To all Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Office at Geneva Your Excellencies, During the COVID-19 pandemic and in the period that followed, the Human Rights Council (HRC) and other …
Egypt: Human Rights Organizations Condemn Expansion of Supreme State Security Prosecution’s Use of Summons and Excessive Bail to Intimidate Independent Voices
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the continued escalation in summoning human rights defenders, journalists, and political figures for investigation before the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP). These repeated summonses, …
YEMEN: NEW REPORT UNCOVERS HORRIFIC CONDITIONS IN SECRET DETENTION CENTER
A damning new report by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Abductees Mothers Association (AMA) exposes a secret detention center in Aden operated by the Southern authorities in Yemen. Known as the Waddah Hall and once a civic center, the facility is part of a wider network of clandestine prisons that has proliferated across Yemen
Libya: Extrajudicial Killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Exacerbates Libya’s Impunity Crisis
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is gravely concerned by the latest manifestation of political violence in Libya following the assassination of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi. The extrajudicial killing …
Over a Thousand Days of War in Sudan
State disintegrates amid failed domestic leadership and weak international response
We, the undersigned Sudanese, African, and Arab organizations, stand united in our commitment to the people of Sudan after more than one thousand days of war. The conflict has accelerated …
Why was Nassera Dutour denied entry to Algeria?
A decisive hearing on 26 January 2026
On 26 January 2026, Nassera Dutour, President of the Collective of Families of the Disappeared in Algeria (CFDA), is expected to learn the grounds for her denial of entry to …
Subject: Urgent Appeal for the Release and Protection of Mr. Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek
Dear Minister Burke, We write on behalf of an international coalition of human rights organizations, religious freedom advocates—including members of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Roundtable—and independent experts to respectfully …
Joint Submission on the Human Rights Situation of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon: The 4th Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) – 2026
Download the report as a PDF filePrepared by a coalition of 15 human rights organizations and networks, this joint report reviews the human rights situation of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon …
Urgent appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Council: Take action to end deadly repression and impunity in Iran
To: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a special session …
Ensuring the Full, Meaningful, and Safe Participation of Diverse Civil Society in the UN Crimes against Humanity Treaty Process
We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, represent civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, victim/survivor associations, and academic institutions from around the world. We have technical expertise on the prevention and punishment …
Yemen: Houthis Escalate Arbitrary Detentions of UN staff members
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) calls for the immediate and unconditional release of ten additional United Nations staff detained by Ansar Allah (Houthis) on 18 December 2025, …
Over two-year detention of Yemeni journalist Naseh Shaker condemned by human rights organizations in a letter calling for his release
Mr. Rashad al-Alimi President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Mr. Aidarus al-Zoubaidi Vice President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) President of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) Aden, Yemen …
1,115 European financial institutions involved in financing 104 companies contributing to the illegal occupation and crime of genocide
The Don’t Buy into Occupation (DBIO) Coalition has released its 2025 report uncovering the extent of European financial institutions’ investments in companies that support and encourage Israel’s illegal settlement project …
Yemen: Government Escalates Repression Against Civil Society
The Yemeni Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MoSAL) has escalated its repression of civil society organizations that work across the country, further shrinking civic space, eight organizations said today. …
One year after Assad: Limited reforms, scant justice, and continuing bloodshed
Today 8 December marks a year since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, which represented a historical turning point bringing Syrians hope for freedom and justice after decades …