History will Judge Leaders for Response to UN convoy Attack in Syria A statement by 108 Syrian, regional and international humanitarian and human rights organisations on Monday’s attack on a humanitarian …
Syria Cessation of Hostilities Welcome: Humanitarian Aid Desperately Needed
A statement from 101 Syrian, regional and international humanitarian and human rights organisations on Syria’s Cessation of Hostilities This week’s cessation of hostilities agreement negotiated by Russia and the …
Syria: Strengthening action and ensuring a victim oriented approach on Syria at the 33rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Rt Hon Boros Johnson MP Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Foreign and Commonwealth Office King Charles Street City of Westminster London SW1A2AH Geneva, August 30, 2016 Re: …
Important Victories Marred by Increasing Threats to Global Rights Standards
The last days of the 32nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (the Council), which concluded on July 1, witnessed the adoption of several important resolutions despite sustained attempts …
Ending the Horrors in Syria’s Prisons and the Role of the HRC
On Tuesday evening, June 21st, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral intervention before the 32nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) currently …
Resolution on Syria at the 32nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Excellences, We, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, write to urge your government to support a resolution on Syria at the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council (hereafter, “the Council”) focused …
Syria: Air drops call is welcome, sieges must end now
As humanitarian and human rights organisations working to alleviate the plight of civilians affected by the crisis in Syria, we welcome efforts by the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) to …
Joint appeal to help free Syrian human rights defender Razan Zaitouneh and her colleagues on her birthday
On 29 April, human rights groups worldwide are marking the birthday of Syrian human rights defender Razan Zaitouneh, who will be spending it in captivity for the third time along …
The 10th Anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Council:
Global Human Rights Movement at a Dangerous Crossroads
CIHRS calls for stronger global leadership to protect the rights of real people in real places, and to protect the United Nations human rights system On the 10th Anniversary of …
CIHRS calls upon the international community to work towards a peaceful solution that guarantees dignity and basic human rights for the Syrian people
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) marks the fifth anniversary of the plight of the Syrian people by highlighting that its root causes and the reasons for its …