17 Egyptian rights organizations, presented an oral intervention on Friday during the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council. In the intervention, the organizations expressed their deep concern for …
Re: Strengthening UN action towards the release of all arbitrarily detained persons and ensuring accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria
Your Excellency, We, the under-signed non-governmental organizations, write to reiterate the calls made by a group of civil society organizations[1] prior to the 30th session of the Human Rights Council. …
Human Rights Council: Create an international investigating mechanism for Yemen
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Excellencies, We, the under-signed non-governmental organizations, write to reiterate the calls made by a group of …
CIHRS: Spiral of Violence in Libya is Natural Result of Impunity
During the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), which concluded yesterday, Friday, at the council’s headquarters in Geneva, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies spotlighted the …
NGOs Invite States to Sign UN Joint-Statement on Bahrain
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy alongside 16 NGOs today voiced our support for the UN joint-statement on human rights in Bahrain. The joint-statement, delivered by Switzerland at the …
RE: Resolution on Yemen at the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council
Your Excellency, We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge your delegation to support the establishment by the UN Human Rights Council during its 30th session of an independent, international mechanism to …
The Moroccan government should halt all restrictions on civil society and stop harassment of human rights defenders
Today, Tuesday 22 September, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), jointly with the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, Frontline Defenders, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the Euro-Mediterranean …
A clear message of deterrence should be sent to all parties to end violence and resume the political process in Syria
Yesterday, Monday September 21, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral intervention concerning the continuing deterioration of the situation in Syria and the plight of civilians. …
Calls for Independent International Inquiry into Violations to Ensure Accountability and End Impunity
On the sidelines of the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in collaboration with Amnesty International, the Gulf Center for Human …
The Challenges and Their Urgent Need for Protection
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, ARTICLE 19 and Cairo Institute of Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a well-attended side event focused on …