On April 7 the world once again was shocked by the heart-wrenching images of Syrian men, women and children who appeared to have suffocated in their houses in Douma, a …
Palestine |Unarmed protesters massacred in Occupied Palestine as Security Council inaction shields Israel from accountability
So far 18 Palestinians have been reported killed and 1,416 injured by Israel’s use of excessive lethal force to suppress a peaceful demonstration i the Gaza Strip on March 30th. …
Libya|Open letter to the Libyan state: support a mechanism to determine individual accountability for violations in Libya
We urge Libya to accept through the HRC an international investigative mechanism for Libya, to deter further horrific human rights violations of hundreds of thousands of Libyans as well as migrants and refugees and stop ongoing human rights abuses by armed groups and militias. Such mechanism would need the sufficient resources to be able to determine the facts and circumstances of violations and abuses across Libya and identify individual perpetrators and chain of command.
7 years without justice in Syria: World turns away as civilian slaughter continues unabated
Over half a million Syrians have perished since the beginning of the conflict in 2011. By March 2018, 217764 civilians were killed
Oral intervention on Syria at the UN Human Rights Council 37th Session
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies delivered an oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council 37th session held in Geneva in March, deteriorating situation in Eastern Ghouta. CIHRS …
Palestine |Urgent Appeal: Israel Must Suspend and Repeal Recent Legislation Allowing for the Revocation of Permanent Residency Status from Palestinians in Jerusalem for ‘Breach of Allegiance’
On 7 March 2018, the Israeli Parliament passed an amendment to the Entry into Israel Law which allows the Israeli Minister of Interior to revoke the permanent residency status from …
Palestine |Re: Release of UN Database of Businesses Operating in Israeli Settlements
H.E. Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais Wilson – United Nations Geneva, Switzerland 22 February 2018 Joint Open Letter to the High Commissioner for Human …
Syria | The UNGA must bring accountability and affirm international will as multiple war fronts and chemical attacks devastate civilians in Syria
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its deepest concerns regarding the escalation of hostilities in Syria, most alarmingly exemplified by reports of chlorine gas use by the …
Libya Platform: The Presidential Council of the GNA must abide by its responsibility to ensure the protection and safe return of the displaced Tawergha community
The Libya Platform, comprised of 16 Libyan organizations, is deeply concerned about recent developments regarding the return of residents to the city of Tawergha. Tawergha residents were forcibly expelled from …