Open letter to the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Today 15 April, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) published a joint open letter to Mr. …
Egypt: 27 CSOs urge EBRD President to address Egypt’s non-compliance on human rights and democratic governance
CIHRS and 27 civil society organizations are addressing the joint open letter below to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ms Odile Renaud-Basso, ahead of …
Egypt: 74 NGOs urge Egyptian Authorities to Release Researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy
We, the undersigned 74 organizations, call upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 29-year-old student and researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy, who has been arbitrarily detained since 1 February …
Bahrain: An urgent appeal to the United Nations for the release of Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja
On his 60th birthday and the 10th anniversary of his imprisonment The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined 35 human rights organizations in an urgent appeal to the …
Human rights organizations call on United Nations to commit to strengthening the Human Rights Council
On 6 April, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined 22 human rights organizations around the world in an open letter to all United Nations member states, the …
Morocco: CSO Joint Call to Authorities: Release Omar Radi and Guarantee Fair Trial Proceedings
As the trial of award-winning journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi is set to begin in Morocco on April 6, 2021, the undersigned organizations call on Moroccan authorities to …
In a side event to HRC 46: Israel’s Health Apartheid Must Be Recognized and Condemned by UN and Member States
On 16 March 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a joint webinar titled “Israeli Health Apartheid during COVID-19” in parallel to the 46th session of the …
In a joint open human rights letter to Ireland: Security Council should ensure accountability for violations committed in Palestine, Syria, and Yemen
On 16 March 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), together with Palestinian, Syrian and Yemeni human rights organisations, sent a letter to the Permanent Mission of Ireland …
Egypt: Urgent concern over health of imprisoned journalist Solafa Magdy
A few weeks ago the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), together with a group of human rights organizations, signed on to an urgent call to the U.S. State …
CIHRS Tenth Annual Report: New aspects of human rights crises during the Covid-19 pandemic
“The human rights situation in the Arab region, which has already been deteriorating for years, is deteriorating even more rapidly with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially afflicting economic …
CSW65: Protect Women’s Civic Freedoms to Enhance their Role in Public Life
Twenty-five years since the ratification of the Beijing Platform for Action, and a year since women across the world participated in the Women’s Global Strike – gender justice is still …
Morocco: Human rights letter calling on the European Union to urge the Moroccan government to guarantee justice and respect for human rights as prerequisites for enhanced EU-Morocco cooperation
On 19 March, CIHRS joined a group of 15 organisations in an open letter addressed to Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy …
Palestine: Over 550 Organisations call on UN Human Rights Council: “Condemnation is Not Enough – Root Causes Must be Addressed, Israel’s Impunity Must be Brought to an End, Justice Must be Achieved”
Rooted in institutionalised oppression, displacement, and dispossession of the Palestinian people since the start of the Nakba in 1948, Palestinians continue to experience an ongoing-Nakba – an ongoing reality of …
Joint NGO Letter to the Chairperson of the African Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat on the situation in Ethiopia
Today 17 March 2021 the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined 56 African and international organizations calling for the African Union Commission to urgently address the deteriorating humanitarian …
Egypt: Rights groups demand immediate release of activist Sanaa Seif
In conjunction with the trial session of Egyptian activist Sanaa Seif al-Islam, the undersigned human rights organizations demand her immediate release, and for investigations to be held into all the …