With the uprisings and forces of democratization and political reform either smothered or preemptively stricken over the last several years, the Arab region is now experiencing renewed hope. The values …
Open letter to President Obama to help free jailed human rights defenders in the Gulf prior to the GCC Summit
President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 United States Dear President Obama, As you prepare to meet with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council …
CIHRS documents acts of reprisals carried out against defenders from the Gulf region for cooperating with the UN
Today, 12 March 2013, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) released a report entitled “Cut off from the World: Systematic Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders in the Gulf …
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies at the United Nations: Human Rights Crisis Worsens in Egypt; Gulf States Punish Rights Defenders for Cooperating with the United Nations
Today, Monday, February 25, marks the beginning of the twenty-second session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), taking place at its headquarters in Geneva. The session’s events will continue …
Oman: Immediately and Unconditionally Release All Detained Activists and Human Rights Defenders
The undersigned human rights organizations declare their full and complete solidarity with all Omani human rights defenders who are currently in detention, especially those undertaking hunger strikes. 24 defenders and …
The Sultanate of Silence… Full Scale Crackdown on Omani Democracy Activists
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its grave concern over the recent crackdown on, arrests of, and prison sentences against the activist and pro-democracy community in the …
Waging War on Human Rights: Rights defenders from the Gulf region under attack
Yesterday, Monday 17 September 2012, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), Human Rights Watch (HRW), and Al …
Oman: Drop Cases Against Online Activists ‘Defaming the Sultan’ Sentences Part of Wider Repression Campaign
The Omani government should drop its cases against nine online activists and a demonstrator who were convicted of crimes solely for exercising their rights to free expression. The cases are …
Oman- Human rights defenders on trial for exercising their right to freedom of assembly and expression
On 25 June 2012, the first hearing of the trial of detained human rights defenders and activists including, Basma Al-Keumy, and Basma Al-Rajehy took place at the Court of First Instance in Muscat. …
Oman: End the Detention of Women Human Rights Defenders
On 19 June 2012, due to their deteriorating health, women human rights defenders Basma Al-Keumy, lawyer, and Basma Al-Rajehy, writer and TV broadcaster, ended their hunger strike aimed at their …