We have witnessed unfathomable death and destruction in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Thousands of people have been killed, injured, displaced, and nearly two hundred remain held hostage, including children …
Israel/Palestine: For urgent international and Arab action to stop the bloodshed
As the civilian death toll continues to rise following the latest round of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is …
Immediate Action Needed from International Community to Protect Civilians in Gaza, Israel and the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights(CIHRS) is gravely alarmed by the continuing indiscriminate use of military force against civilians in Gaza, Israel and the occupied West Bank, now principally being …
The UN discusses Israel’s human rights file amid clear denial and disgraceful complicity
On 3 October 2023, Israel underwent the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its human rights file during the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. In the session, …
UN Human Rights Council: Emboldened by impunity and double-standards, autocratic governments go on the offensive
View PostJoint Statement: Human Rights Organisations Welcome the Release of OHCHR’s Update of the UN Database of businesses facilitating Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and Call for Full and Annual Implementation of the Mandate
Following its long overdue release, we welcome the recent publication of the update to the United Nations database of businesses facilitating Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, issued by …
UN Global Study on the Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures on Civil Society and Civic Space should be a wake-up call to end abuse of counter-terrorism measures to violate human rights
View PostPalestine: Israeli Apartheid – The Legacy of the Ongoing Nakba at 75
Seventy-five years have passed since the Palestinian people were ethnically cleansed and forcibly expelled from their homes, lands, and property in their ancestral land during the 1948 Nakba (meaning ‘catastrophe’ …
Human Rights and other Civil Society Groups Urge United Nations to Respect Human Rights in the Fight Against Antisemitism
Dear UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Under Secretary-General Miguel Ángel Moratinos: Our coalition of 60 civil society organizations is writing to you to voice our strong support for the United …
We call for immediate release and demand Israel rescind the decision to revoke his Jerusalem residency based on “secret evidence”
We, the undersigned organizations, unions, and institutions, condemn and reject the arbitrary measures taken by the Israeli occupation forces against human rights defender and lawyer at Addameer, violating its obligations …