The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) engaged in the 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, held from 24 June to 12 July 2019 in Geneva, …
Letter to US Secretary of State Pompeo: Commission on Unalienable Rights must be immediately disbanded
July 23, 2019 The Honorable Michael Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Pompeo: We, the undersigned U.S. foreign policy, human rights, civil liberties, …
EGYPT: New crackdown to terrorise civil society
Paris-Geneva, July 23, 2019 – At least 83 persons, including political opposition activists, journalists and human rights defenders, have been arrested in Egypt over terrorist charges since June 25 for …
Atrocities against migrants in Libya must be probed by African Commission on People’s Rights
A joint request demanding an investigation into the gross human rights violations against refugees and migrants in Libyan detention centers was submitted today to the African Commission on Human and …
Israeli Authorities Attempt to Forcibly Deport Palestinian Photojournalist from Jerusalem to Jordan
During the night of 21-22 July 2019, the Israeli authorities attempted to deport Palestinian photojournalist Mustafa al-Kharouf, from Givon Prison near the city of Ramleh in Israel to Jordan, a …
Egypt: Draft NGO law before parliament is simply rebranded repression, must be rejected
The undersigned organizations reject the draft NGO law currently before the Egyptian parliament. Presented as an alternative to the widely-criticized Law 70 of 2017, the draft NGO is simply a …
Syria: Access Must be Given to UN Chemical Weapons Investigators
As Syrian and Russian forces continue their assault on the civilian population in Idlib, the undersigned organizations urgently call on the United Nations Security Council to demand the OPCW[1] Investigation …
Egypt: Aboul-Fotouh’s life in critical danger from prolonged medical neglect in prison
The undersigned organizations warn that prominent opposition politician Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul-Fotouh will soon meet the grim fate of former president Mohamed Morsi, unless there is immediate intervention to put …
Syria: To Save Civilian Lives, International Community Must Compel Syrian Government to Cooperate with OPCW Investigation Team
With reports by Syrian rights organizations of yet another chemical weapons attack by Syrian government forces, it is imperative that the UN Security Council and the international community take urgent …
Egypt: Latest arrest campaign seeks to eliminate emerging coalition in coming parliamentary elections
The undersigned rights organizations demand the immediate, unconditional release of all persons detained in the dawn security raids of June 25 and 26, in which at least eight were arrested …