November 15, 2013. While the appeals trial of human right defender Naji Fateel is due to start on November 18, 2013, a group of human rights NGOs regrets the lack …
25 NGOS URGE UN THIRD COMMITTEE TO PASS IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION
As the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee prepares to vote on the resolution on the promotion and protection of human rights in Iran on November 19, 25 human rights …
Saudi Arabia: Meet Standards to Join UN Rights Body
Free Activists, Make Rights Reforms
Saudi Arabia should take immediate steps to improve its human rights record as it campaigns for a three-year seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, six human rights groups said …
Human rights abusers must not be elected to United Nations Human Rights Council
The international community should ensure that States responsible for gross human rights violations and that fail to protect human rights defenders or cooperate with the UN are not elected to …
New CIHRS report: Opportunities remain for cooperation between civil society and the League of Arab States
On Monday, October 28, 2013, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) issued a new thematic report on the mechanisms of cooperation between Arab civil society and the League …
CIHRS at the African Commission:
North African states must adopt legislation to protect the right to access to information
54th Session of the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights Banjul – 27 Oct. 2013 Oral Statement by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Item 10: Freedom of …
New Report Brings Economic & Social Rights Deficits To Attention Of UN
Almost three years have passed since the people of Egypt rose up against the autocratic regime of President Hosni Mubarak, demanding a more just society. In the face of ongoing …
130 Groups Across Africa Call for Countries to Back ICC AU Summit Should Support Court, Including Kenya Cases
(Johannesburg) – 130 groups from across Africa called on African members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a letter made public today to affirm their support for the court at an extraordinary …
Letter to Foreign Ministers on Support for the ICC in Advance of Extraordinary AU Summit
Updated to include additional endorsements on October 9, 2013 Foreign Ministers African States Parties to the International Criminal Court Re: Support for the ICC at African Union (AU) summit on …