In two separate meetings with the UN yesterday October 9th, Libyan civil society representatives emphasized that the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe and the stalled peace and reconciliation process cannot be addressed …
Inquiry related to the database of businesses profiting from occupation welcomed as a positive step towards ending Israeli impunity
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) welcomes the progress made by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in establishing a database of businesses unlawfully …
For Palestinian unity to prevail, the best interest and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people must be prioritized
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights (CIHRS) joins Palestinian civil society organizations in considering the renewed Egyptian efforts a good first step toward bringing an end to the inter-Palestinian strife …
Bahey eldin Hassan meets with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Arab Governments Must Support the UN in Regions Most Afflicted by Repression, Terrorism, and Warfare
On Wednesday September 13th, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Bahey eldin Hassan met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad …
Bahrain | Re: Addressing intensifying human rights violations in Bahrain at the Human Rights Council
Geneva, 30 August 2017 Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Bahraini, regional and international human rights organizations, remain alarmed at the ongoing human rights crisis in the Kingdom of Bahrain. We …
Libya | The Libyan Civil Society Associations (The Platform) Condemns the Enforced Disappearance of Ali Zeidan.Enforced Disappearances are Widespread and Systematic in Libya
The Platform [i] strongly condemns the disappearance of the former Prime Minister of Libya, Mr. Ali Zeidan, for the seventh consecutive day amidst the shameful silence of the authorities in …
Syria: Rights groups condemn extrajudicial execution of human rights defender and software engineer Bassel Khartabil
The family of Bassel Khartabil, a Syrian-Palestinian software engineer and free speech activist, confirmed that he had been subjected to an extrajudicial execution in October 2015. The undersigned human rights …
Occupied Palestinian Territory | UN should ensure accountability and end the half-century long occupation
In a statement delivered by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) on 19 June 2017 under Agenda Item 7 at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), UN Member …
Egypt | CIHRS-iReMMO Paris meetings highlight human rights, political and security issues in Egypt
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Institut de Recherche et d’Etudes Méditerranée Moyen-Orient (iReMMO) jointly held two events in Paris on June 6th and 7th to …
Occupied Palestinian Territory| Israeli military judicial system entrenches the occupation, oppressing Palestinians in their struggle for self-determination
In commemoration of Palestinian Prisoners’ Day on April 17th, The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its solidarity with the 6500 Palestinian detainees and prisoners currently confined in …