Human rights organizations are gravely concerned by the Lebanese authorities’ recent attempts to silence and discredit Mohammed Sablouh, a human rights lawyer defending victims of torture and Syrian refugees facing …
UN Human Rights Council Member States’ abject failure to renew Yemen investigation is a wake-up call
(13 October 2021) Civil society organizations condemn and express their profound disappointment at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (the Council) decision to discontinue the mandate of the Group of …
Peace process and legitimacy of elections in Libya threatened by lack of accountability and rule of law
View PostShutting minds and silencing the future: what the Dubai Expo really covers up
(Geneva/Beirut) — From 1 October 2021 to March 2022, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the Dubai Expo, the first World Expo to be held in the Arab World. Two dozen human rights partners* …
Algeria: Effort to Dissolve Prominent Civic Association
Government’s Court Case Against RAJ Threatens Freedom of Association (Beirut, October 11, 2021) – Algerian authorities should drop their effort to dissolve a prominent civil society group over alleged violation …
GA 76: Sign on to Cross-regional joint statement on reprisals at the 76th session of the General Assembly Third Committee
To: Member States of the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee On 14 October 2021, the United Kingdom will present a cross-regional joint statement on reprisals during the interactive dialogue …
HRC48: Support resolution on ‘Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights’
Fiji, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland and Uruguay have presented a draft resolution at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council on cooperation with the UN. The draft resolution aims to strengthen …
Side Event to HRC 48: Urgent Response Needed to Address Israel’s Escalation of Attacks on Palestinian Human Rights Defenders
On 4 October 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a joint webinar with Palestinian civil society on Israel’s escalating attacks against Palestinian human rights defenders and …