On the eve of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, leading Arab and Amazigh human rights organizations called on the Turkish government to recognize the truth of the historic events, …
League of Arab States Discusses Proposed Amendments to its Charter
On March 28, the summit-level assembly of the League of Arab States, convened in Sharm al-Sheikh, discussed several proposed amendments to its charter, which provides the regulatory framework for the …
Human Rights Council: Reject draft counter-terrorism resolution which would undermine civil society
(Geneva) – Member States of the UN Human Rights Council should reject or push for substantial amendment of a proposed counter-terrorism resolution that would undermine civil society and respect for …
CIHRS Calls the Human Rights Council to Establish an Investigation Mechanism on Ongoing Gross Violations in Libya
Yesterday, March 25, 2015, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) presented an oral intervention on the state of human rights in Libya before the United Nations Human Rights …
“ISIS” is the offspring of repressive policies and practices as well as the prevailing religious discourse in the Arab World
In an open letter to Arab monarchs and presidents on the sidelines of the 26th Arab summit in Sharm Elshiekh ––due to meet on 28th of March 2015–– 21 rights …
Disappointment at UN Resolution on Iraq: All Parties to the Conflict committing Violations Must be Held to Account
On 25 March 2015, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in conjunction with the Initiative of Yazidis Around the World delivered an oral intervention at the 28th session of …
11 Rights Groups: Although Egyptian Government Declares its Acceptance of Most Recommendations, its Practices Prove the Contrary
The undersigned organizations question whether the political will exists to stop the ongoing deterioration of Egypt’s human rights record, although Egypt accepted 224 recommendations and partially accepted 23 additional recommendations. …
UN Human Rights Council must take urgent action to address impunity for grave human rights violations in Libya
In light of ongoing discussions at the Human Rights Council on the situation in Libya, the undersigned human rights organizations, call on Member States of the Council to support the …
47 NGOs: Reducing the number of UPR recommendations could weaken the entire process
United Nations Human Rights Council: 28th Session Oral statement Item 6 – General Debate 20 March 2015 47 NGOs: Reducing the number of UPR recommendations could weaken the entire process …
Rights groups and UN Commission of Inquiry call to end the culture of impunity in Syria
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and their Syrian partners delivered an oral intervention on …