Despite sharply deteriorating human rights and humanitarian conditions across Arab countries, the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, which ended yesterday 8 July, failed to engage in country-specific …
US/Iran Peace Deal a Step Forward But Fails to Address Root Causes of Regional Conflict
The international community should therefore view the reported agreement not as the culmination of a peace process, but as an opportunity to begin addressing the deeper political realities that continue to generate conflict and human suffering across the region.
Open letter: 90+ organisations demand suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement
Dear President von der Leyen, Dear High Representative / Vice-President Kallas, Dear Foreign Ministers of the EU member states, We, the undersigned humanitarian and human rights organisations and trade unions, …
UN Human Rights Council, Session 61:
Selective accountability and the erosion of international law in the MENA region will have catastrophic consequences for the entire world
At the conclusion of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) warns that the architecture of international law is …
Another Devastating War in Lebanon as Israel Evades Accountability
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is alarmed by the escalating regional war and Israel’s military operation in Lebanon in blatant violation of international humanitarian law. Since 2 …
Civilian suffering compounded by expanding, devastating conflict threatening the Middle East
The US–Israel attack against Iran on 28 February 2026 and its regional spillover is plunging the Middle East into a new and devastating cycle of violence. Unless the international community …
Liberal Questions about the Current Arab Reality - Hazem Saghieh
In this paper, Hazem Saghieh examines the crisis of liberalism in Arab societies amid the absence consensus on the concepts of nation, state, and identity. Importing modern ideologies without historical and social adaptation has transformed liberalism into a mere ‘intellectual sensibility’ rather than a cohesive political project. Xenophobic nationalism, Islamist movements, and the rise of nationalist populism globally pose a threat to liberalism requiring profound intellectual and political revisions.
Egypt’s Cultural Elite: Guardians of Stagnation - Ezzedine C. Fishere
A scathing critique of Egypt’s cultural elites as “guardians of stagnation” rather than drivers of hope and progress, examining their failure to lead democratic transition due to dogmatism, victimhood, and state dependency, and tracing how the civic energies that emerged after 2011 were absorbed into old ideological frameworks.
Perceptions of Palestinian Politics and Struggle: The Case of Al-Aqsa Flood and the Israeli War of Genocide - Majed Kayali
An analysis of the aftermath of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation and Israel’s war on Gaza, and their impact on the Palestinian national movement, Hamas, and regional power dynamics. The article examines Israel’s internal and regional shifts, the crisis of Palestinian strategies, and the pressing question of what comes next.