On 23 August 2011, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) decided with the approval of 33 member states to form an investigative committee on allegations of Crimes Against Humanity …
UN complaint and press conference to respond to attacks on civil society groups
Responding to the fierce government and media campaign against civil society groups, this morning 39 human rights organizations submitted a complaint with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly andof Association, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, and the Special Rapporteur onHuman Rights …
Over 40 NGOs express their support for granting the ECOSOC Status to Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression
Your Excellency, As civil society organizations from throughout the African and Arab regions and around the world, we are writing to you to express our strong support and …
Bahrain authorities continue to abuse human rights advocates doctors reformers in absence of int… Accountability
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its deep concern and total condemnation of the severe penalties targeting prominent political and advocacy figures in Bahrain whose only …
UN Human Rights Council: Double-standards tarnish positive initiatives at international rights body
International community fails to address human rights crisis in Bahrain (Geneva – 17 June 2011) On Friday, the UN Human Rights Council wrapped up its 17th Session, adopting a …
Joint NGO end of session statement Human Rights Council 17th session – June 2011
Mr President, This is a joint statement on behalf of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Human Rights …
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Meets with Defenders from the Arab World
On June 7, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) met with Ms. Navanethem Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human …
Civil society organisations urge Human Rights Council to condemn crackdown in Bahrain and Yemen
Geneva. 7 June 2011. Silence by the international community in the face of the massive crackdown on protestors, civil society and the media in both Yemen and Bahrain makes …
Side Event “Transition”: Egypt and Tunisia
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and the International Federation for Human Rights cordially invite you to a Side Event during the 17th Session of the Human Rights …