Geneva – The government of Bahrain must ensure threats against human rights defender Mohammed Al-Maskati are stopped immediately. After tweeting that he was in Geneva attending the 21st session of …
Bearing Witness: Bahrain and the UPR Process
Yesterday, Tuesday, 18 September 2012, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the International Federation for Human Rights, CIVICUS, Human Rights Watch, and the Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of …
Waging War on Human Rights: Rights defenders from the Gulf region under attack
Yesterday, Monday 17 September 2012, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), Human Rights Watch (HRW), and Al …
EBRD Country Assessment and Operational Priorities for Egypt
Dear Sir Suma Chakrabarti, The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, and Human Rights Watch thank the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) …
Reprisals against human rights defenders – next steps
Human Rights Council General Debate Item 5 – 17 September 2012 Check against delivery. This is a joint statement on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), …
End persecution of human rights defenders in Bahrain now, says international appeal to UNHRC
As human rights groups lobbying during the 21st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), we call on UNHRC member states participating in Bahrain’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) …
Addressing the situation of human rights in Sudan at the 21st session of the UN Human Rights Council
To Permanent Representatives of all member states of the UN Human Rights Council RE: Addressing the situation of human rights in Sudan at the 21st session of the UN Human …
Human Rights Council tackles the Syria conflict once more; Impunity remains at the heart of ongoing major violations
Today, Monday 17 September 2012, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in collaboration with the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS), the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), and …
Al-Bashir’s Expected Visit to Cairo, a Blunt Betrayal to the Victims of the Egyptian Revolution
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir is expected to arrive in Cairo today, 16 September 2012, in his first visit to Egypt since the election of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. The Cairo …
Lack of accountability behind serious rights abuses in Libya
Today, Friday 14 September, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Lawyers for Justice in Libya delivered a joint oral statement before the 21st session of the UN Human …
CIHRS addresses reprisals against activists in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia for cooperating with the UN
Yesterday, Thursday September 13, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral statement before the 21st session of the UN Human Rights Council, currently convening in Geneva. The intervention was …
Redress alone is not enough for transitional justice
On Wednesday 13 September, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) co-sponsored a side event, during the proceedings of the 21st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) …
Cairo Institute in the UN: Gulf rights defenders under siege while rights situation in Sudan, Morocco, and Bahrain deteriorates
Today, Monday, September 10, marked the beginning of the twenty-first session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), taking place at its headquarters in Geneva. The session’s events will continue …