The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) engaged in the 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, held from 24 June to 12 July 2019 in Geneva, …
Appealing for Urgent Intervention to Prevent further Bloodshed in Sudan
The UN Security Council The undersigned, 30 civil society organisations from around the world, are writing to you at a critical time, the fate of the Sudanese people hangs in …
Killings of Peaceful Sudanese Democracy Protesters Demand Accountability
Urgent International Action Needed to Prevent Further Violence The attack on peaceful democracy protesters in Khartoum that began on June 3 that has reportedly seen the killing of at least …
Civil society calls for strong AU support for civilian transition in Sudan
Excellencies, Representatives of the AU Peace and Security Council Member States, H.E. Chairperson Mr. Moussa Faki, African Union Commission, Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned Sudanese and African civil society organizations …
Sudan: Ending involvement in Yemen vital to a successful transition
Open letter to the Sudanese Professionals Association Ladies and Gentlemen, members of the Sudanese Professionals Association, The undersigned organizations commend the successful first steps of the movement for peaceful change …
35 African civil society organisations call for strong AU response to popular uprising in Sudan.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Excellencies, Representatives of the AU Peace and Security Council Member States, H.E. Chairperson Mr. Moussa Faki, African Union Commission, Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned African civil society …
Sudan | European Union: Don’t Host ICC suspect
The EU-LAS Summit is scheduled to take place from 24-25 February 2019 in Egypt. The Sudanese president is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of criminal responsibility …
Civil society call on Human Rights Council to dispatch an independent international fact-finding mission in Sudan
Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Dear Excellencies, We, the undersigned Sudanese, African and international organisations and individuals, write to you ahead of …
Sudan: International community must intervene immediately to save lives from ICC fugitive president who uses live ammunition on protesters
The undersigned rights organizations admonish the Sudanese authorities’ use of excessive force in responding to popular protests underway since December 19, which culminated in the death and injury of dozens …
The Militarization of Politics and an Authoritarian Revival: The Eighth Annual CIHRS Report on Human Rights in the Arab Region
The Arab region is facing an immeasurably more profound crisis than it faced at the beginning of the Arab Spring uprisings seven years ago, contends the Eight Annual Report issued …