Sent on 16 July 2015 and no reply has been received as yet His Majesty the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, King …
Urgent Appeal: Release Prisoner of Conscience Dr Abduljalil al-Singace as Hunger Strike Reaches 160th Day
Dr Abduljalil al-Singace is a prisoner of conscience and a member of the Bahrain 13, a group of activists arrested by the Bahraini government for their role in peaceful protests …
UN Human Rights Council: Create Commission of Inquiry for Yemen
The undersigned organizations call on the United Nations Human Rights Council to create an international commission of inquiry to investigate alleged serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human …
The Palestinian Nakba persists amid total Israeli impunity and double standards by the international community
CIHRS is deeply concerned that the 67th anniversary of al-Nakba (the Palestinian Catastrophe) has passed with very little done on the ground to ensure justice and peace in the Occupied …
Civil society organisations welcome Libya’s UN human rights review and call on the State of Libya to accept and implement recommendations
On Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted the report of the second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the human rights situation in Libya. The UPR comes at …
A Special Evening at CIHRS to Commemorate the 67th Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba
This year marks the 67th anniversary of the Palestinian nakba, or catastrophe, when forces with the nascent Israeli state dispossessed the Palestinian people, a process that continues to this day. …
CIHRS and Defenders Network discuss prospects of Libya’s political dialogue with local civil society and the UN
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in conjunction with the Defenders Network, organized a set of meetings and panel discussions on May 6 and 7 in Tunis, bringing together …
Israel Continues its Systematic Violation of Palestinian Self-Determination, Human Rights, and Dignity
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) calls for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defender and Palestinian legislator Khalida Jarrar who has been detained by Israeli …
EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF SYRIA’S LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AFTER FOUR YEARS OF CRISIS
Eighty-three percent of all the lights in Syria have gone out since the start of the conflict there, a global coalition of humanitarian and human rights organisations has revealed ahead …
Libya: Urgent Action Needed by the United Nations in the Face of Gross Ongoing Violations
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is gravely concerned with the escalation of violence in Libya, and the continuation of systematic and gross human rights abuses. The violence …