On 26 June 2020, a group of civil society organisations submitted a joint urgent appeal to United Nations (UN) Special Procedures urging immediate access to healthcare for Palestinian patients from …
Civil Society Calls for Effective Measures to Lift Closure of Gaza and Counter Israel’s Annexation Plans
On 4 June 2020, CIHRS and Palestinian partners submitted two joint written statements to the United Nations Human Rights Council, ahead of the 44th session, to highlight pressing issues, including …
Palestine: Israel must end illegal policy of withholding the remains of deceased Palestinians
Israel’s decades-long illegal practice of withholding the mortal remains of indigenous Palestinians was the subject of a joint submission filed on 22 June 2020 by three Palestinian and regional human …
Palestine: France and the European Union must act to prevent a new Israeli annexation burying the two-state solution once and for all
From 1 July, the Israeli government plans to annex a new part of the West Bank. This unilateral decision is illegal under international law, and France and the European Union …
United Nations: In response to Unprecedented Recognition of Israel’s Apartheid Regime, States Must Take Concrete Steps to End this unjust reality
Geneva – The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered a joint statement on behalf of 114 Palestinian, regional, and international civil society organizations, sending a strong message to …
Civil society calls for annual updates of database on corporate involvement in Israeli settlements
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies delivered a joint statement calling on the Office of the High Commissioner to fulfil the mandate provided by Human Rights Council resolution 31/36, …
Palestine: Justice must be ensured for Palestinian victims of Israel’s systematic human rights violations and crimes
The continued failure to hold Israel accountable for its widespread and systematic human rights violations and international crimes against the Palestinian people, including the crime of apartheid, was the subject …
Palestine: Israel’s Illegal Annexation of Occupied Palestinian Territory Must Be Countered by International Community
On Monday, 11 May 2020, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Al-Haq held a joint webinar entitled Countering Israel’s Impending Illegal Annexation of Occupied Palestinian Territory. The …
The Nakba at 72: A Legacy of Settler-Colonialism & Apartheid over the Palestinian People
Seventy-two years have passed since the Palestinian people were forcibly expelled from their homes, lands, and property in Palestine during the Nakba or ‘catastrophe’ which started in 1948. Palestinian society …
Palestine: 87 Organizations Sign Open Letter Calling for the Protection of Palestinian Workers During and After COVID-19
To mark International Workers’ Day, 87 civil society organizations and trade unions from around the world published an open letter to Mr. Guy Ryder, the Director-General of the International Labour …