The undersigned Yemeni, international and regional human rights organizations condemn the arbitrary arrest of journalist Hala Fouad Badawi by the security authorities of Hadhramaut Governate in Yemen. The governorate is …
Civil society appeal to the Italian government, the UNHCR and the IOM for the Immediate withdrawal of the Italy-Libya Memorandum
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 …