Urgent Appeal to the UN Special Procedures On 25 May 2020, The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and six Yemeni organizations submitted a joint urgent appeal addressed to …
Libya: Civil society letter to the UN high commissioner and human rights council president requesting to supplement UPR submissions due to Covid-19 pandemic
On 18 May 2020, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined the letter below urging the UN High Commissioner and the Human Rights Council President to re-open the …
Palestine: Israel’s Illegal Annexation of Occupied Palestinian Territory Must Be Countered by International Community
On Monday, 11 May 2020, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Al-Haq held a joint webinar entitled Countering Israel’s Impending Illegal Annexation of Occupied Palestinian Territory. The …
Syria: Forcible return to Turkey of Syrian refugees in Cyprus must end
On 15 May 2020, the administration of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) forcibly sent 100 Syrian refugees, including unaccompanied children, to Mersin, Turkey. They have been transferred …
Mainstreaming civic space in State interventions at the UN Human Rights Council Paper presented ahead of the Council’s 44th session
Around the time of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s tenth anniversary, in 2016, a range of stakeholders, including NGOs engaging in advocacy at the Council, led reflections on issues …
The Nakba at 72: A Legacy of Settler-Colonialism & Apartheid over the Palestinian People
Seventy-two years have passed since the Palestinian people were forcibly expelled from their homes, lands, and property in Palestine during the Nakba or ‘catastrophe’ which started in 1948. Palestinian society …
Yemen: Over 150 NGOs appeal for death sentences of four journalists to be overturned
Organisations supporting human rights, press freedom and journalists are calling on United Nations mechanisms and member states to help save the lives of four Yemeni journalists who were sentenced to death …
Eritrea: To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Extend the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea Excellencies, At the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council (24 June-12 July 2019), the Council extended a hand …
HRDN statement on the proposed EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2020-2024
On 25 March 2020, the European Commission and the High Representative published the new EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2020-2024, which has been submitted to the …
CIHRS Highlights State Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders for Cooperating with the Human Rights Mechanisms of the United Nations
On 1 May 2020 CIHRS made a submission on reprisals against individuals cooperating with the human rights mechanisms of United Nations to the office of the Secretary-General. This submission focuses …
IMF: Empower Civic Groups Against Covid-19 Corruption Public Oversight Key to Monitoring Emergency Funding
The International Monetary Fund should include anti-corruption measures in all its Covid-19 related emergency funding, 99 human rights and good governance groups said today in a letter to IMF Managing …
Palestine: 87 Organizations Sign Open Letter Calling for the Protection of Palestinian Workers During and After COVID-19
To mark International Workers’ Day, 87 civil society organizations and trade unions from around the world published an open letter to Mr. Guy Ryder, the Director-General of the International Labour …
The Cairo Institute and the Libya Platform urge the international community to take meaningful steps toward a genuine end to the conflict
An Endless Proxy War is Preventing Libya from Addressing the Covid-19 Pandemic The Libya Platform[1] and CIHRS urge the international community to act immediately to deter Libyan parties and their …
Civil Society Organizations Raise COVID-19 Human Rights Priorities with OHCHR
On 9 April 2020, the Human Rights Council held its first online informal briefing to address the challenges to human rights resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting, the …
EU: Time to review and remedy cooperation policies facilitating abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya
One year after the resumption of the armed conflict in Tripoli, and at a time when the humanitarian situation in Libya continues to deteriorate due to further military escalation and …