Yesterday, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted[1] a historic resolution[2] establishing a standing Commission of Inquiry to address Israel’s latest and ongoing violations against the Palestinian people on …
Palestine: Call for Action
HRC 30th Special Session: Call on the United Nations Human Rights Council to adopt a resolution on the grave human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and in Israel
Palestine: 120 Regional and International Organizations Call on States to Ensure Accountability and Address Root Causes in Upcoming HRC Special Session
120 organizations from around the world support Palestinian civil society’s call for United Nations (UN) member states to ensure accountability for violations of international law and address the root causes …
Palestine: In a Joint Submission to UN Special Rapporteur, Organisations Highlight the Role of Israel’s Colonial Settlements in the Entrenchment of its Settler-Colonial and Apartheid Regime
On 30 April 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC), and Habitat International Coalition – Housing and Land Rights Network submitted a joint …
The 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
HRC counters human rights violations in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria with resolutions and actions, while cautioning against deteriorating human rights situations in Algeria, Libya, and YemenFrom 22 February to 24 …
Human rights organizations call on United Nations to commit to strengthening the Human Rights Council
On 6 April, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined 22 human rights organizations around the world in an open letter to all United Nations member states, the …
Palestine: CIHRS and partners discuss human rights issues before the 46th session of the Human Rights Council
At the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which began on 22 February 2021 and will continue until March 23, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies …
South Sudan: Civil society calls for the extension of the mandate of UN Commission on Human Rights
Ahead of the 46th Human Rights Council session, 25 human rights organizations including CIHRS call on member states of the United Nations to extend the mandate of the Commission on …
The EU Due Diligence Legislation: Recommendations from those Affected around the World
On 22 December 2020, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its members including the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) published an advocacy brief with recommendations addressed …