The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) sent an open letter to G7 leaders on June 10 setting out recommendations for how policies of G7 states can improve the …
Africa | A polycentric approach to border externalization: Legal strategies to contest migrants’ rights violations
Conclusions of a joint international conference
50 CSOs call on African Development Bank to properly consult stakeholders on implementation review of their Disclosure and Access to Information Policy
50 civil society organizations (CSOs) have signed an open letter calling on the African Development Bank (AfDB) to hold a genuine consultation of stakeholders on the implementation review of the …
Libya: Critical period requires urgent attention from Germany and Europe
Briefing Paper Building on the 23 October 2020 ceasefire declaration and United Nations-led consultations in the framework of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), the Libyan peace process eventually led …
The 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
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 YemenFrom 22 February to 24 …
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 achievementsFollowing the 23 October 2020 ceasefire declaration, the end of …