Crisis in Bahrain: Torture Revived, Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders Wednesday 22 September13.00 – 15.00Palais des Nations, room XXIV The panel will discuss the crackdown on human rights …
Update: CIHRS Sets a Precedent, Human Rights Defender Speaks Via Skype at UN Side Event
Today, September 21st, a Side Event entitled “Reprisals against persons that have cooperated with the UN and its mechanisms and procedures in the field of human rights: Effective responses …
CIHRS Denounces Legal Discrimination against Women in the Arab World at UN
United Nations Human Rights Council: Session 15 Panel on Discrimination Against Women- Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 20 September, 2010 Delivered by: Laila Matar Thank you …
Happening Now: CIHRS Condemns Rising Human Rights Violations in Syria and Bahrain before the UN
United Nations Human Rights Council: 15th Session Item 4: GD, Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 20 September, 2010 Delivered by: Ziad Abdel Tawab Thank you Mr. …
Tomorrow: International Experts Discuss the Fate of HRD Engagement with UN in Light of Governmental Reprisals
You are cordially invited to a panel discussion entitled: Reprisals against persons that have cooperated with the UN and its mechanisms and procedures in the field of human rights:Effective …
CIHRS and DBA Call on UN Human Rights Council to Fulfill its Responsibility to the Sudanese People
United Nations Human Rights Council: Session 15 Item 4: Interactive Dialogue- IE on Sudan- Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 17 September 2010 Delivered by: Ziad Abdel …
Sudanese and International Human Rights Defenders: ‘UN Rights Council Must Not Silence Victims of Rights Violations in Sudan’
(17 September 2010, Geneva) The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council appears to be on the verge of ending the mandate of the UN Independent Expert on human rights …
Update: NGOs Request that International Community and ICC investigate War Crimes Committed in Palestine
On September 16, a Side Event entitled “A Demand for Justice” was held at the UN Human Rights Council’s headquarters in Geneva. The event was organized by the Cairo …
Update: Government of Sudan Acknowledges Human Rights Violations at UN Side Event
The Side Event entitled ” Sudan: Impunity, Repression and Conflict on the Rise” was held this afternoon in the UN Human Rights Council’s headquarters in Geneva. The side event …