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 …
Sudan: The United Nations should continue support of systemic human rights reforms
Days before the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council beginning on September 9, 2020, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined more than 20 regional …
Palestine: UN must urgently intervene to ensure Israel upholds its legal obligations toward Palestinian prisoners and detainees
The need for urgent intervention to ensure the right to health and safety is upheld for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention centres was reasserted in a joint urgent appeal to …
Civil society calls on HRC to strengthen GEE mandate and focus on accountability for human rights violations in Yemen
On 20 August 2020, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Mwatana for Human Rights submitted a joint written statement to the 45th Regular Session of the UN …