Issues for the human rights movement in volatile political and social contexts In armed conflict, should human rights groups prioritize accountability or peace? How should the rights movement address critical …
The Militarization of Politics and an Authoritarian Revival: The Eighth Annual CIHRS Report on Human Rights in the Arab Region
The Arab region is facing an immeasurably more profound crisis than it faced at the beginning of the Arab Spring uprisings seven years ago, contends the Eight Annual Report issued …
New Report | Freedom of Association in Morocco: Legal Loopholes and Security Practices
Freedom of association in Morocco witnessed relative improvement in 2016–2017. Yet the continued application of outdated laws governing civic activities forebodes a reinstatement of numerous arbitrary administrative and security practices …
CIHRS concludes its tenth regional training program on international human rights mechanisms
On Sunday December 10, 2017, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) concluded its tenth regional training program on international human rights mechanisms (IHRM 10) in Tunis. Twenty human …
Bahey eldin Hassan meets with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Arab Governments Must Support the UN in Regions Most Afflicted by Repression, Terrorism, and Warfare
On Wednesday September 13th, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Bahey eldin Hassan met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad …
Human Rights Under Siege.The Seventh Annual Report of CIHRS:MENA Region at the Mercy of Autocratic Regimes, Militias, and Religious Extremists Enabled by the International Community’s Complicity
Human Rights Under Siege. The Seventh Annual Report of CIHRS:MENA Region at the Mercy of Autocratic Regimes, Militias, and Religious Extremists Enabled by the International Community’s Complicity “Violent, extremist groups …
Civil Society Coalitions from Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco submit stakeholders’ reports to the third cycle of the UN Universal Periodic Review
On 22 September 2016, civil society coalitions from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia submitted stakeholders’ reports to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) within the framework of the Universal Periodic …
The 10th Anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Council:<BR>Global Human Rights Movement at a Dangerous Crossroads
CIHRS calls for stronger global leadership to protect the rights of real people in real places, and to protect the United Nations human rights system On the 10th Anniversary of …
Human rights organizations call upon the Moroccan government to drop charges against rights activists and journalists
Yesterday evening, Tuesday March 15, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral intervention before the 31st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council currently convening …
Morocco should drop charges against freedom of expression advocates and halt all restrictions on rights and freedoms
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses alarm over escalating violations of the rights to freedom of expression and association in Morocco. A group of 7 human rights …