Mr. Edouard Philippe Prime Ministre Hôtel de Matignon 57 rue de Varenne 75007 Paris Copy to: Mrs Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for …
Palestine: United States Plan to Entrench Israel’s Apartheid Regime Must be Rejected
Over the last three years, the Trump administration has increasingly implemented one-sided policies favoring the Government of Israel that contravene international law and reward Israel’s illegal actions. These policies reinforce …
Morocco: Release historian and activist Maâti Monjib
Once again, injustice strikes in Morocco. Historian and activist Maâti MONJIB was arrested through unjustifiable means on 29 December 2020 as he was about to have lunch with his friend …
Iraq: Dangerous Trend of Unlawful Military Interventions in Arab States Must End
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns the assassinations of Iranian commander, General Qassem Soleimani, and the Iraqi Deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Committee (Al-Hashd Al-Sha’abi), Abu …
Libya: Alarming new cycle of violence is fertile ground for foreign intervention
CIHRS condemns the continuous military interference of UN member States in Libyan affairs which, since 2016, has undermined local, national and international efforts toward a fundamental, peaceful political solution. We …
Human rights organisations welcome Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on racial segregation and apartheid on both sides of the Green Line
Palestinian, regional, and international human rights organisations welcome the adoption, on Friday, 12 December 2019, by the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD or ‘the …
Urgent Appeal: Libyan Authorities Must Release Journalist Rida Fahil al-Bom Immediately
Member organizations of the Libya Platform coalition[1] call on the executive authorities in western Libya, subordinate to the Accord Government, to immediately release Rida Fahil al-Bom who is currently being …
Apartheid Imposed by Israel Must be Condemned by International Community
Israel’s Policy of Systematic Discrimination Probed by United Nations Committee (Geneva) – On December 4 and 5 2019, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) reviewed …
Joint CSO letter calling on UN member states to support the resolution on human rights in Iran at the UN General Assembly
TO: All Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York Your Excellencies, The undersigned national, regional and international civil society organizations urge your government to support resolution A/C.3/74/L.27, …
25 years of defending human rights: Rights activists, politicians and media figures from all over the world celebrate with CIHRS
Including UN Assistant Secretary-General Andrew Gilmour, Sudan’s Minister of Culture and Media Faisal Mohamed Saleh, and prominent Egyptian politician Mohamad El-Baradei On its 25th anniversary, the Cairo Institute for Human …