The de facto Houthi authorities in Yemen should immediately and unconditionally release the dozens of staff from the United Nations and Yemeni and international civil society organizations who have been arbitrarily detained over the last two years, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International said today. The Houthis’ arbitrary arrests of humanitarian workers has a direct impact on the delivery of lifesaving assistance to people in critical need of aid.
UN Human Rights Council, Session 61:
Selective accountability and the erosion of international law in the MENA region will have catastrophic consequences for the entire world
At the conclusion of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) warns that the architecture of international law is …
YEMEN: NEW REPORT UNCOVERS HORRIFIC CONDITIONS IN SECRET DETENTION CENTER
A damning new report by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Abductees Mothers Association (AMA) exposes a secret detention center in Aden operated by the Southern authorities in Yemen. Known as the Waddah Hall and once a civic center, the facility is part of a wider network of clandestine prisons that has proliferated across Yemen
Yemen: Houthis Escalate Arbitrary Detentions of UN staff members
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) calls for the immediate and unconditional release of ten additional United Nations staff detained by Ansar Allah (Houthis) on 18 December 2025, …
Over two-year detention of Yemeni journalist Naseh Shaker condemned by human rights organizations in a letter calling for his release
Mr. Rashad al-Alimi President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Mr. Aidarus al-Zoubaidi Vice President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) President of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) Aden, Yemen …
Yemen: Government Escalates Repression Against Civil Society
The Yemeni Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MoSAL) has escalated its repression of civil society organizations that work across the country, further shrinking civic space, eight organizations said today. …
Toward the Renewal of Political Culture
Conclusions of CIHRS 28th Regional Forum for the Human Rights Movement Under the title ‘Toward New Paths to Reform’, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organised the 28th …
The Yemeni Coalition for Human Rights, in partnership with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies:
#WannaLive – A new human rights campaign addressing the daily suffering of the Yemeni people and the violation of their basic rights
On the anniversary of the Yemeni people’s uprising against the tyranny of the occupation, 14 October, the Yemeni Coalition for Human Rights in partnership with the Cairo Institute for Human …
Yemen: Release Human Rights Lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra
The undersigned non-governmental organisations call on the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, Ansar Allah, to immediately and unconditionally release the prominent human rights lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra from arbitrary detention. …