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. …
Israeli Apartheid Undermines Palestinian Right to Health Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
This year we mark World Health Day as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to sweep across the globe, disproportionately impacting those subjected to situations of institutionalised oppression, discrimination, and …
Libya: A complete failure to implement UPR recommendations since 2015
In the run-up to the 2020 Libya Universal Periodic Review pre-session in collaboration with UPR Info , CIHRS with Libya Platform[1], issued a joint statement on April 2nd 2020 detailing …
Palestine: On Land Day, Civil Society Calls for Accountability and an End to Israel’s Illegal Closure of Gaza
For the past two years,[1] Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip have gathered on a near-weekly basis to participate in the Great Return March demonstrations at the Gaza perimeter fence, …
Egypt: Overcrowded prisons will become epicenters of coronavirus outbreak unless some detainees immediately released
The signatory human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s reckless refusal to release select groups of detainees for the sake of curbing the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. As the Egyptian government …
Syria: Fears of a COVID-19 Pandemic in Detention Centers
The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) poses a great danger to the lives of the nearly 100,000 detainees held in the Syrian government’s detention facilities, despite the government’s denial of …
Egypt: Immediately release Eman Al-Helw and Hossam Ahmad
In an urgent appeal this morning 25 March 2020, five regional and international human rights organizations called on the international community to pressure the Egyptian government to immediately release actress …
G20: Hundreds of civil society organisations pledge to avoid Saudi Arabia-led process
More than 220 civil society organizations from around the world have voiced their concerns over the G20 civil society engagement process hosted by and in Saudi Arabia in 2020. The …