Madam High Commissioner, We, the undersigned human rights organisations, write to follow up on your commitment last year to release a report on grave ongoing human rights violations by Chinese …
HRC49: Open Letter to States on the Draft Resolution on Human Rights Defenders
To: Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council At its current session, the UN Human Rights Council will be discussing a draft resolution on human rights …
49th UN Human Rights Council: CIHRS and partners prepare advocacy on MENA region
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View PostCorporate accountability: EU must not squander historic opportunity to tackle environmental crisis, human rights abuses
Paris, Brussels, 23 February 2022 – The European Commission adopted its long-awaited proposal for a directive on Sustainable Corporate Due Diligence (SCDD), which aims to prevent and remedy human rights …
Algeria: The Escalating repression threatens the survival of independent civil society
View PostYemen: Immediately release journalist Hala Badawi
The undersigned Yemeni, international and regional human rights organizations condemn the arbitrary arrest of journalist Hala Fouad Badawi by the security authorities of Hadhramaut Governate in Yemen. The governorate is …
NGOs call to support the extension of the full mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council 10 February 2022 Re: Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights …
Civil society appeal to the Italian government, the UNHCR and the IOM for the Immediate withdrawal of the Italy-Libya Memorandum
On February 2, 2022, the day marking the fifth anniversary of the Memorandum, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) – together with the Association for Judicial Studies on …
The UN should not recognise the representatives of Sudan’s de facto military regime
In a letter sent to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, the Director of the UN Office at Geneva, and the President of the UN Human Rights Council today, a group …
Over 20 CSOs call on EIB Board to reinforce policies and standards in Environmental & Social Sustainability Framework, including on human rights
Over 20 civil society organizations (CSOs) including CIHRS have addressed a briefing letter to members of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB), calling on them to …
60 civil society organisations urge Dutch government to resume support for Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC)
On 26 January 2022, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined 60 NGOs, trade unions and other civil society groups based in Europe and the United States in …
Civil society calls for immediate and unconditional release of Bahraini academic, blogger, and human rights defender, Dr Abduljalil AlSingace
In a letter sent on 17 January 2022, 27 local, regional and international human rights organizations urged states and the European Union to call for the immediate and unconditional release …
Algeria: Marked regression in human rights underscored by proliferation of baseless terrorism prosecutions
The undersigned organisations are deeply concerned and alarmed by the sustained repression of fundamental freedoms and legitimate human rights work in Algeria, including the marked proliferation of prosecutions on baseless …