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CIHRS Tenth Annual Report: New aspects of human rights crises during the Covid-19 pandemic

In Annual Report, CIHRS Publications by CIHRSMarch 24, 2021

“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 …

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CIHRS Ninth Annual Report: Evocations of the Arab Spring Amid Newly Drawn Armed Conflicts

In Annual Report, Books, CIHRS Publications by CIHRSJanuary 2, 2020

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 …

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Open letter to President Obama to help free jailed human rights defenders in the Gulf prior to the GCC Summit

In Arab Countries by CIHRSApril 7, 2016

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 …

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CIHRS documents acts of reprisals carried out against defenders from the Gulf region for cooperating with the UN

In Books, Thematic Reports by CIHRSMarch 12, 2013Leave a Comment

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 …

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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

In United Nations Human Rights Council by CIHRSFebruary 25, 2013Leave a Comment

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 …

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Oman: Immediately and Unconditionally Release All Detained Activists and Human Rights Defenders

In Arab Countries by CIHRSFebruary 20, 2013Leave a Comment

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 …

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The Sultanate of Silence… Full Scale Crackdown on Omani Democracy Activists

In Arab Countries by CIHRSDecember 18, 2012Leave a Comment

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 …

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Waging War on Human Rights: Rights defenders from the Gulf region under attack

In United Nations Human Rights Council by CIHRSSeptember 18, 2012Leave a Comment

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 …

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Waging war on human rights: side event addressing the crackdown on rights activists in the UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia

In United Nations Human Rights Council by CIHRSSeptember 16, 2012Leave a Comment

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Oman: Drop Cases Against Online Activists ‘Defaming the Sultan’ Sentences Part of Wider Repression Campaign

In Arab Countries by CIHRSJuly 21, 2012Leave a Comment

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 …

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Oman- Human rights defenders on trial for exercising their right to freedom of assembly and expression

In Arab Countries by CIHRSJuly 1, 2012Leave a Comment

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. …

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Oman: End the Detention of Women Human Rights Defenders

In Arab Countries by CIHRSJune 26, 2012Leave a Comment

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 …

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