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 Yemen From 22 February to …
Libya: Press Freedom is the Path to Free and Fair Elections
Open letter to the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Today 15 April, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) published a joint open letter to Mr. …
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 …
Libya: Human Rights Briefing (November – December 2020)
The Libya Platform and CIHRS[1] Addressing lack of accountability and rule of law remains a priority to protect fragile peace process achievements Following the 23 October 2020 ceasefire declaration, the …
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 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 …