The 23rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council), which concluded on 14 June 2013, began with a special focus on Syria and the deteriorating situation in …
In an oral intervention to the UN: Instead of accountability for violations, international community offers Israel political rewards
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Al-Haq presented an oral intervention to the UN Human Rights Council (the Council),on Monday, june 10, in which they condemned the …
“Delivering Democracy” The Future of Human Rights between the “Arab Spring” and Political Islam?
Press release on the launch of CIHRS’ annual report on the state of human rights in the Arab region Two years after the “Arab Spring” swept the Arab region and …
“Delivering Democracy” 5th CIHRS’ annual report on the human rights situation in the Arab world
This report evaluates the situation of human rights in Egypt and 12 other Arab countries, describing the battle for the “Arab Spring” that continues to be waged on three fronts: …
Spring at the United Nations:
Positive Action Breathes New Life into the UN Human Rights Council, but Challenges Remain
(22 March, 2013 – Geneva) The 22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) comes to an end on 22 March. While the Council has been heavily …
CIHRS calls on Israel to cease all settlement activities and resume cooperation with UN rights bodies; and urges Palestine to ratify major human rights treaties
On March 18th 2013, The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral intervention on human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, before the United Nations Human …
Open letter to President Obama
To President Barack Obama: Three years ago, I had the honour of meeting you in the White House as part of a delegation of some 50 human rights defenders from …
CIHRS: The State of Palestine should ratify human rights treaties; Israel must end retributive acts
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) congratulates Palestine on its new status of non-member observer state at the United Nations (UN) following the passage of Resolution 67/191 on …
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: 31 Arab Human Rights Organizations Demand United Nations Recognize Palestinian Statehood
In 1977, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) designated 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Thirty-five years later, the human rights and humanitarian …
Call for Special Session of the Human Rights Council in the Gaza Strip : Violations of International Law Must End
November 16, 2012 – International, regional and national human rights organisations submitted an open letter to the Human Rights Council members today calling upon them to convene a Special Session …