In a side event at the 20th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, CIHRS sponsored a re-launch of its annual report on the state of human rights …
Dilemma of the “Arab Spring”: Inadequate reforms, erosion of the civil state, denial of justice
Press release on the CIHRS’ annual report on human rights in the Arab world Nearly a year after the eruption of what the media dubbed the “Arab Spring,” it is …
One year into the “Arab Spring,” Bahrain, Egypt, Libya and other Arab governments continue to pursue impunity for human rights violations
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 …
CIHRS slams UN Rights Council for its silence on continued violations across the Arab world
UN Human Rights Council: 19th Session Oral Intervention: Item 4-General Debate Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 14 March, 2012 Delivered by: Ms. Laila Matar Thank you Mr. Vice …
Guidelines on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Complete’ the African Charter on its 30th anniversary
The 50th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights is cause for two major celebrations: the 30th anniversary of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights …
CIHRS 15th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement: Transitional Justice in Egypt and the MENA Region
CAIRO/NEW YORK, October 29, 2011—The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in collaboration with the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), is holding a regional Forum titled “Transitional Justice …
UN Human Rights Council Concludes its 18th Session: Arab Spring turns into “winter of discontent” at the United Nations . UN Rights Council shines spot-light on Middle East, but does not provide protection for democracy activists
In the shadow of brutal crackdowns and severe repressive attacks launched by entrenched autocrats against pro-democracy movements throughout the Arab world, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council began its …
The case of crimes against humanity and the need for justice Syria, Libya, and Yemen discussed at a side event to HRC 18
Yesterday, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in cooperation with Haitham Maleh Foundation for the Defense of Syrian Human Rights Defenders, Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL), …
“Day of Rage” UN Rights Council takes up situations in Libya, Sudan, Syria and Yemen
(Geneva- 19 September, 2011) Today, human rights defenders from throughout the Arab region converged on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (the Council), during its 18th Session, to respond …