Silence Is Not an Option!The UN Security Council must take a stronger stand on Syria Dear AmbassadorAs leaders of (224) civil society organizations from (18) countries across the Arab …
The African Union Mandates CIHRS to Conduct a Study on Freedom of Association in Africa
The African Commission for Human and People Rights (ACHPR) issued a resolution [ACHPR/Res.179 (XLIX) 2011] appointing the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and seven other African regional …
We must not turn a blind eye to the continuous crackdown against protestors in Syria
Open Letter by Arab Civil Society Organisations to HE, Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Foreign Minsters and Heads of Member States Delegations. We, the undersigned …
Proposed issues for discussion during CAT NGO meeting, May 2011
This discussion paper is submitted on behalf of Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS), Federation Internationale de l’Action des Chrétiens pour …
Fifty-two IFEX members and partners call on world authorities to help stop human rights violations and free expression abuses
Joint action – Bahrain (ANHRI/IFEX) – 9 May 2011 – Thirty-eight IFEX members and 14 partners appeal for global attention to stop detention, torture and threats to journalists and …
International Crimes are being perpetrated by the Syrian authorities
Oral intervention by the International Federation for Human Rights FIDH the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies CIHRS and the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies DCHRS 16th Special Session …
letter to member States of the African Group
To: letter to member States of the African Group Re: Syria’s Candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council Your Excellency, As African nongovernmental organizations working in the field of human rights, we …
Arab governments and the Arab League must absolve themselves of OIC efforts to shield Syria from accountability
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies, the Committees for the Defense of Democracy Freedom and Human Rights in Syria, and the Egyptian …
The League of Arab States should not be a platform to support the crimes of the Syrian regime against its people
The 13 undersigned Arab Human Rights NGOs are deeply concerned about efforts undertaken by member states of the League of Arab States to garner support for the Syrian government’s candidacy …
Syria Should not be allowed on the UN Human Rights Council
Letter of Appeal by Syrian and Arab Human Rights NGOs: Dear Excellency, We, the undersigned Syrian and Arab NGOs, are deeply alarmed about the candidacy of the Syrian Arab Republic …