On 2-3 September 2022, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) convened its 26th Regional Forum for the Human Rights Movement in Brussels, Belgium. Fifty human rights defenders and …
President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society
Civil society from around the world demand immediate action Dear Mr. President: We write because your administration’s consistently yielding response to the Israeli government’s escalating attacks against prominent Palestinian human …
Over 200 Organizations Demand International Community Stand Against Raids and Closures of 7 Palestinian Organizations
View Post50th UN Human Rights Council: CIHRS and partners to discuss advocacy in five MENA countries
View PostCivil Society Organizations support submission by HRD Salah Hammouri urging ICC to Investigate Israel’s Ongoing War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Jerusalem
National, regional, and international civil society organizations* welcome today’s communication submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on behalf of 37-year-old, Palestinian-French Jerusalemite, …
Palestine: International Community Must End Impunity and Hold Israel Accountable for Killing of Palestinian Journalist
View PostIsrael’s apartheid, use of counterterrorism laws against human rights defenders, top CIHRS’ agenda at the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council
Throughout the course of over a month, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) took part in the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC), …
CIHRS and partners welcome the Human Rights Committee concluding observations on Israel emphasizing the “pre-existing systematic and structural discrimination against non-Jews”
On 30 March 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (the Committee) issued its concluding observations on its review of Israel’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political …
Palestine: At high-level side event held by CIHRS, Special Rapporteur Lynk to present latest findings concluding that Israel authorities are committing the crime of apartheid
(Geneva) – On 22 March 2022, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) along with 22 civil society organizations and the missions of Malaysia, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine, and South …