Joint statement : On the anniversary of the revolution, the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members, urges the Tunisian government to revoke …
Bahrain: Vicious Attack on Human Rights defender Nabeel Rajab
06 Jan 2012 The Gulf Centre for Human Rights, the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hold the authorities in Bahrain full responsibility for …
International joint Urgent Appeal: Egypt National and International Human Rights Organizations are Under Attack
The undersigned organizations are deeply concerned about reports of attacks against NGOs in Egypt. Egyptian security forces, in uniform and in civilian clothes, as well as public prosecutors, are reported …
Urgent Appeal: Egypt: National and International Human Rights Organizations are Under Attack
Urgent Appeal: Egypt: National and International Human Rights Organizations are Under Attack Egyptian security forces, in uniform and in civilian clothes, and public prosecutors have stormed the offices of: Arab …
Joint call by Civil Society to the United Nations Security Council: Urgent action needed to provide protection to civilians in Syria and to ensure accountability
While the undersigned organizations recognize the draft resolution condemningSyriacurrently being discussed by the Security Council, the current text does not adequately address the severity of the situation on the ground …
Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders Sweeps Arab Region: Seeds of Repression Planted in Year of Revolution
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) hails the courageous work of the many human rights defenders in the Arab region who were – and still are – one …
JOINT LETTER OF LITIGANTS TO THE WORKING GROUP ON COMMUNICATIONS OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
December 2 2011. To: Commissioner Kayitesi Zainabo Sylvie, Chairperson, WGC; Commissioner Reine Alapini-Gansou, Member, WGC; Commissioner Pacifique Manirakiza, Member, WGC; Dr Mary Maboreke, Secretary to the African Commission, Member, WGC; …
Joint Call by Civil Society for a Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council to consider the findings of the Syrian Commission of Inquiry and ensure accountability
Your Excellency, As civil society organizations from around the world we urgently call on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) to convene a special session on Syria …
UN General Assembly Should Condemn the Violence in Syria
November 21, 2011 To: All Member States of the UN General Assembly Dear Ambassador, On October 20 a number of our organizations wrote to you to urge the …