Yesterday, 13 September 2013, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies presented an oral intervention about the state of transitional justice in the countries of the “Arab Spring” to the …
Statement to the Human Rights Council in support of the initiative of a group of States for a legally binding instrument on transnational corporations
The operations of many Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and other business enterprises cause the devastation of livelihoods, territories and the environment of the communities where they operate; they pursue the commodification …
In a Side Event at the United Nations Human Rights Council:
Repression and Impunity in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
Yesterday, 12 September 2013, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) organized an event …
No to Tyranny… No to War
21 Arab Organizations Decry America’s Strike and Assad’s Crimes in Syria
We, as Arab rights organizations, express our full solidarity with the struggle of the Syrian people for freedom and human rights, including the right to self-determination through free and fair …
At the UN, The Cairo Institute Discusses: Human Rights as Arab Countries Struggle for Democracy
Today, Monday, 9 September 2013, marks the beginning of the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) in Geneva. The session is scheduled to continue until …
Break-through at St Petersburg summit needed to give hope of a better future for millions of Syrians
< p style=”text-align: center;”>Leaders must set their differences aside and kick-start urgent political negotiations for Syria World leaders attending the G20 summit must seize this opportunity and make real progress …
35 civil society organizations ask the Arab League Secretary General to discuss the situation in Egypt during the coming Ministerial Council
Your Excellency, Dr. Nabil El Araby Secretary General, League of Arab States Ahead of the upcoming Ministerial Council of the League on September 3rd, 2013 we the undersigned, representing 35 …
35 NGOs call on the Arab League to form a fact finding mission on the situation in Egypt
Today, 1 September 2013, 35 Arab and International nongovernmental organizations, among them the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), sent a joint letter to Dr. Nabeel El Arabi, the …
UAE DENIES INTERNATIONAL LEGAL OBSERVER ACCESS TO VERDICT IN SHOW TRIAL OF UAE94
the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information …