On the 64th anniversary of Al Nakba, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) hails the courage and resilience of thousands of Palestinian prisoners as they continue to …
Days before holding the Arab Summit in Baghdad… CIHRS condemns the UN’s inability to put an end to the violations in the OPTs and its failure in limiting illegal expansions of Israeli settlements amid Arab and International silence
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) addressed the ongoing violations and the deteriorating human rights conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) in an intervention before the …
A year of Arab struggle for democracy: The 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council: will the international community respond to Palestinian and Bahraini cries?
On Monday, February 27, 2012, the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) was inaugurated at the council’s headquarters in Geneva; the session is slated to close on …
Palestine…the right to self determination: a guaranteed right, not a shameful request
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) harshly criticized the double standards that Characterized the ways in which the US and other countries treat Palestine in the international …
18th session of the UN Human Rights Council opens in Geneva. CIHRS presents human right situation in the region through a series of written and oral interventions and side events
Today, 12 September, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) inaugurates its 18th session in its Geneva headquarters, which is scheduled to continue until 30 September. This session is of particular …
Goldstone’s statements do not trump international justice for victims
The 26 undersigned human rights organizations express great concern over the attempts undertaken by Israel to bury the recommendations and conclusions of the Goldstone Report, viewing them as clear …
Roots of Unrest in the Arab World
Today, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) issues its third annual report on the state of human rights in the Arab world in 2010, with a special …
Despite progress, Lebanon continues its failure in dealing with Palestinian refugee rights from a human rights perspective
Press release (Geneva, 20 March 2011) On Thursday 17 March 2011, the Human Rights Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of Lebanon. Lebanon accepted all three …
Palestinian and International Human Rights Defenders: UN Rights Council Must Act Now to Ensure Follow-up on “Goldstone Report”….
Palestinian and International Human Rights Defenders: ‘UN Rights Council Must Act Now to Ensure Follow-up on “Goldstone Report”and End Impunity for War Crimes in Israel and Palestine’ Joint Press …
CIHRS Calls on the International Community to Exercise its Universal Jurisdiction over War Crimes Committed in Palestine and Israel
United Nations Human Rights Council: 15th Session Item 7: General Debate Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 27 September 2010 Delivered by: Ms. Laila Matar n a joint letter …