The 23rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council), which concluded on 14 June 2013, began with a special focus on Syria and the deteriorating situation in …
In an oral intervention to the UN: Instead of accountability for violations, international community offers Israel political rewards
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Al-Haq presented an oral intervention to the UN Human Rights Council (the Council),on Monday, june 10, in which they condemned the …
77 international and regional organizations urge the Human Rights Council to stop attempts to undermine UPR
United Nations Human Rights Council: 23rd Session Joint Oral statement Item 6 – General Debate 10 June 2013, UPR Info Thank you Mr. President, Civil society is deeply concerned …
30 regional and international organizations condemn US violations to its international obligations in Guantanamo
Item 4 General Debate HRC 23 5 June 2013 Thank you Mr. president, The United States continues to detain individuals for indefinite periods without charge or trial at Guantanamo …
Syrian rights defenders call for Syria to be referred to the International Criminal Court
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in cooperation with the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, held a side event yesterday, Friday, 7 June 2013, on the state of human …
The Cairo Institute at the United Nations: Human Rights Workers Sentenced to Prison while Protestors’ Killers Go Free
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) presented an oral intervention to the UN Human Rights Council (the Council) today, 7 June 2013, in which it discussed the state …
In an oral intervention to the UN Human Rights Council:
The Cairo Institute and Euro-Med Network condemn grave violations in Syria
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, presented an oral intervention on Syria to the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) today, Tuesday, June …
In a side event at the United Nations:
President’s draft law violates Egyptian Constitution and international standards
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a side event on freedom of association in Egypt this afternoon, 3 June 2013, as part of its activities at the …
The Cairo Institute in an oral intervention to the Human Rights Council:
The president’s proposed associations law newest episode of aggression against Egyptian civil society
Today, 31 May 2013, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) presented an oral intervention about the freedom of association in Egypt to the United Nations Human Rights Council …
CIHRS and EMHRN: How many exceptional meetings before UN Council protects human rights in Syria?
The United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) decided to hold an urgent international discussion on the deteriorating situation in Syria today, Wednesday, May 29, 2013, putting off discussion of …