On 30 March 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (the Committee) issued its concluding observations on its review of Israel’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political …
Algeria: Spain forsakes international obligations in appalling refoulement of Algerian whistleblower
The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the deportation by Spain of Algerian activist Mohamed Benhalima, in the evening of 24 March 2022, despite the risks of torture and serious human rights …
Egypt: Atrocious prison conditions require genuine rather than superficial changes to the law regulating prisons
Egypt’s parliament approved the amendment of several provisions of Law no. 369 of 1956 on the regulation of prisons and it was ratified by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on 20 …
Palestine: At high-level side event held by CIHRS, Special Rapporteur Lynk to present latest findings concluding that Israel authorities are committing the crime of apartheid
(Geneva) – On 22 March 2022, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) along with 22 civil society organizations and the missions of Malaysia, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine, and South …
101 Organisations Working in and on Yemen Urge Immediate Action
Joint Open Letter to the UN Security Council Representatives The conflict in Yemen will enter into its eighth year tomorrow, and civilians continue to bear the brunt of the fighting. …
Joint letter calling on the HRC to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Iran
TO: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organisations, call on your country to support the renewal of …
Open Letter: Social media companies must take urgent action to protect Libyan human rights defenders
Respected Chairpersons and Staff at Facebook, Twitter and Telegram, Front Line Defenders, an international human right organisation which works to provide hands-on practical support to human rights defenders at risk …
Palestine: Human Rights Defender and Lawyer Salah Hammouri Facing Continued Arbitrary Detention and at Imminent Risk of Forcible Deportation
On 21 March 2022, a joint urgent appeal on the recent arbitrary arrest and detention of Palestinian human rights defender Salah Hammouri by Israel was submitted to the United Nations …
Libya: Terrorization of civil society on moral and religious grounds highlights impunity of radical armed groups
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) calls on Libya’s Presidential Council and the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU) to immediately stop vilifying and inciting …
Coinciding with the 49th UN Human Rights Council: 16-day awareness raising campaign on Israel’s crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people
At the current 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) a UN Special Rapporteur will present the first official report by a UN special procedure on …
United Nations: Using counter-terrorism legislation to suppress basic freedoms undermines human rights in the Middle East and North Africa
On 10 March 2022, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and 14 local, regional, and international organizations held an online side event in parallel to the 49th session …
Rights Groups Letter to F1 CEO Ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix
CC: FIA, Teams, Drivers, Sponsors, GPDA Dear Stefano Domenicali, We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to you ahead of the Formula 1 (F1) Gulf Air Grand Prix in Bahrain to …
European States should adopt a Consistent Approach toward Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Palestine during Human Rights Council Session 49
View Post18 CSOs to EIB Board: Recommendations to improve civil society engagement
Eighteen civil society organisations, including the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, have shared recommendations to improve CSO engagement in an open letter to the European Investment Bank (EIB) Board, …
Russian Federation: UN General Assembly should suspend Russia’s rights of membership of the UN Human Rights Council
To Permanent Representatives of Member States of the United Nations in Geneva and New York Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, call on Member States of the United Nations …