Download the report as a PDF filePrepared by a coalition of 15 human rights organizations and networks, this joint report reviews the human rights situation of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon …
1,115 European financial institutions involved in financing 104 companies contributing to the illegal occupation and crime of genocide
The Don’t Buy into Occupation (DBIO) Coalition has released its 2025 report uncovering the extent of European financial institutions’ investments in companies that support and encourage Israel’s illegal settlement project …
Toward the Renewal of Political Culture
Conclusions of CIHRS 28th Regional Forum for the Human Rights Movement Under the title ‘Toward New Paths to Reform’, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organised the 28th …
International solidarity statement on UK state repression – taking action to prevent a genocide is not terrorism
On 5 July 2025, the UK government enforced the unprecedented decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. This is a dark time for democracy and a deeply oppressive …
UN Security Council Resolution 2803 Reinforces Imperialist Policy and Undermines Palestinian Self-Determination
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its serious alarm following the UN Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2803, endorsing the United States–led Comprehensive Plan to End the …
Recognition of the State of Palestine — Between Political and Symbolic Gain and Real Change on the Ground
On 4 November 2025, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held its monthly Ibn Rushd Salon, on the broader implications of the recent recognition of the State of …
The 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Normalizing atrocities in the Middle East and North Africa only leads to further unrest
During the United Nation’s 60th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), member states continued to remain silent on victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity across the Middle …
34 CSOs Condemn US Sanctions on leading Palestinian Human Rights Organisations
As Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza escalates, enabled by US military and political support, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions …
The Arab World: From Dreams of Arab Unity to the Nightmares of Civil Wars
A Reading into Causes and Consequences
On 23 September 2025, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held its monthly Ibn Rushd Salon under the title: ‘The Arab World: From Dreams of Arab Unity to …