On 13 and 14 April, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) convened the 27th Regional Forum for the Human Rights Movement, titled ‘Human Rights at a Crossroads’. The …
Libya: Roundtable on Freedom Of Association hosted by UN Expert
At a roundtable convened by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association and organized in collaboration with CIHRS, Libyan civil society actors …
Libya: Revoking Restrictive Decrees First Step Towards Freedom of Association
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Libya Platform applaud the decision on 4 December 2023 by the Baydaa First Instance Civil Court in eastern Libya to …
The human rights setback on the Universal Declaration’s diamond jubilee
Message of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United …
LAUNCH OF THE TAE’THIR PROJECT
Tae’thir – a new project that tackles issues of human rights and freedoms from an innovative cultural and creative perspective The Tae’thir project, which means “influence” in Arabic, aims to …
Libya: 3,500 displaced people from Tawergha remain homeless, without solutions guaranteeing humane housing
Civilians from the city Tawergha, mostly women and children, have been forcibly displaced to Benghazi camps, beginning in 2011. Armed groups affiliated with general command in eastern Libya have forced …
54th Session of UNHRC: Positive steps on Sudan but silence persists towards victims in the MENA region
The 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) concluded on 14 October 2023, coinciding with several major human rights developments in the Middle East and North Africa …
Libya: Accountability needed for the Eastern Libya Disaster
An impartial and thorough investigation is urgently needed into the circumstances of the disastrous floods in Eastern Libya, triggered by Storm Daniel, and the subsequent collapse of two dams on …
Libya: Haftar forces should end forced displacement of Tebu families
On 24 August, paramilitary armed groups affiliated with Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) under the command of Khalifa Haftar, who controls vast swathes of Libyan territory, arrested hundreds of civilians …
Tunisia: Anatomy of a Forced Deportation to Libya
A group of 20 migrants and asylum seekers from Western and Central Africa were forcibly displaced to the Tunisian-Libyan border (near Ben Guerdane) on the morning of July 2nd by …