Dear President Metsola, Dear Presidents of the political groups of the European Parliament, We are writing to express our greatest concerns over recent debates and proposals to freeze all activities of …
European Parliament debates Egypt’s human rights situation with European Commission, resolution calls for strong EU measures to address crisis
View Post67 European parliamentarians, calling for the immediate release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies welcomes the appeal issued this morning, Wednesday, 23 November, by 67 European parliamentarians, calling on European authorities and governments, including the French government, …
Libya: European Parliament issues a new resolution on European policy toward Libya
View PostCorporate accountability: EU must not squander historic opportunity to tackle environmental crisis, human rights abuses
Paris, Brussels, 23 February 2022 – The European Commission adopted its long-awaited proposal for a directive on Sustainable Corporate Due Diligence (SCDD), which aims to prevent and remedy human rights …
European bank challenged on human rights credentials
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has struggled to prevent the billions of euros it lends each year from supporting autocratic regimes, finds a new report from civil …
6 main recommendations to bring the Bank onto a sustainable path regarding human rights, climate, due diligence, transparency and accountability
24 civil society organizations around the world have sent an open letter on June 14, 2021 to governors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) with 6 key recommendations to bring …
Morocco: Human rights letter calling on the European Union to urge the Moroccan government to guarantee justice and respect for human rights as prerequisites for enhanced EU-Morocco cooperation
On 19 March, CIHRS joined a group of 15 organisations in an open letter addressed to Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy …
Syria | European Parliament Adopts Resolution: Calls for Accountability and the Creation of International Mechanism to Locate the Missing and their Remains
On Thursday, 11 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Syrian conflict – 10 years after the uprising, by a large majority of votes; 568 for, 79 …
Cross-Regional Letter to European Commission on the EU Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation
In May 2020, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders announced that the European Commission will embark on proposing legislation on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence in 2021, a …