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Saudi Arabia: Over 50 human rights groups call for immediate release of rights defenders

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On the occasion of International Women’s Day, CIHRS would like to call attention to detained female human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia, who have peacefully campaigned against gender discrimination in …

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CIHRS at the United Nations Human Rights Council – 39th Session: UN renews historic investigations into Yemen war crimes despite Saudi threats

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CIHRS at the United Nations Human Rights Council – 39th Session:UN renews historic investigations into Yemen war crimes despite Saudi threatsThe 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council …

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The Militarization of Politics and an Authoritarian Revival: The Eighth Annual CIHRS Report on Human Rights in the Arab Region

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“استمرار تدهور الأوضاع الإنسانية وحالة حقوق الإنسان في معظم بلدان المنطقة العربية هو نتيجة طبيعية لتوسع عسكرة السياسة، والفشل في إيجاد حلول سلمية وجذرية لنزاعات المنطقة الداخلية والدولية، وتجدد مشروعات …

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Oral intervention on Yemen at the UN Human Rights Council 38th Session

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The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies delivered an oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council 38th session held in Geneva in June, deteriorating situation in Yemen.UN Human …

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Saudi Arabia | Crackdown on Saudi women human rights defenders sets off alarms

In Arab Countries, International Advocacy Program by CIHRS

Over 30 human rights groups call for their immediate release  The undersigned human rights groups call on the Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all human rights defenders arrested …