You are cordially invited to a panel discussion entitled: Reprisals against persons that have cooperated with the UN and its mechanisms and procedures in the field of human rights:Effective …
UN Rights Body Ends With a Whimper: On the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the United Nations Human Rights Council struggles to address rights violations
The latest session of the UN Human Rights Council, which ended on June 18, has highlighted the political malaise that has made it difficult for the world’s preeminent …
Joint Oral Intervention before HRC 11th session about Universal Periodic Review Report on Djibouti
Human Rights Council Eleventh Session Item 6 Consideration of Universal Periodic Review Report on Djibouti Read by Mr. Hassan Shire Sheikh, East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network …
Open letter from CIHRS to President Obama regarding his speech in Egypt
An open letter from the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies To President Barack Obama On the occasion of his Cairo speech to the “blacks” of the twenty-first century Mr. …
Geneva: Withdrawal by States from Durban Review…Major Setback for Freedom of Expression
Geneva: Withdrawal by States from Durban ReviewMajor Setback for Freedom of Expression ARTICLE 19 and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) are extremely concerned by the recent …
An Attempt to Assess American Foreign Policy vis-à-vis Human Rights in the Arab Region
AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF DISASTROUS POLICIES OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION: WHAT CAN OBAMA’S ADMINISTRATION OFFER TO THE ARAB WORLD?AN ATTEMPT TO ASSESS AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY VIS-À-VIS HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE …
CIHRS Oral Intervention before HRC 9th Session About Racial Discrimination
Human Rights Council- 9th Session Agenda Item 9- RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED FORMS OF INTOLERANCE Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Oral Intervention 19 September, 2008 Delivered by …
Religious ‘Defamation’ on Agenda at UN Rights Session
(CNSNews.com) – The United Nations’ Human Rights Council kicks off a new session in Geneva on Monday, and a controversial push by Islamic states to outlaw religious “defamation” is high …
CIHRS Participates in Two International Strategic Meetings on the United Nations Human Rights Council; and a Cross-regional Network of NGOs is Announced
On 29-30th October, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) participated in an “Expert Talk” on Perspectives of the UN Human Rights Council held in Berlin, Germany. The “talk” …
Religions and freedom of expression: The predicament of freedom in different societies
Forward: Radwan Ziyada Editing: Ragab Saad Taha