The undersigned human rights and civil liberties organizations urge the Saudi and UAE-led coalition to immediately and unconditionally release Radhya Almutawakel and Abdulrasheed Alfaqih, two prominent Yemeni human rights defenders …
Saudi Arabia | Crackdown on Saudi women human rights defenders sets off alarms
Over 30 human rights groups call for their immediate release The undersigned human rights groups call on the Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all human rights defenders arrested …
CIHRS Analyzes Prospects for Peace and Democratic Transition in Libya
At the beginning of May, the Libyan people suffered yet another terrorist attack as they struggle to transition into democracy, this time with a suicide bombing of the electoral commission …
Libya Platform: Although an important step, Paris meeting stymied by failure to draft security sector reform plan and activate effective deterrence mechanisms
While welcoming the Tuesday May 29th meeting in Paris between warring Libyan parties and the UN and representatives of the international community, the Libya Platform fears this latest attempt to …
United Arabian Emirates |Call for Mayor of Manchester to name a street after Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester Manchester, UK the.mayor@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk 31 May 2018 Dear Mayor Burnham, The undersigned organisations are writing to you to request your support for the release of …
Oral intervention at United Nations Human Rights Council’s 28th Special Session on deteriorating human rights situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory
UN Human Rights Council: Twenty-Eighth Session – Oral Intervention, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies18 May 2018Delivered by: Mona SabellaThank you Mr. President, It is clear from the last six …
Enough is Enough: 95 civil society organizations call on the Human Rights Council to urgently launch a ‘Commission of Inquiry’ to investigate violence against protesters in Palestine
In light of the recent mass killing of civilians in occupied Palestine, the undersigned 95 organizations call on the UN Human Rights Council to urgently launch an independent investigation into …
Palestine | The massacre must stop: Israel slaughters civilians calling for basic rights on the 70th anniversary of Al Nakba
Over 60 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 2000 civilians were wounded by the Israeli occupation forces during marches in the Occupied Palestinian Territory between yesterday and today, May …
Tanzania: Civil society groups express concern over rapid decline in human rights
Tanzania: 65 civil society groups call on the Tanzanian Government to address rapidly deteriorating environment for media, human rights defenders and opposition party members To President John Magufuli Your Excellency, We, …
Palestinian Prisoners Day
Throughout the week, CIHRS will highlight the profiles of Palestinian prisoners, among which are prominent figures in Palestinian society. These prisoners’ stories will shed light on the continuous and systematic arbitrary deprivation of liberty for Palestinians living under a prolonged and brutal military occupation for half a century.