Briefing Paper Building on the 23 October 2020 ceasefire declaration and United Nations-led consultations in the framework of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), the Libyan peace process eventually led …
Palestine: UN and member states should recognize and take action towards ending Israel’s crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people
On the fifteenth anniversary of the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, eight human rights organizations reiterated that the international community has …
Qatar: Open letter to Emir of Qatar regarding the travel ban of five innocent citizens and the imprisonment of two of them
On 11 May 2021 CIHRS joined 28 organizations in denouncing the imposition of an arbitrary travel ban on five Qatari citizens: Mohammed Yousef Al-Sulaiti, Saoud Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani, …
Palestine: Egyptian rights organizations demand an end to Israel’s attacks and apartheid
The undersigned human rights organizations assert that the violent incidents in the occupied Palestinian territories (East Jerusalem) and their repercussions on the situation in the Gaza Strip are a logical …
International human rights organizations: The Secretary-General of the United Nations must ensure the publication of a complete list of perpetrators of violations in the 2021 annual report on children and armed conflict
Eighteen human rights organizations called on the UN Secretary-General to ensure that the 2021 annual report on children and armed conflict and its annexed list of perpetrators is comprehensive and includes …
Palestine: International Community Must Take Immediate Effective Measures Amid Escalating Israeli Attacks in Jerusalem
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns the escalating and aggressive Israeli attacks in Jerusalem targeting the Palestinian people. Israel’s apartheid regime is on full display for the …
Algeria: Terrorism charges brought against human rights defenders in Oran constitute a dangerous escalation
On 29 April 2021, the Public Prosecutor of Oran charged human rights defenders Kaddour Chouicha, Jamila Loukil, and Said Boudour in a new criminal case, which includes the charge of …
Palestine: In a Joint Submission to UN Special Rapporteur, Organisations Highlight the Role of Israel’s Colonial Settlements in the Entrenchment of its Settler-Colonial and Apartheid Regime
On 30 April 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC), and Habitat International Coalition – Housing and Land Rights Network submitted a joint …
Yemen: Urgent intervention needed to ensure release of four journalists detained and sentenced to death in Sana’a
As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, reaffirming the fundamental principles of press freedom, the situation of journalists in Yemen remains precarious in the context of an ongoing war …
Morocco: Harassment Against Helena Maleno Must Stop
EuroMed Rights and the undersigned organisations condemn the Moroccan government’s ban on entry into Morocco of activist Helena Maleno Garzon, president of the Association Caminando Fronteras, and are alarmed by …