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, …
UAE: International Coalition of NGOs Calls on the United States to Immediately Halt Proposed Arms Sales to the UAE
We the undersigned non-governmental organizations write in opposition to the United States government’s plans to sell more than $23 billion in advanced weapons systems and munitions to the United Arab …
Libya: Human Rights Briefing (June – October 2020)
The Libya Platform and CIHRSPolitical negotiations success should be measured against radical improvements in the human sectorDaily bombardments of Libya’s capital Tripoli have ceased since June 2020, after the eastern-based …
CIHRS at the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
يتخذ مجلس حقوق الإنسان للأمم المتحدة خطوات مهمة لضمان المساءلة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقياعلى مدى ثلاثة أسابيع، باشر مجلس حقوق الإنسان بالأمم المتحدة أعمال جلسته الـ 45 في …
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 …