To the member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council: As you know, the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Iran is currently up for renewal and will be …
Syrian rights defenders call on the UN to refer all evidence of alleged international crimes the ICC
UN Human Rights Council: 19th Session Oral Intervention: ID on Report of COI on Syria Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 12 March, 2012 Delivered by: Mr. Mohammad Alabdallah …
CIHRS slams UN Rights Council for its silence on continued violations across the Arab world
UN Human Rights Council: 19th Session Oral Intervention: Item 4-General Debate Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 14 March, 2012 Delivered by: Ms. Laila Matar Thank you Mr. Vice …
The Syrian authorities must reveal the fate of Mazen Darwish and SCM staff
The undersigning organizations express their grave concerns for the safety of Mr. Mazen Darwish, Head of theDamascus based Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) and seven of …
Bedna Hurreya- “We Want Freedom” : A Message from peoples across the Arab World to their governments in the eve of the Syrian Revolution’s first anniversary
As the Syrian struggle for a life of freedom and democratic rights enters its second year,the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in cooperation with a community of Syrian …
One Year under military rule…A CIHRS panel during the UN Rights Council in Geneva
On March 8, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) in cooperation with Nazra for Feminist Studies organized a side event entitled “Egypt: One Year Under Military Rule” as …
Harassment of Union Leaders and Bans on Demonstrations Continue in Algeria Despite the Repeal of the State of Emergency
One year after the repeal of the state of emergency in Algeria, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint …
Joint letter to King of Bahrain Regarding Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
(Photo: Frontline Defenders) His Majesty the King Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa Office of His Majesty the King Your Majesty, We, the undersigned 45 human rights organisations which are …
CIHRS addresses the crackdown on NGOs at the UN Rights Council
Yesterday, on March 5, 2012, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral intervention addressing the ongoing attack on civil society in Egypt before the 19th session …