The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) sent an open letter to G7 leaders on June 10 setting out recommendations for how policies of G7 states can improve the …
Algeria: Ahead of orchestrated elections, could democratic aspirations be smothered once and for all?
View PostAlgeria: Terrorism charges brought against human rights defenders in Oran constitute a dangerous escalation
On 29 April 2021, the Public Prosecutor of Oran charged human rights defenders Kaddour Chouicha, Jamila Loukil, and Said Boudour in a new criminal case, which includes the charge of …
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 …
CIHRS Tenth Annual Report: New aspects of human rights crises during the Covid-19 pandemic
“The human rights situation in the Arab region, which has already been deteriorating for years, is deteriorating even more rapidly with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially afflicting economic …
CSW65: Protect Women’s Civic Freedoms to Enhance their Role in Public Life
Twenty-five years since the ratification of the Beijing Platform for Action, and a year since women across the world participated in the Women’s Global Strike – gender justice is still …
Algeria: More assertive public position from international community crucial to protecting Algerians on Hirak two-year anniversary
On 18 February 2021, with the potential resumption of protests on the eve of the two-year anniversary of the “Hirak” pro-democracy protest movement, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced a presidential pardon …
New Book by CIHRS: Prospects for Reform in the Arab Region in Post COVID-19 Realities
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) has released a new book on 19 February 2021 titled “Prospects for Reform in the Arab Region in Post COVID-19 Realities.” The …
A critique of the Arab Spring elite: What is needed is a cultural revolution, not another uprising
“When the history of the January 25 revolution is written, it will be described as a revolution that cared more about cleaning up Tahrir Square than sweeping away the old regime. And in both …
Algeria Change within Continuity: The 2020 Constitutional Revision
On 30 December 2020[1], after about two months of hospitalization in Germany, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune promulgated a constitutional revision initiated in January 2020, promoted as a “cornerstone for the …