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[THREAD] To mark UN Human Rights Day, Middle East Eye takes a look back at some of the recent stories on human rights that we've covered 
On Monday, leading human rights activist, Patrick George Zaki, from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, had his detention renewed for a third time by an Egyptian court https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/detention-egyptian-human-rights-activist-extended-third-time
âThey killed in cool blood and without mercy and they ethnically targeted the Tigrayâ
Human rights organisations are investigating allegations of abuses that have been carried out by the Ethiopian National Defence Force since November https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ethiopia-tigray-war-abiy-ahmed-war-crimes
Human rights organisations are investigating allegations of abuses that have been carried out by the Ethiopian National Defence Force since November https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ethiopia-tigray-war-abiy-ahmed-war-crimes
There are ongoing fears for the safety of a Uighur Muslim religious scholar, who could be deported back to China, after being detained in Saudi Arabia last month https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/china-uighur-saudi-arabia-scholar-arrested-risk-deportation
Concerns are growing for the health of imprisoned Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who was recently transferred to a terrorism court for trial
Hathloul was arrested in May 2018 before the ban on female drivers was lifted https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-activist-loujain-hathloul-terror-court
Hathloul was arrested in May 2018 before the ban on female drivers was lifted https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-activist-loujain-hathloul-terror-court
In the UK, a controversial law could allow agents recruited by the MI5 to break the law and be linked to serious criminality and human rights abuses
MI5 officers have long been able to commit crimes as long as these acts have been authorised https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-secret-agents-bill-could-permit-state-sponsored-rape-and-murder
MI5 officers have long been able to commit crimes as long as these acts have been authorised https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-secret-agents-bill-could-permit-state-sponsored-rape-and-murder
Algeria was heavily criticised in October for sentencing activist Yacine Mebarki to 10 years in prison and fining him over $77,000 for "inciting atheism" and "undermining national unity" as part of a heightened crackdown this year against dissent https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/algeria-hirak-activist-10-year-sentence-inciting-atheism
In October, Israeli rights organisations condemned Israel for cutting ties with the UN human rights agency
Israel had stopped giving visas to foreigners employed by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights after accusing it of bias https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-ngo-government-allow-un-rights-monitors
Israel had stopped giving visas to foreigners employed by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights after accusing it of bias https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-ngo-government-allow-un-rights-monitors
There are currently over 400 European adults and 700 children in camps in Syria waiting to return home
âWhile European countries are well aware of the challenges and risks, they have failed to develop a coherent strategy on the urgent issueâ https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/european-families-stranded-northeastern-syria-must-be-repatriated
âWhile European countries are well aware of the challenges and risks, they have failed to develop a coherent strategy on the urgent issueâ https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/european-families-stranded-northeastern-syria-must-be-repatriated
More than 14 million people were uprooted from their homes by conflict (mostly in Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burkina Faso) and natural disasters during the first six months of 2020 https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/millions-civilians-internally-displaced-2020
