An Endless Proxy War is Preventing Libya from Addressing the Covid-19 Pandemic The Libya Platform[1] and CIHRS urge the international community to act immediately to deter Libyan parties and their …
Civil Society Organizations Raise COVID-19 Human Rights Priorities with OHCHR
On 9 April 2020, the Human Rights Council held its first online informal briefing to address the challenges to human rights resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting, the …
EU: Time to review and remedy cooperation policies facilitating abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya
One year after the resumption of the armed conflict in Tripoli, and at a time when the humanitarian situation in Libya continues to deteriorate due to further military escalation and …
Yemen: Urgent Measures Needed to Protect Civilians from COVID-19
The conflict in Yemen is entering its sixth year, resulting in what is considered the worst man-made humanitarian crisis in the world. On 10 April, the first COVID-19 case was …
On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Civil Society Calls for Urgent Release of Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees in Israeli Prisons
As we mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day this year, Palestinian prisoners and detainees face the additional threat of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Israeli prisons and detention centers. While governments around …
Libya: After the first reported death from Covid-19, failure to release detainees amounts to a death sentence
Updated[1] on 21/04/2020 One year into the most recent escalation of fighting, civilians in Libya face yet another threat to their health and well-being. With the first death from Covid-19 …
Palestine: Rights and Dignity of Palestinian Workers in Israel Must be Upheld During COVID-19
The dire conditions of Palestinian workers in Israel amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was the topic of an April 14th joint urgent appeal from civil society organizations to the United …
Syria: Israel’s Wind Turbines Project an Existential Threat to the Indigenous Population of the Occupied Syrian Golan
On 9 September 2019, Israel’s National Infrastructure Committee (NIC) approved a wind energy project, which is to be built by Israeli company Energix Renewable Energies (Energix) on agricultural lands owned by …
Joint Statement by 59 Non-Governmental Organizations on The Announcement of a Temporary Ceasefire in Yemen
Over five years of brutal war in Yemen have left millions of Yemenis weakened by malnutrition and disease, and decimated Yemen’s health system. The imminent threat of COVID-19 will exacerbate …
192 Organizations Urge UN Security Council to Support Global Ceasefire
CIHRS was among 192 organizations urging the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to support the global ceasefire called for by the Secretary General aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. …