The UN Human Rights Council concluded its 19th Session, adopting several resolutions in relation to the ongoing struggle for democracy within the Arab region. Resolutions concerningLibya,Syria,Yemen, the Promotion and Protection …
A year of Arab struggle for democracy: The 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council: will the international community respond to Palestinian and Bahraini cries?
On Monday, February 27, 2012, the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) was inaugurated at the council’s headquarters in Geneva; the session is slated to close on …
United Nations addresses the repression of peaceful protests in Arab world, and beyond
On the 14th of September, the United Nations Human Rights Council held a high level panel to discuss how to provide protection and promote the rights of peaceful protestors. The …
Bahrain authorities continue to abuse human rights advocates doctors reformers in absence of int… Accountability
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its deep concern and total condemnation of the severe penalties targeting prominent political and advocacy figures in Bahrain whose only …
Arab League and international community must end complicity – Gulf states launch a war against the people of Bahrain
This morning, army and police troops in Bahrain, supported by the Saudi and Emirati forces, began a brutal, wide-scale crackdown on the legitimate aspirations of the Bahraini people for far-reaching …
Continuing its Campaign to Raise Awareness of Grave Violations in Bahrain: CIHRS Denounces HRDs’ Prevention from Attending UN Meeting
United Nations Human Rights Council: Session 15 Item 5 General Debate Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 21 September, 2010 Delivered by: Laila Matar Thank you Mr. President, The …
Happening Now: CIHRS Condemns Rising Human Rights Violations in Syria and Bahrain before the UN
United Nations Human Rights Council: 15th Session Item 4: GD, Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 20 September, 2010 Delivered by: Ziad Abdel Tawab Thank you Mr. …
Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders in Egypt and Bahrain Denounced at the UN
United Nations Human Rights Council: Session 15 Item 2: High Commissioner’s Update- Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 13 September, 2010 Delivered by: Laila Matar Thank you …