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 …
Arab NGOs Warn against “Regional Media Freedom Mechanism” Project under the umbrella of the Arab League of States
The undersigned Arab Human Rights organizations denounce the persistence of the International Federation Journalists (IFJ) to proceed, in collaboration with the Federation of Arab Journalists, to establish a “Regional Media …
The 10th Anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Council:
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 …
Bahey eldin Hassan Meets with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, met on Friday, March 4, with Zeid Bin Ra’ad, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, at …
Bahey eldin Hassan meets with Ban Ki-moon, Norwegian deputy foreign minister, and US assistant secretary of state for human rights
On the sidelines of the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council, currently convened in the HRC headquarters in Geneva, Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute …
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 …
The Moroccan government should halt all restrictions on civil society and stop harassment of human rights defenders
Today, Tuesday 22 September, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), jointly with the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, Frontline Defenders, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the Euro-Mediterranean …
Morocco Should Halt All Restrictions Imposed on Civil Society and Free Imprisoned Human Rights Defenders
Yesterday, Tuesday 17 March 2015, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH), and Front Line Defenders delivered an oral intervention before the …