Yesterday July 14, the Court of Cassation rejected the appeals of human rights defenders Zyad Elelaimy, Ramy Shaath, and eleven others regarding their inclusion on the ‘Terrorist List’ for a …
Egypt: Ten Nubian Egyptians arrested in Saudi Arabia one year ago must be released
View PostStates urged to ensure renewal of UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya at 48th Human Rights Council
In a letter to member states of the UN , Libyan, regional and international human rights organisations demanded the renewal of the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM), established in …
Palestine: UN Special Procedures Must Respond to Israel’s Latest Steps to Approve the Residency Revocation of Palestinian HRD Salah Hammouri
On 8 July 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights, Addameer, Al-Haq, and France-Palestine Solidarity Association sent a follow-up urgent appeal to UN Special Procedures on the latest actions by …
France’s arms exports to Algeria must be reassessed and subject to parliamentary oversight
On 12 July, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and seven other international, French and Algerian organisations sent a joint letter to the French Prime Minister, Minister for …
Targeting of Algerian lawyers constitutes new escalation in the unrelenting criminalisation of fundamental freedoms
The undersigned organizations are concerned about the attacks against lawyers from the Collective for the Defence of Hirak Detainees, as part of the Algerian authorities’ accelerated crackdown on the peaceful …
A Renewed EU Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood or More of the Same?
In February 2021, the EU adopted “A New Agenda for the Mediterranean”, which claims to present a renewed and mutually-beneficial partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood. The agenda is centred around …
Algeria: Human Rights Briefing (March – May 2021)
View PostSyria: Crisis of Detained and Disappeared Must be Addressed by UN Member States
View PostUnited Nations Should Ensure Independent Human Rights Oversight of UN Counterterrorism Strategy and its Impact on human rights, equality and sovereignty
In June 30 the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined a joint statement between twenty international human rights organizations, calling on member states of the United Nations to …