Dear Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Dear Justice Minister Adel Nassar, We, the undersigned international and national human rights organizations, and families of the victims of the August 2020 Beirut port …
Yemen: Peace talks, not military strikes, are the only solution to prolonged conflict
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is alarmed by reports of at least 53 civilians killed by the United States’ airstrikes on Yemen, which US President Donald Trump …
Yemen: End movement restrictions on villages in Al Bayda and investigate grave violations against civilians
The Houthi de facto authorities have bombed or set ablaze at least nine civilian homes since 9 January in the Hanket Al Massoud area in Al Bayda province, southeast of …
Bahrain must immediately free detained human rights defender Ali AlHajee
We, the undersigned human rights organisations, call for the immediate release of human rights defender Ali AlHajee, who was detained by Bahraini authorities following a police summons on Friday, 28 …
Gaza’s reconstruction requires Palestinian self-determination, with an end to occupation and apartheid
The emergency Arab summit on 4 March 2025 publicly rejected the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza promoted by United States’ President Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu, and announced …
Syria’s National Dialogue: A First Step, But Uncertainty Clouds the Way Forward
Steps indispensable to ensuring an effective, transparent, and inclusive democratic transition in Syria must be immediately undertaken, underscored the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) today, following the conclusion …
Urgent Demand to Stop Executions and Investigate Human Rights Abuses in Saudi Arabia
We, the undersigned organizations, are gravely concerned about the imminent execution of dozens of prisoners in Saudi Arabia on non-lethal drug-related charges, including numerous Egyptian nationals held in Tabuk Prison. …
The AIMC must end its role in transnational repression, say NGOs
The undersigned organisations call on the Arab Interior Ministers’ Council (AIMC) to cease its facilitation of arbitrary extraditions of peaceful dissidents and human rights defenders across Arab League countries and …
Fourteen Years After Libya’s Revolution: Lawlessness, religious rhetoric and entrenched repression
As Libya marks the anniversary of the 2011 revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, the country faces an escalating human rights crisis. Initial aspirations for democracy and justice have been eclipsed …