The undersigned human rights and humanitarian organizations and trade unions urge the EU to ensure that the ongoing review of Israel’s compliance with article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement …
Iran-Israel War: CIHRS Calls for Urgent UN Action to Prevent Regional War and End Impunity
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) calls on the United Nations to urgently lead a comprehensive peace and security initiative to prevent further escalation between Israel and Iran, …
Yemen: One Year On, UN and NGO Staff Remain Detained by Houthis
It has been one year since Ansar Allah (known as the Houthis) arbitrarily detained 13 UN staff and 50 employees of international and Yemeni civil society organizations, including four women, …
Egypt: Actions Against Gaza March Reflect Broader Crackdown on Dissent
As of June 12, Egyptian authorities persist in their detention and deportation of dozens of activists from around the world taking part in the Global March to Gaza, a grassroots …
Egypt: Delegation from Human Rights Groups Visits Laila Soueif in Hospital in Solidarity
On 4 June, representatives from the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the International Federation for Human Rights, Human Rights First, and Gulf Center for Human Rights visited Laila Soueif, …
NGOs demand the immediate and unconditional release of Ibrahim Metwally, detained solely for peacefully exercising his human rights
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, express our grave concern regarding the prolonged arbitrary detention of 61-year-old Ibrahim Metwally since 10 September 2017, and his recent indictment in three cases …
Restoring the Rule of Law: Urgent Appeal to Attorney General
To the Attorney General of the Libyan State: Assadeek Ahmad Essor Dear Mr. Assadeek Ahmad Essor, The 12 May assassination of Abdelghani Al-Kikli, known as ‘Ghneiwa’ inside the 444th Brigade …
After Eyewitness Accounts and Bodily Evidence of Torture:
We Call for an Investigation into the Death of Mahmoud Mika in the Khalifa Police Station
We, the undersigned rights organizations, express our alarm over the growing number of detainee deaths in Egyptian prisons, amid consistent indications that many of these deaths were a result of …
Algeria: Migrants face raids, mass expulsions, and hate speech
In recent years, Algeria’s public sphere has witnessed an alarming rise in hate speech and persistent incitement against migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Migrants face racist rhetoric widely circulated in some …
Yemen: Aden’s Protest Ban Undermines Right to Peaceful Assembly Amid Widespread Public Discontent
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Yemen Coalition for Human Rights (YCHR) condemn the recent imposition of a sweeping ban on public protests, enacted 17 May …