Copenhagen, Geneva, Paris, October 3, 2012. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation …
‘Counter-Revolution’ at the United Nations Human Rights Council? Arab states respond to unprecedented scrutiny with attacks on rights defenders and standards
From 10-28 September, during the 21st Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council), an unprecedented number of governments from the Arab region came under international scrutiny and …
Human Rights Council tackles the Syria conflict once more; Impunity remains at the heart of ongoing major violations
Today, Monday 17 September 2012, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in collaboration with the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS), the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), and …
Cairo Institute in the UN: Gulf rights defenders under siege while rights situation in Sudan, Morocco, and Bahrain deteriorates
Today, Monday, September 10, marked the beginning of the twenty-first session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), taking place at its headquarters in Geneva. The session’s events will continue …
Open Letter to UN Security Council Ambassadors: Strengthening the Mandate of the UN Mission in Syria
Dear Ambassador Strengthening the Mandate of the UN Mission in Syria We write to urge you to renew the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) and to ensure that …
Syrians begin to lose all hope in the UN: Russia and China block attempts to end the bloodshed in Syria
Yesterday, Wednesday 27 June, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral intervention before the 20th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) addressing the deteriorating …
Call to release freedom of expression defenders, held incommunicado in Syria
The undersigned rights groups from around the world are seriously concerned about human rights defenders, journalists, writers and bloggers in Syria who have been subjected to enforced disappearance, which has …
Syrians cannot afford to wait!
Arab and International civil society present measures to the League of Arab States to intensify leadership on Syria Your Excellency, Dr. Nabil El Araby Secretary General, League of Arab States …
Joint statement about Mazen Darwish and the court cases against SCM activists
Yesterday, on May 29, 2012, seven employees of the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) and one SCM visitor were summoned to stand on trial at a …