Today, September 22nd, The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Human Rights Wath (HRW) held a Side Event entitled ’Crisis in Bahrain: Torture Revived, Crackdown on Human …
Continuing its Campaign to Raise Awareness of Grave Violations in Bahrain: CIHRS Denounces HRDs’ Prevention from Attending UN Meeting
United Nations Human Rights Council: Session 15 Item 5 General Debate Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 21 September, 2010 Delivered by: Laila Matar Thank you Mr. President, The …
Tomorrow: Crisis in Bahrain- A Side Event Denouncing the Crackdown on HRDs at UN
Crisis in Bahrain: Torture Revived, Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders Wednesday 22 September13.00 – 15.00Palais des Nations, room XXIV The panel will discuss the crackdown on human rights …
Update: CIHRS Sets a Precedent, Human Rights Defender Speaks Via Skype at UN Side Event
Today, September 21st, a Side Event entitled “Reprisals against persons that have cooperated with the UN and its mechanisms and procedures in the field of human rights: Effective responses …
CIHRS Denounces Legal Discrimination against Women in the Arab World at UN
United Nations Human Rights Council: Session 15 Panel on Discrimination Against Women- Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 20 September, 2010 Delivered by: Laila Matar Thank you …
Happening Now: CIHRS Condemns Rising Human Rights Violations in Syria and Bahrain before the UN
United Nations Human Rights Council: 15th Session Item 4: GD, Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 20 September, 2010 Delivered by: Ziad Abdel Tawab Thank you Mr. …
Tomorrow: International Experts Discuss the Fate of HRD Engagement with UN in Light of Governmental Reprisals
You are cordially invited to a panel discussion entitled: Reprisals against persons that have cooperated with the UN and its mechanisms and procedures in the field of human rights:Effective …
CIHRS and DBA Call on UN Human Rights Council to Fulfill its Responsibility to the Sudanese People
United Nations Human Rights Council: Session 15 Item 4: Interactive Dialogue- IE on Sudan- Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 17 September 2010 Delivered by: Ziad Abdel …
Sudanese and International Human Rights Defenders: ‘UN Rights Council Must Not Silence Victims of Rights Violations in Sudan’
(17 September 2010, Geneva) The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council appears to be on the verge of ending the mandate of the UN Independent Expert on human rights …
Update: NGOs Request that International Community and ICC investigate War Crimes Committed in Palestine
On September 16, a Side Event entitled “A Demand for Justice” was held at the UN Human Rights Council’s headquarters in Geneva. The event was organized by the Cairo …
Update: Government of Sudan Acknowledges Human Rights Violations at UN Side Event
The Side Event entitled ” Sudan: Impunity, Repression and Conflict on the Rise” was held this afternoon in the UN Human Rights Council’s headquarters in Geneva. The side event …
A Demand for Justice: CIHRS to Hold a Side Event on Palestine in the UN Human Rights Council
A Demand for Justice:A Presentation of Evidence gathered by Palestinian and Israeli NGOs on Domestic Investigations into War Crimes in Relation to the “Goldstone Report”, and Reprisals Against NGOs …
Happening Now: CIHRS Holds a Side Event on Sudan in the UN Human Rights Council
Sudan: Impunity, Repression and Conflict on the Rise Wednesday 15 September13.00 – 15.00Palais des Nations, room XXIII Prior to the consideration of the report of the Independent Expert …
Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders in Egypt and Bahrain Denounced at the UN
United Nations Human Rights Council: Session 15 Item 2: High Commissioner’s Update- Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 13 September, 2010 Delivered by: Laila Matar Thank you …
Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders in Egypt and Bahrain Denounced at the UN
United Nations Human Rights Council: Session 15Item 2: High Commissioner’s Update- Oral InterventionCairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)13 September, 2010Delivered by: Laila Matar Thank you Mr. President, …