24 February 2011 As nongovernmental organizations from all regions of the world working in the field of human rights, we call upon the United Nations General Assembly to immediately …
Petition for immediate action by the United Nations Human Rights Council: Silence is Not an Option!
Silence is Not an Option! Petition for immediate action by the United Nations Human Rights Council February 23, 2011 The undersigned organisations urge the Human Rights …
Press Release: Regional and International NGOs meet with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to discuss the situation in Tunisia
Two days ago, Amnesty International, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), Human Rights Watch (HRW), …
Silencing the Voices of Victims: Attacks on NGOs by North African States and Sudan at the African Commission for Human Rights
(14 November, 2010 – Banjul) A number of African states concerted an attack on national, regional, and international NGOs, including CIHRS, following an intervention by the NGOs outlining …
CIHRS and Partners Discuss Human Rights in North Africa and Sudan at the African Commission
On 11 November 2010, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), la Collectif des Familles des Disparus en Algerie (CFDA), and …
CIHRS and Partners Discuss Human Rights in North Africa and Sudan at the African Commission
On 11 November 2010, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), la Collectif des Familles des Disparus en Algerie (CFDA), and the …
Egypt :Repeated attacks on freedom of expression ahead of parliamentary elections
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisations the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) express their …
Between Hope and Despair: The 15th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
(1 October, 2010 – Geneva) Today, after three weeks of intensive activity, the 15th Session of UN Human Rights Council has come to an end. A series of resolutions …
CIHRS calls for the Special Rapporteur on Racism to Conduct Country Visits in the Arab Region
United Nations Human Rights Council: 15th Session Agenda Item 9: ID SR on Racism and Related Intolerance Oral Intervention- Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 28 September, 2010 Delivered …
CIHRS Denounces Blasphemy Laws Deployed in Arab States at UN
United Nations Human Rights Council: 15th Session Agenda Item 9: GD Oral Intervention- Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 28 September, 2010 Delivered by: Laila Matar Thank you Mr. …
Palestinian and International Human Rights Defenders: UN Rights Council Must Act Now to Ensure Follow-up on “Goldstone Report”….
Palestinian and International Human Rights Defenders: ‘UN Rights Council Must Act Now to Ensure Follow-up on “Goldstone Report”and End Impunity for War Crimes in Israel and Palestine’ Joint Press …
Arab Complicity to Bury the Goldstone Report: CIHRS asks that the report be referred to the ICC
September 28, 2010 The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) considers the draft resolution submitted to the UN Human Rights Council by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), …
CIHRS Calls on the International Community to Exercise its Universal Jurisdiction over War Crimes Committed in Palestine and Israel
United Nations Human Rights Council: 15th Session Item 7: General Debate Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 27 September 2010 Delivered by: Ms. Laila Matar n a joint letter …
CIHRS Releases its First Country Specific Report on Syria at UN event
On September 23, the Cairo Institute of Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) in partnership with Human Rights Watch (HRW) organized a side event at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s …
Tomorrow: Human Rights Defenders Discuss Rights Violations in Syria at UN
The President’s 10 Year Anniversary:Curbing Worsening Repression andHuman Rights Abuses in Syria Thursday 23 September13.00 – 15.00Palais des Nations, room XXIV Human rights defenders and advocates discuss the legacy …