25th May 2021 To: Member States of the African Union Re: Africa Group candidates for UN Human Rights Council elections, 2021 Excellencies, We are writing to commend the African Union …
50 CSOs call on African Development Bank to properly consult stakeholders on implementation review of their Disclosure and Access to Information Policy
50 civil society organizations (CSOs) have signed an open letter calling on the African Development Bank (AfDB) to hold a genuine consultation of stakeholders on the implementation review of the …
Civil Society to United Nations: International community must take action against police brutality and systematic racism
In a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, over 270 civil society organizations from around the world, and 171 families of victims of …
Eritrea: Ensure mandate renewal of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, and investigation of human rights violations in Tigray
Over thirty human rights organizations called on United Nations member states to ensure that the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea is renewed during the upcoming Human …
International human rights organizations: The Secretary-General of the United Nations must ensure the publication of a complete list of perpetrators of violations in the 2021 annual report on children and armed conflict
Eighteen human rights organizations called on the UN Secretary-General to ensure that the 2021 annual report on children and armed conflict and its annexed list of perpetrators is comprehensive and includes …
Human rights organizations from around the world call on the UN Security Council to impose a global arms embargo on Myanmar
On 5 May 2021, over 200 nongovernmental organizations from around the world called on the United Nations Security Council to immediately impose a comprehensive global arms embargo on Myanmar, in …
Call for urgent action to secure universal and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
ESCR-Net – International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – a global network connecting over 280 nongovernmental organizations, social movements and advocates across more than 75 countries – submitted an …
Bahrain: An urgent appeal to the United Nations for the release of Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja
On his 60th birthday and the 10th anniversary of his imprisonment The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined 35 human rights organizations in an urgent appeal to the …
Human rights organizations call on United Nations to commit to strengthening the Human Rights Council
On 6 April, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined 22 human rights organizations around the world in an open letter to all United Nations member states, the …
CSW65: Protect Women’s Civic Freedoms to Enhance their Role in Public Life
Twenty-five years since the ratification of the Beijing Platform for Action, and a year since women across the world participated in the Women’s Global Strike – gender justice is still …