International community fails to address human rights crisis in Bahrain (Geneva – 17 June 2011) On Friday, the UN Human Rights Council wrapped up its 17th Session, adopting a …
Joint NGO end of session statement Human Rights Council 17th session – June 2011
Mr President, This is a joint statement on behalf of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Human Rights …
(CIHRS) delivered an oral Intervention during UNHRC 17th Session “ID with SR on Extrajudicial and Summary Executions”
United Nations Human Rights Council 17th Session Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Oral Intervention Item 3: ID with SR on Extrajudicial and Summary Executions 31 May 2011 Delivered …
Situation in Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Egypt & Tunisia in an OI at the HRC
Thirteen Arab Human Rights Organizations call on the UN to:– Refer the situation in Syria and Yemen to the ICC– Hold a special session on Yemen and …
Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Libya
Urgent Appeal to the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, the Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Chairperson of the …
The African Union Mandates CIHRS to Conduct a Study on Freedom of Association in Africa
The African Commission for Human and People Rights (ACHPR) issued a resolution [ACHPR/Res.179 (XLIX) 2011] appointing the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and seven other African regional …
CIHRS Calls on the Security Council to Impose a No-Fly Zone on Libya
United Nations Human Rights Council: 16th Session Item 4: General Debate- Follow up on Special Session of Libya Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 14 March, 2011 …
Oral Intervention by CIHRS at the United Nations Human Rights Council- 15th Special Session- on Libya
Oral Intervention 25 February, 2011 Delivered by: Laila Matar (CIHRS, UN advocacy representative) The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies is encouraged by the statement of the Organization of Islamic …
General Assembly Should Suspend Libya’s Membership Rights
(Geneva) – The president of the UN Human Rights Council, Ambassador Sihasak Phuangketkeow of Thailand, should urgently carry out the council’s timely decision to establish an independent international commission …