, documenting, and analyzing human rights conditions across the Middle East region. We provide evidence-based reporting, open-access data, and actionable resources for researchers, journalists, advocates, and the global public. Our work is grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights law, and we maintain editorial independence from any government, political party, or funding body with vested interests in the region.
- Independent and non-profit
- Evidence-based methodology
- Covers all Middle East region countries
- Open-access for researchers and public
- Editorial independence guaranteed
What We Do
Analyze & Publish
Our team produces country-level profiles, thematic reports, and real-time alerts on emerging human rights crises. All publications are freely accessible.
Connect & Empower
We bridge the gap between local civil society organizations and the international human rights community, providing resources, visibility, and advocacy tools.
How We're Run
Governance
The Observatory operates under an independent editorial board that sets research priorities and ensures methodological rigor. Day-to-day operations are managed by a core team of researchers, analysts, and technologists.
Funding
We are funded through grants from independent foundations and individual donations. We do not accept funding from any government entity or organization with a political agenda in the Middle East region. All funding sources are publicly disclosed.
Methodology
Our reporting follows international human rights monitoring standards. All information is sourced from verified primary documents, credible media outlets, established NGOs, and direct witness accounts where available.
Team Members
Dr. Layla Haddad
Executive Director
Layla leads the observatory and its editorial standards, with fifteen years of experience in international human-rights research.
Omar Farouk
Head of Research
Omar coordinates country monitoring and the evidence base behind our reports and data.
Sofia Petrova
Legal Advisor
Sofia translates EU, Council of Europe and UN standards into plain-language briefings and case assessments.
Karim Nasser
Data & Documentation Lead
Karim maintains the cases database and the datasets behind the Data Hub.
Anna Weber
Communications & Media
Anna handles press enquiries, media partnerships and the Observatory's public communications.
Work with us
Researchers, translators, lawyers and volunteers help us keep the record accurate and accessible.