Citizens from South Sudan and Sudan have today been joined by human rights activists, civil society organisations and faith leaders from around the world in a united call for peace …
Next target of Bashir’s historical repression:Attacks on peaceful protests in Sudan
Sudanese officials should fully respect the right of citizens to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, said the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies on Wednesday, June 27. Since June …
150 African and Arab civil society organisations implore US and China to help solve conflicts in Sudan and South Sudan
China and the United States are in a unique position to encourage Sudan and South Sudan to resolve their internal and cross-border conflicts through peaceful negotiation, said a coalition of …
Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders Sweeps Arab Region: Seeds of Repression Planted in Year of Revolution
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) hails the courageous work of the many human rights defenders in the Arab region who were – and still are – one …
Guidelines on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Complete’ the African Charter on its 30th anniversary
The 50th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights is cause for two major celebrations: the 30th anniversary of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights …
UN Human Rights Council Concludes its 18th Session: Arab Spring turns into “winter of discontent” at the United Nations . UN Rights Council shines spot-light on Middle East, but does not provide protection for democracy activists
In the shadow of brutal crackdowns and severe repressive attacks launched by entrenched autocrats against pro-democracy movements throughout the Arab world, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council began its …
Oral Intervention to the 18th Session of the Human Rights Council on Sudan’s Universal Periodic Review delivered by Dr. El Baqir Al Afif, director of Al-Khatim Adlan Centre for Enlightenment & Human Development in cooperation with CIHRS
Thank you Madame President The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues & escalates. Barely a week after its UPR, on May 21st, the GoS led an all out …
Text of the Oral Intervention delivered by the Cairo Institute in cooperate with FIDH and SAF to the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Yemen and Sudan
Delivered by: Ms. Amal Basha Thank you Madam President, CIHRS, FIDH and Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights (SAF) urgently calls on the Human Rights Council to convene a Special …
“Day of Rage” UN Rights Council takes up situations in Libya, Sudan, Syria and Yemen
(Geneva- 19 September, 2011) Today, human rights defenders from throughout the Arab region converged on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (the Council), during its 18th Session, to respond …
18th session of the UN Human Rights Council opens in Geneva. CIHRS presents human right situation in the region through a series of written and oral interventions and side events
Today, 12 September, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) inaugurates its 18th session in its Geneva headquarters, which is scheduled to continue until 30 September. This session is of particular …