We, the undersigned civil society organisations, call upon the Member States of the Council of Europe to take urgent and collective action to address the growing phenomenon of transnational repression …
Rights Groups Urge Italy to Stop Deportation of Mohamed Shahin to Egypt and Ensure His Right to Seek Asylum
Thirteen Civil society organizations call on the Italian government and the Ministry of Interior to halt the deportation of Mohamed Mahmoud Ebrahim Shahin to Egypt, consistent with Italy’s obligations under …
International solidarity statement on UK state repression – taking action to prevent a genocide is not terrorism
On 5 July 2025, the UK government enforced the unprecedented decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. This is a dark time for democracy and a deeply oppressive …
Libya’s Draft Law on Violence Against Women: A Long-Awaited Step Forward -But Meaningless Without Tackling Lawlessness and Impunity
A Libyan Draft Law on the Protection of Women from Violence, introduced in November 2023 and currently awaiting parliamentary approval, marks an important normative step toward recognizing and combating violence …
Human rights organisations and international trade union federations call for the immediate release of unionist and human rights defender Ali Mammeri
The undersigned human rights organisations and trade unions call on the Algerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Algerian trade unionist Ali Mammeri, rescind his arbitrary 15-year prison sentence handed …
UN Security Council Resolution 2803 Reinforces Imperialist Policy and Undermines Palestinian Self-Determination
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its serious alarm following the UN Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2803, endorsing the United States–led Comprehensive Plan to End the …
Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights
Government and Commissioner’s Reports Exclude Key Violations The African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights should act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its …
Sudan: UN sets up inquiry into atrocities in el-Fasher, but fails to hold governments enabling atrocities accountable
Today, in an emergency session of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations tasked the UN Fact Finding Mission (FFM) on Sudan and the UN OHCHR with carrying out an …
Public Letter to Libyan Government of National Unity: Call for Genuine Human Rights Reforms Ahead of Libya’s Fourth UPR Cycle
Your Excellency, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah of Libya. We, the organizations of the Libya Platform Coalition for Human Rights and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, note the …
Joint statement demands immediate release of Algerian Hirak poet Mohamed Tadjadit risking a death penalty sentence ahead of November 11 hearing
Ahead of upcoming court dates on 11 and 30 November 2025, 20 leading Algerian, regional and international organisations reiterate their calls on the Algerian authorities to drop all charges and …
The Human Rights Council should convene a special session on Sudan to address the situation in and around El Fasher, North Darfur, and ensure urgent investigations
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Your Excellencies, In light of the situation in and around El Fasher, …
Syria’s Transition Hangs in the Balance: CIHRS Report on Civil Society’s Struggle for a Voice
Download the report as a PDF fileThe Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) released a report today, titled ‘We can’t sit back and wait’: Syria’s transition through the eyes …
Sudan: Urgent international action required to protect civilians and prevent further atrocities in El Fasher
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), together with its member organizations in Sudan (SHRM and ACJPS), as well as other undersigned member organizations from across Africa and the Arab …
EU/Egypt: First summit should not ignore human rights violations
As the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa hold the “first ever” EU-Egypt summit with Egypt’s President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi on 22 October, the …
The Yemeni Coalition for Human Rights, in partnership with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies:
#WannaLive – A new human rights campaign addressing the daily suffering of the Yemeni people and the violation of their basic rights
On the anniversary of the Yemeni people’s uprising against the tyranny of the occupation, 14 October, the Yemeni Coalition for Human Rights in partnership with the Cairo Institute for Human …