58th ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS Banjul, The Gambia, 4 – 20 April 2016 Oral Statement submitted under Item 8: Activity report of the …
Sudan blocks civil society participation in UN-led human rights review
The efforts of the Government of Sudan to obstruct the engagement of civil society activists in a United Nations (UN)-led human rights review of the country is unacceptable and shows …
mass forced evictions, displacement, and forcible suppression of anti-dam demonstrations before the regional body
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has decided to examine a case against the Republic of Sudan involving forced eviction, inadequate compensation and suppression of protesters during …
Bahey eldin Hassan meets with Ban Ki-moon, Norwegian deputy foreign minister, and US assistant secretary of state for human rights
On the sidelines of the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council, currently convened in the HRC headquarters in Geneva, Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute …
Arrest campaign affirms that regime not serious about dialogue and a peaceful solution to the crisis in Sudan
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns the arbitrary arrest of civil society and opposition leaders in Sudan, among them Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, lawyer and prominent rights defender, …
CIHRS at the UN Human Rights Council:
Attempts to Eradicate Pro-Democracy Movements in Arab Region Require Urgent Response
(Geneva) As the 25th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) begins, many governments in the Arab region are increasingly criminalizing and violently repressing almost all forms of free expression …
New CIHRS report: Opportunities remain for cooperation between civil society and the League of Arab States
On Monday, October 28, 2013, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) issued a new thematic report on the mechanisms of cooperation between Arab civil society and the League …
CIHRS at the UN Human Rights Council:
Steps Must Be Taken to Protect and Promote Human Rights in the Arab Region
The 24th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) came to an end last Friday, September 27, 2013. Although many Arab and international civil society groups – …
The Cairo Institute Denounces Lacking International Response to Violations to International Law in Sudan
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) presented an oral intervention on the situation of human rights in Sudan to the UN Human Rights Council Yesterday, 25 September 2013. …
At the UN, The Cairo Institute Discusses: Human Rights as Arab Countries Struggle for Democracy
Today, Monday, 9 September 2013, marks the beginning of the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) in Geneva. The session is scheduled to continue until …