November 7, 2012 H.R.H. Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan President United Arab Emirates Your Majesty, We, the undersigned, are a diverse group of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from around the …
Bahrain Prosecutes Human Rights Activist for his UN Work
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) strongly denounce the arbitrary arrest, detention, and politically motivated charges brought against human rights …
SYRIA: Concern following the enforced disappearance of human rights lawyer Khalil Maatouk
Copenhagen, Geneva, Paris, October 3, 2012. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation …
‘Counter-Revolution’ at the United Nations Human Rights Council? Arab states respond to unprecedented scrutiny with attacks on rights defenders and standards
From 10-28 September, during the 21st Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council), an unprecedented number of governments from the Arab region came under international scrutiny and …
unhrc should not allow Israel to disregard the UN charter and undermine the credibility of international instruments 2012
GENERAL ASSEMBLY HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 21st Session Item 1 – Organizational and procedural matters Concluding remarks I thank you Madam President, I speak on behalf of Badil, MRAP, ISMUN, North-South XXI, …
Cairo Institute condemns deteriorating rights situation in Sudan, calls on Sudanese government to cooperate with UN
Over the past year, the state of human rights in Sudan has sharply declined, with excessive force being used against peaceful protestors in Khartoum and other cities across the country …
CIHRS warns of “cosmetic” reform in Yemen
Yesterday, Wednesday 26 September 2012, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) welcomed the steps taken by the government of Yemen to address rights violations within the country, including …
Tunisia should accept all UN recommendations on free expression, says IFEX-TMG
While welcoming Tunisia’s acceptance of 110 of its 125 recommendations during a United Nations review last week, the IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG) calls on the country’s leadership to adopt …
Crimes go unpunished in Gaza, while Israel ignores international calls for accountability
Yesterday, Monday, 24 September 2012, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral intervention during a discussion of the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories …