This morning, Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Mr. Bahey el-din Hassan, met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to discuss the latest …
UN Human Rights Council: Double-standards tarnish positive initiatives at international rights body
International community fails to address human rights crisis in Bahrain (Geneva – 17 June 2011) On Friday, the UN Human Rights Council wrapped up its 17th Session, adopting a …
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 …
CIHRS and Partners Criticize the Outcome of the HRC Review Process
Proposals to improve the UPR process CIHRS Oral intervention to UN HRC Statement Item 6 General Debate Friday 18 March 2011 Mr. President, On February 24th, the Human Rights …
Arab League and international community must end complicity – Gulf states launch a war against the people of Bahrain
This morning, army and police troops in Bahrain, supported by the Saudi and Emirati forces, began a brutal, wide-scale crackdown on the legitimate aspirations of the Bahraini people for far-reaching …
Joint Written Intervention before HRC 11th session about UPR on the Human Rights situation in the KSA
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Contact: Jeremie Smith, Director Geneva Office Phone Number: (+202) 27945341 / 27951112 E-mail: info@cihrs.org Language: ENGLISH ONLY HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Eleventh Session Written …
CIHRS Oral Intervention before HRC 11th session about KSA UPR
Human Rights Council- 11th Session Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Oral Intervention – Item 6 – UPR KSA 10 June, 2009 Delivered by Dina Mansour Thank you Mr. …
27 NGO from the Arab Region urge the UN not to vote in favor of the reelection of Saudi Arabia to the HRC
27 Organization from the Arab Region urge the United Nations not to vote in favor of the reelection of Saudi Arabia to the Human Rights Council Press Release 27 Human Rights …
Arab civil society says vote no on Saudi Arabia
Your Excellency: We, the undersigned civil society organizations from throughout the Arab region, are deeply concerned by the grave human rights violations that continue to cripple the development of the …
Letter from Civil Society Organizations in the Arab Region about Reelecting KSA to the HRC
April 22, 2009 Your Excellency: We, the undersigned civil society organizations from throughout the Arab region, are deeply concerned by the grave human rights violations that continue to cripple the …