The fourth comprehensive review of Egypt’s human rights file before the United Nations in Geneva ended yesterday evening, Tuesday, 28 January, as part of the 48th session of the UN …
57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:
‘Leadership still matters’: Resolutions on Yemen and Sudan adopted; Saudi Arabia loses bid for membership to the Human Rights Council
Saudi Arabia, the government of Yemen and other governments from the Arab region, including Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), succeeded in censoring any and all discussion on atrocities …
States should refrain from voting for Saudi Arabia in upcoming Human Rights Council elections at the UN General Assembly
TO: Permanent Representatives of Member States of the United Nations Ahead of the 9 October UN Human Rights Council election at the UN General Assembly, we write to urge your …
56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:
Rights Protections Undermined as Victims Increasingly Abandoned
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expressed profound concern over the increasing abandonment of victims of wide-spread and severe human rights violations throughout the MENA region and wider world, …
Yemen: At Symposium on Sidelines of HRC, Renewed Demand to Open the Roads
The Yemeni Coalition for Human Rights, in cooperation with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, on 1 July organized a public symposium on the sidelines of the 56th session …
Reviving Hope in Libya:
The UN Human Rights Council Must Reinstate Investigations to Break the Cycle of Violence
A resolution on Libya is due to be debated during the ongoing 56th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council). One year ago, the Council disbanded a …
Libya: Human Rights Council must pursue accountability and ensure continued scrutiny of deteriorating human rights situation
Rights organizations in joint letter Your excellency, We are writing to express our grave concern about the extremely dire human rights situation in Libya, and to urge your delegation …
55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Between Palestine and Ukraine
Double-standards and silence in the face of atrocities are eroding the UN rights system
On 5 April, the longest session in the history of the United Nations Human Rights Council came to an end. Over a six-week period, UN member states debated and voted …
UN liquidity crisis: Rights groups call on States to #PayYourDues
The failure of States to pay their membership dues to the United Nations (UN) in full and on time is causing a financial liquidity crisis for the organisation. According to …