The European Union is Responsible for the Refugee Crisis
The European Union’s support for dictatorships in the Arab world is often justified by the fact that authoritarian regimes are a bulwark against terrorism and illegal immigration. In reality, the opposite is true.
UN Must Do More to End Impunity for Atrocities in the MENA Region
37th Session of the Human Rights Council
Tunisia | On the seventh anniversary of the revolution: New book by CIHRS analyzes Tunisia’s difficult democratic transition
Today, January 14th 2018, marks the 7th anniversary of the Tunisian revolution, which ousted a deeply entrenched dictatorship while averting the chaos, civil strife, and bloodshed that afflicted other Arab …
New Report | Freedom of Association in Morocco: Legal Loopholes and Security Practices
Freedom of association in Morocco witnessed relative improvement in 2016–2017. Yet the continued application of outdated laws governing civic activities forebodes a reinstatement of numerous arbitrary administrative and security practices …
UN must protect Palestinian rights and guarantee respect for international law in Jerusalem
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights (CIHRS) welcomes the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adoption of Resolution A/ES-10/L.22on Thursday December 21st concerning the status of Jerusalem, as the outcome of the …
Sale of surveillance equipment to Egypt: Paris Prosecutor opens a judicial investigation
Paris, 22 December 2017 – Following a request by FIDH and the LDH, with the support of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), that an investigation be opened …
Bahrain | Human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja faces reprisals in detention after protesting poor prison conditions
One of Bahrain’s most prominent human rights defenders, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who is serving a life sentence for his human rights work, has protested unfair prison regulations. We, the undersigned, call …
Egypt | With the blatant rigging of the upcoming 2018 presidential elections underway, Rights groups propose ten guarantees for free and fair elections
The undersigned organizations condemn the repressive and unjust actions taken against all individuals who have announced their intention to run in the presidential elections scheduled to begin in February 2018, …