To the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Respected Sir, We, the undersigned organisations, write this open letter about the gravely concerning trends in Saudi Arabia’s recent use of …
CIHRS 26th Regional Forum: The Responsibility of the Human Rights Movement in the Arab Region Amid a Shifting International Context
On 2-3 September 2022, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) convened its 26th Regional Forum for the Human Rights Movement in Brussels, Belgium. Fifty human rights defenders and …
Egypt: Immediately release ten Nubians arbitrarily detained in Saudi Arabia for over two years and suspend their trial
In the days before the slated 31 August sentencing of ten Egyptian Nubians detained in Saudi Arabia now for over two years, the undersigned rights organizations call for their immediate …
Saudi Arabia: Free social media activist Dr. Lina Alsharif
The undersigned human rights organisations call on the Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Lina Alsharif, who has been arbitrarily detained in Saudi Arabia for over a year …
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Condemns Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
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View PostJoint Letter: Congress Must Block Biden Administration’s Wrongful $650 Million Arm sale to Saudi Arabia or Risk Fueling Further U.S. Complicity in Rights Violations and Yemini Civilian Suffering
Dear Members of Congress, We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations, write in opposition to the Biden Administration’s plans to sell $650 million in air-to-air munitions to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. …
International human rights organizations: The Secretary-General of the United Nations must ensure the publication of a complete list of perpetrators of violations in the 2021 annual report on children and armed conflict
Eighteen human rights organizations called on the UN Secretary-General to ensure that the 2021 annual report on children and armed conflict and its annexed list of perpetrators is comprehensive and includes …
CIHRS Tenth Annual Report: New aspects of human rights crises during the Covid-19 pandemic
“The human rights situation in the Arab region, which has already been deteriorating for years, is deteriorating even more rapidly with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially afflicting economic …
CIHRS Issues Recommendations for Biden-Harris Administration on Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
Today the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) sent recommendations to the Biden-Harris administration in the United States on promoting and protecting human rights in the Middle East and …