We, the undersigned organisations, condemn the continued detention of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Omar Salah Marei. We call for his immediate and unconditional release, the dropping of all charges against …
Libya: ICC Trial Of Libyan Suspect Khaled El Hishri Important Step Towards Justice
In an important step toward accountability for serious international crimes committed in Libya, former Mitiga Prison security official Khaled Mohamed Ali El-Hishri appears today before the International Criminal Court, facing …
Trial of Journalist Yasser Abu Al Ela Exposes the False Narrative of Human Rights Progress in Egypt
The trial of Yasser Abu Al‑Ela, who has been held in pretrial detention for more than two years, directly contradicts the Egyptian authorities’ claims of improving human rights conditions, instead …
Bahrain: As the government remains determined to violate human rights, the international community must act to bring an end to the policy of citizenship revocation
Thirteen human rights organizations expressed grave concern over the Bahraini government’s continued disregard for its international human rights obligations, calling on world leaders to urge Bahrain to reverse its decision …
Call to Action: Establishing an EU Directive on the Protection and Mobility of Human Rights Defenders
The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) welcomes the European Commission’s renewed commitment, as part of the EU Civil Society Strategy, to scale up its support to ensure an enabling …
Re: Call for Adoption of New EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and for Decision to Implement It by Qualified Majority Voting
Dear High Representative / Vice-President Kallas, The Human Rights and Democracy Network calls upon your leadership to ensure the adoption of an ambitious new EU Action Plan on Human Rights …
Open letter: 90+ organisations demand suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement
Dear President von der Leyen, Dear High Representative / Vice-President Kallas, Dear Foreign Ministers of the EU member states, We, the undersigned humanitarian and human rights organisations and trade unions, …
The European Union’s treaty obligations on international law must be reflected in its foreign policy
The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN), representing a broad coalition of civil society organisations across Europe, expresses its deep concern regarding President von der Leyen’s speech at the EU …
Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Call for the Immediate Release of Ahmed Douma
We, the undersigned civil society organizations from around the world, call on Egyptian authorities to immediately release prominent activist, poet and political writer Ahmed Douma from pretrial detention and to …
Egypt: Ahmed Douma prosecuted for the seventh time in under two years with latest State Security summons
The undersigned organizations express their full solidarity with poet and former political prisoner Ahmed Douma, who is facing a series of unjustified “legal” prosecutions. Despite his release from prison in …
UN Human Rights Council, Session 61:
Selective accountability and the erosion of international law in the MENA region will have catastrophic consequences for the entire world
At the conclusion of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) warns that the architecture of international law is …
CIHRS Report: Armed groups terrorising judiciary and undermining rule of law in Libya
In Libya, judicial personnel are regularly targeted by assassination, kidnapping, arbitrary detainment, and armed attacks; this alarming phenomenon has been the backdrop against which Libya’s judiciary has operated since 2012 until now. Investigations into these violations are often stalled or never initiated, entrenching impunity and sowing instability under a critically undermined and fragmented legal landscape.
Egypt: Rights groups call for the release of lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim over health concerns and prolonged detention
The Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders in South West Asia and North Africa (WHRDMENA) and the undersigned organizations express their deep concern and profound regret over the health …
Concerns and Recommendations Regarding the Reduction of Periodicity of Reporting for Special Procedures to the General Assembly
Excellencies, We write to you regarding ongoing discussions at the Human Rights Council on the periodicity of reporting of Special Procedures to the General Assembly. Such reporting is critical to …
Another Devastating War in Lebanon as Israel Evades Accountability
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is alarmed by the escalating regional war and Israel’s military operation in Lebanon in blatant violation of international humanitarian law. Since 2 …