On 15 May 2020, the administration of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) forcibly sent 100 Syrian refugees, including unaccompanied children, to Mersin, Turkey. They have been transferred …
CIHRS Highlights State Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders for Cooperating with the Human Rights Mechanisms of the United Nations
On 1 May 2020 CIHRS made a submission on reprisals against individuals cooperating with the human rights mechanisms of United Nations to the office of the Secretary-General. This submission focuses …
Civil Society Organizations Raise COVID-19 Human Rights Priorities with OHCHR
On 9 April 2020, the Human Rights Council held its first online informal briefing to address the challenges to human rights resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting, the …
CIHRS at the 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council
انتصار للمجتمع المدني نحو مساءلة الشركات في المستوطنات الإسرائيلة وخطوات جديدة نحو تحقيق دولي مستقل عن الجرائم في ليبياخلال الجلسة الثالثة والأربعين لمجلس حقوق الإنسان بالأمم المتحدة، والتي بدأت فعاليتها …
Syria: Israel’s Wind Turbines Project an Existential Threat to the Indigenous Population of the Occupied Syrian Golan
On 9 September 2019, Israel’s National Infrastructure Committee (NIC) approved a wind energy project, which is to be built by Israeli company Energix Renewable Energies (Energix) on agricultural lands owned by …
192 Organizations Urge UN Security Council to Support Global Ceasefire
CIHRS was among 192 organizations urging the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to support the global ceasefire called for by the Secretary General aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. …
Syria: Fears of a COVID-19 Pandemic in Detention Centers
The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) poses a great danger to the lives of the nearly 100,000 detainees held in the Syrian government’s detention facilities, despite the government’s denial of …
Syria: Escalating “Humanitarian Horror” Must Be Countered by International Community
The resumption of hostilities in Idlib province and the threats of further escalation present grave risks for the civilian population. Since the beginning of February 2020, at least 100 civilians, …
CIHRS Ninth Annual Report: Evocations of the Arab Spring Amid Newly Drawn Armed Conflicts
With the uprisings and forces of democratization and political reform either smothered or preemptively stricken over the last several years, the Arab region is now experiencing renewed hope. The values …
Syria: Guarantee the freedom and safety of human rights defenders, and justice and accountability for the missing, detained, and forcibly disappeared
Human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Wael Hamada, Samira Al Khalil, and Nazim Hammadi now missing for 2191 days Six years ago, four human rights defenders – Razan ZAITOUNEH, Wael HAMADA, …