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 new human rights report: How can the UK government protect human rights defenders
The unprecedented surge in attacks against human rights defenders around the world is the focus of a human rights report issued on February 10, 2021 by Amnesty International UK and …
CIHRS Issues Recommendations for Biden-Harris Administration on Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
Today the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) sent recommendations to the Biden-Harris administration in the United States on promoting and protecting human rights in the Middle East and …
Libya: The denial of non-Libyan citizens’ right to health must be investigated and remedied
The right to health is a fundamental and inclusive[1] human right, encompassing health care, safe drinking water in hospital facilities, adequate sanitation, adequate nutrition, and housing. Functioning public health care …
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 …
Libya: On International Migrants Day, the film “Locked Away” portrays plight of migrants and revives claims of Libyan executive authorities’ complicity in crimes against them
On International Migrants Day, 18 December, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies draws attention to the deplorable, inhumane conditions of migrants held in unlawful detention facilities all over Libya, …
Libya: Human Rights Briefing (June – October 2020)
The Libya Platform and CIHRS Political negotiations success should be measured against radical improvements in the human sector Daily bombardments of Libya’s capital Tripoli have ceased since June 2020, after …
Libya must end systematic impunity and investigate the killing of lawyer and political activist Hanan al-Barassi
The undersigned human rights groups are appalled by the assassination of lawyer and political activist Hanan al-Barassi in Benghazi on 10 November 2020, and call on the competent authorities to …
Conclusions of CIHRS 23rd Regional Forum: Prospects of Reform in the Arab Region in Post COVID-19 Realities
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies convened the 23rd Forum of the Human Rights Movement in the Arab region between August 31- September 7, bringing together over 50 human …
Libya: The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and the Libya Platform coalition present an updated Libya Roadmap for Human Rights Reform and Restoring the Rule of Law
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the organizations of the Libya Platform coalition present an updated Libya Roadmap for Human Rights Reform and Restoring the Rule of …
Libya: National authorities and international community must urgently protect demonstrators and freedom of expression in Libya
CIHRS and the Libya Platform[1] Repressing fundamental freedoms will only serve to reinforce crisis of legitimacy on both sides The population in Libya has suffered greatly from the armed conflict …
Complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee over the role of Italy, Malta, and Libya in violating the right to leave Libya, resulting in denial of the rights of asylum seekers
Press conference on 28 July The Association for Juridical Studies on Migration (ASGI) and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) filed a complaint on July 22 against Italy, …
Human Rights Council: CIHRS welcomes FFM on Libya and calls for the HRC to put an end to Israeli apartheid
The 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council resumed on 15 June; it had been suspended on 13 March 2020 due to restrictions on meetings and assemblies in …
Open letter asking the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to deregister the Libyan SAR zone
On Monday, June 20, 2020, the civil liberties organisation Statewatch delivered an open letter with hundreds of signatories, among them the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies. Addressed to Mr …
Libya: United Nations Creates Long-Overdue Investigation into War Crimes
(Geneva) – The creation of a United Nations investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity is a critical first step towards ending the cycle of violence that has torn …