On February 2, 2022, the day marking the fifth anniversary of the Memorandum, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) – together with the Association for Judicial Studies on …
The UN should not recognise the representatives of Sudan’s de facto military regime
In a letter sent to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, the Director of the UN Office at Geneva, and the President of the UN Human Rights Council today, a group …
60 civil society organisations urge Dutch government to resume support for Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC)
On 26 January 2022, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined 60 NGOs, trade unions and other civil society groups based in Europe and the United States in …
Civil society calls for immediate and unconditional release of Bahraini academic, blogger, and human rights defender, Dr Abduljalil AlSingace
In a letter sent on 17 January 2022, 27 local, regional and international human rights organizations urged states and the European Union to call for the immediate and unconditional release …
Algeria: Marked regression in human rights underscored by proliferation of baseless terrorism prosecutions
The undersigned organisations are deeply concerned and alarmed by the sustained repression of fundamental freedoms and legitimate human rights work in Algeria, including the marked proliferation of prosecutions on baseless …
Algeria: Serious concerns for physical and psychological integrity of prisoner of conscience Abdallah Benaoum subjected to long-term judicial harassment
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Dear EU High Representative Borrell and Foreign Ministers of the EU member states, We are writing following credible revelations that Israeli NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware was used to hack the devices of …
Joint Letter: Congress Must Block Biden Administration’s Wrongful $650 Million Arm sale to Saudi Arabia or Risk Fueling Further U.S. Complicity in Rights Violations and Yemini Civilian Suffering
Dear Members of Congress, We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations, write in opposition to the Biden Administration’s plans to sell $650 million in air-to-air munitions to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. …