During the 26th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, being held in Geneva until the 27th of June, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies presented two Oral …
Qatar and Kuwait: Systematic Retaliation Against Human Rights Defenders and a Marked Deterioration in Rights and Liberties
On Wednesday evening, June 18, 2014, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in conjunction with the World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) , Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Gulf …
63 NGOs from around the world condemn restrictions on internet freedoms
On the 19th of June, ARTICLE 19 and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies along with more than 60 NGOs from around the world have urged the United Nations Human …
Freedom of assembly Faces dangerous relapse in Egypt, Turkey, and Algeria
On Friday, June 13, 2014, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights, in conjunction with the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), the World Organization Against Torture, and the International Federation for …
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab Mourns Children Killed in a Demonstration for his Release; Local and International Organizations Note that Abysmal Prison Conditions and Lack of Accountability Paves the Way for More Violations
On Wednesday evening, June 11, 2014, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in conjunction with the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Human Rights Watch, International Federation for Human …
The United Nations Examines Status of Human Rights in Syria, Yemen, and the Occupied Territories; Focuses on Judicial Independence and the Right to Peaceful Protest
Today, Tuesday, June 10, the UN Human Rights Council inaugurates its 26th session in Geneva; the session is scheduled to end on June 27. During this time, the council will …
Call for sustained engagement to secure consistent and coordinated UN action against reprisals
To: Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Cc: Chair of the Council Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) Member State representatives to COHOM All EU Member States’ Permanent …
Permanent Representative at the UN Human Rights Council Re: Situation of human rights in Bahrain
Your Excellency, The undersigned NGOs remain deeply concerned by ongoing serious human rights violations in Bahrain, including the politically motivated imprisonment of high-profile opposition activists and human rights defenders after …
Re: Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in South Sudan
Excellency, The undersigned South Sudanese, African and international non-governmental organizations are writing to appeal to your Government to urgently support the convening of a Special Session of the Human Rights …
Open Letter to the UN Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka by South Based Civil Society Organizations
To: Member States of the UN Human Rights Council Excellencies, We call your attention to Sri Lanka as human rights groups based in the global South. In the past few …