The European Parliament’s second urgency resolution on Algeria in a year is an important step and should be followed by stronger public action from the international community On 26 November, …
Morocco: Joint Letter Calling on Moroccan Authorities to Drop Charges Against Human Rights Defender Maati Monjib
The undersigned civil society organizations call on the Moroccan authorities to immediately end their intimidation and harassment campaign against academic and human rights defender Maati Monjib and drop all baseless …
Urgent appeal to UN special procedures on civilian abductees in Yemen
The abductees held at the Special Security Forces Detention Camp in Sana’a by Houthi forces in Yemen was the topic of a joint urgent appeal to the United Nations special …
Palestine: CIHRS Addresses the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights
On Monday, 16 November 2020, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) participated in the Exchange of Views on recent human rights developments in Palestine, organized by the Subcommittee …
Libya must end systematic impunity and investigate the killing of lawyer and political activist Hanan al-Barassi
The undersigned human rights groups are appalled by the assassination of lawyer and political activist Hanan al-Barassi in Benghazi on 10 November 2020, and call on the competent authorities to …
Algeria: Free Amazigh and Hirak activist in prison for exercising his freedom of opinion
On 11 November, the court of Khenchela (eastern Algeria) is expected to hear activist Yacine Mebarki’s appeal, following his sentencing on 8 October to 10 years in prison and a …
Palestinian and regional human rights organizations submit joint urgent appeal to UN Special Procedures on the escalating water and sanitation crisis in the Gaza Strip, oPt
Yesterday, four Palestinian and regional human rights organizations submitted a joint urgent appeal to the United Nations (UN) Special Procedures on the escalating water and sanitation crisis in the Gaza …
Palestine: Palestinian Authorities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip Must Uphold the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and Al-Haq are concerned with the ongoing crackdown on the freedom of opinion and expression targeting Palestinian journalists and activists by the Palestinian …
Algeria: Critically-ill activist Abdallah Benaoum must be immediately released
Algerian authorities must not allow another activist to die in detention The Algerian authorities have accelerated the arbitrary detention and prosecution of activists and journalists amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, most …
United Nations: Israel attempts to silence growing condemnation of its apartheid regime
(Geneva – 8 October 2020) On 1 October 2020, the Government of Israel attempted to silence civil society groups at the UN Human Rights Council (the Council) for condemning its imposition of …
Palestine: Human Rights Organisations Send Urgent Appeal to UN Special Procedures on the Imminent Threat of Forcible Transfer/Deportation of Salah Hammouri for “Breach of Allegiance”
On Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 13 Palestinian and regional human rights organisations submitted a joint urgent appeal to the United Nations (UN) Special Procedures on the imminent threat of forcible transfer/deportation …
Libya: The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and the Libya Platform coalition present an updated Libya Roadmap for Human Rights Reform and Restoring the Rule of Law
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the organizations of the Libya Platform coalition present an updated Libya Roadmap for Human Rights Reform and Restoring the Rule of …
Algeria: Intensifying crackdown on civil society and journalists amidst COVID-19 pandemic and before referendum a danger to free speech and public health
In reaction to the worsening human rights situation in Algeria, 31 local, regional and international civil society organizations, in the letter below, called on UN member states, the Office of …
Yemen – U.N. Human Rights Council: Help Bridge Yemen’s “Acute Accountability Gap”
22 September 2020 – States should help pave the way towards credible accountability and redress for the people of Yemen by renewing and strengthening international investigations into war crimes, other …
Algeria: Arbitrary detention of journalist Khaled Drareni another blow to democratic transition, discrediting the Presidency’s promise of reform
The undersigned civil society groups are alarmed at the continued and escalating attacks on civic space in Algeria and call on the government to end their crackdown on journalistic and …