Today, 20 June 2024, the “Don’t Buy Into Occupation” (DBIO) coalition launched an exceptional progress report titled “The companies arming Israel and their financiers”. The report, mainly prepared by PAX, …
Briefing report: Israel imposes catastrophic conditions of life on Palestinians in Gaza with the aim of their “physical destruction” according to the definition of genocide
View PostIsrael’s Massacre in Nuseirat Underlines the Need for an Immediate Ceasefire
Israel’s latest massacre of Palestinians, in the Nuseirat camp for internally displaced persons in the central Gaza Strip, underlines the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. On 8 …
Rafah Invasion Brings Israel’s Genocidal Campaign to Unprecedented Level
More war and famine will lead to physical destructions of civilians in Gaza
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies is horrified by Israel’s decision to intensify its assault on the Gaza strip and carry out a ground operation in Rafah while halting …
Priorities of the human rights movement amid a region in crisis and a crumbling international order
Conclusions of the 27th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement The future of human rights in the Arab region faces a compounded crisis. On the one hand, the ability …
Civil Society Groups Call On U.S. Government to Block Unconditioned Military Assistance to Israel
We, the undersigned organizations, are dismayed that Congress, in an emergency supplemental bill, appropriated an unprecedented $14.1 billion in military assistance to Israel without attaching any human rights and civilian …
55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Between Palestine and Ukraine
Double-standards and silence in the face of atrocities are eroding the UN rights system
On 5 April, the longest session in the history of the United Nations Human Rights Council came to an end. Over a six-week period, UN member states debated and voted …
CIHRS 27th Regional Forum for the Human Rights Movement
‘Human Rights at a Crossroads’
On 13 and 14 April, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) convened the 27th Regional Forum for the Human Rights Movement, titled ‘Human Rights at a Crossroads’. The …
Salon Ibn Rushd: Entrenched authoritarianism in all countries of region has reaped defeatism among Arab populaces
On 22 February 2024, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a panel discussion as part of the monthly Salon Ibn Rushd, titled ‘Can Palestine be Liberated without …