This issue paper highlights the gaps in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) project-level due diligence on human rights impacts. It explains why the EBRD must develop effective …
Joint letter calling on the HRC to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Iran
TO: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organisations, call on your country to support the renewal of …
18 CSOs to EIB Board: Recommendations to improve civil society engagement
Eighteen civil society organisations, including the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, have shared recommendations to improve CSO engagement in an open letter to the European Investment Bank (EIB) Board, …
Russian Federation: UN General Assembly should suspend Russia’s rights of membership of the UN Human Rights Council
To Permanent Representatives of Member States of the United Nations in Geneva and New York Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, call on Member States of the United Nations …
Open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: OHCHR report on grave human rights violations in Xinjiang can wait no longer
Madam High Commissioner, We, the undersigned human rights organisations, write to follow up on your commitment last year to release a report on grave ongoing human rights violations by Chinese …
HRC49: Open Letter to States on the Draft Resolution on Human Rights Defenders
To: Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council At its current session, the UN Human Rights Council will be discussing a draft resolution on human rights …
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Condemns Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
View PostCorporate accountability: EU must not squander historic opportunity to tackle environmental crisis, human rights abuses
Paris, Brussels, 23 February 2022 – The European Commission adopted its long-awaited proposal for a directive on Sustainable Corporate Due Diligence (SCDD), which aims to prevent and remedy human rights …
Over 20 CSOs call on EIB Board to reinforce policies and standards in Environmental & Social Sustainability Framework, including on human rights
Over 20 civil society organizations (CSOs) including CIHRS have addressed a briefing letter to members of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB), calling on them to …