Brazil has strongly supported Palestinians and their pursuit of independence and justice. However, following the election of the new government, led by President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian policy with regard to …
Iraq: Freedom of speech and assembly under attack as over 100 killed, thousands injured and hundreds arrested
The undersigned international, regional and Iraqi human rights organisations demand that the authorities in Iraq immediately uphold promises to put an end to violent reprisals against the popular protest movement …
Libya: An Unprecedented Appeal for Accountability
United Nations officials and member states call for an international investigation into war crimes and human rights violations in Libya at the UN Human Rights Council (October 1, 2019 …
9 Organizations Call for Immediate Release of UN Database on Settlement Business Activities
Geneva, Switzerland – The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and eight additional human rights organizations issued a statement expressing their serious concern and disappointment regarding the decision by the …
Egypt: All are vulnerable as government plunges into frenzied quest to eliminate opposition
The arrests of Alaa Abdel Fattah and Mohamed al-Baker are the latest in escalating state retaliation against peaceful and lawful opposition and human rights defenders The undersigned rights organizations denounce …
Yemen|To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Excellencies, During the 42nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, we write to you as a coalition of Yemeni, regional and international NGOs to call on your delegation …
Sisi’s Egypt: International community should pressure Egypt to immediately cease new wave of repression
Paris, Friday 27 September 2019. With demonstrations set to take place today in Egypt, FIDH and CIHRS fear that demonstrators may face intensified repression and be confronted with lethal force …
Egypt: Rights groups call for immediate release of protesters, political party leaders, and presidential candidates
UN must be invited to investigate the situation in Egypt The brutal crackdown by Egyptian state security, which in the last few days was marked by the arrests of nearly …
Libya and International Justice Symposium: Impunity Begets Impunity
International accountability as a tool to empower and protect [Jeremie Smith is the Director of the Geneva Office at the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and Karim Salem is Libya …
JOINT SUBMISSION TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION FOR THE LIST OF THEMES ON ISRAEL’S SEVENTEENTH TO NINETEENTH PERIODIC REPORTS
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered a joint submission to the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) with Al-Haq, BADIL Resource Center …
Human rights defenders criticise the bestowing of a Norwegian award to Bahraini prime minister
Despite Bahrain’s longstanding status as a systematic perpetrator of severe human rights violations, the Prime Minister of Bahrain Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa received an honorary award in the presence of Norwegian …
French weapons in Yemen: clarification urgently needed after new revelations about the use of French-manufactured warships in the naval blockade on Yemen
New call from 16 NGOs to end of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the face of the risk of complicity in serious violations 16 …
Open letter to EU Member States Ahead of the Universal Periodic Review of Egypt
Your Excellency, The next Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt’s human rights record is scheduled for 13 November 2019, under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. …
Sudan: Ensuring a credible response by the UN Human Rights Council at its 42nd session.
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland Excellencies, Ahead of the 42nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council …
More than 100 Organisations Call for the Release of the UN Database of Businesses Engaged in Activities with Israeli Settlements
On 27 August 2019, 103 local, regional and international organizations called on the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Madam Michelle Bachelet, to release the UN database of …