At the conclusion of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) warns that the architecture of international law is …
Concerns and Recommendations Regarding the Reduction of Periodicity of Reporting for Special Procedures to the General Assembly
Excellencies, We write to you regarding ongoing discussions at the Human Rights Council on the periodicity of reporting of Special Procedures to the General Assembly. Such reporting is critical to …
UN Must Return to Inclusive Covid-19 Era Practices to Bolster Civil Society Engagement
To all Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Office at Geneva Your Excellencies, During the COVID-19 pandemic and in the period that followed, the Human Rights Council (HRC) and other …
Urgent appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Council: Take action to end deadly repression and impunity in Iran
To: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a special session …
The 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Normalizing atrocities in the Middle East and North Africa only leads to further unrest
During the United Nation’s 60th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), member states continued to remain silent on victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity across the Middle …
The 60th Session of the Human Rights Council
UN Member States Must Reinvigorate Efforts to Protect Civilians and Uphold International Law in Yemen
Your Excellencies, As the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) prepares to convene its 60th session, we, Yemeni and international civil society organizations, write to urge you and your government …
Libya: Current Crackdown Indicates Broader Entrenchment of Institutional Repression under Religious and National Security Pretexts
Download the report as a PDF fileThe Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) has exposed the deleterious closure of pace for independent civil society in Libya since the country’s …
United States of America: Sanctions on the United Nations Special Rapporteur an assault on human rights
We, the signatory civil society organisations, are gravely concerned about United States of America (USA) sanctions imposed on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation of …
The 59th Session of the Human Rights Council:
The genocide economy, mass graves, and transnational repression lack an effective international response
On 9 July 2025, the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council concluded. Held in difficult circumstances, the session was marked by a worrying decline in interest in …