Saudi Arabia and the UAE responsible for worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world The undersigned rights organizations condemn the international community’s complicity in the war in Yemen, led by Saudi …
NGO statement in support of the International Parliamentary Conference for Peace in Yemen
As humanitarian, human rights and peacebuilding organizations working on Yemen, we welcome tomorrow’s unprecedented coming together of legislators from across nations and parties for the first International Parliamentary Conference for …
Third Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement in the Arab World
Issues for the human rights movement in volatile political and social contexts In armed conflict, should human rights groups prioritize accountability or peace? How should the rights movement address critical …
UPR Report: UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF YEMEN 2019
This report will inform the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Third Periodic Review of Yemen’s human rights record. In its last review in 2014, the Government of Yemen accepted recommendations …
Civil Society Statement: 10 Priorities for Peace and Justice in Yemen
The undersigned local, regional, and international organizations follow with great concern the military operations across Yemen and the collapsed September 2018 Geneva peace talks. The Yemen war has led to …
Stand against impunity in Yemen prevails as UN renews war crimes investigations
In a significant stand against impunity for war crimes in Yemen, the 39th UN Human Rights Council voted on Friday September 28th to renew the mandate of the Group of …
CIHRS at the United Nations Human Rights Council – 39th Session: UN renews historic investigations into Yemen war crimes despite Saudi threats
The 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council was held September 10-28, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) engaged with the Council …
Yemen: The need for the UN Human Rights Council to renew and strengthen the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts
Since the 36th session of the Human Rights Council when the mandate was created, deteriorating and appalling conditions as a result of this “entirely man-made catastrophe” have continued to put the …
The Militarization of Politics and an Authoritarian Revival: The Eighth Annual CIHRS Report on Human Rights in the Arab Region
The Arab region is facing an immeasurably more profound crisis than it faced at the beginning of the Arab Spring uprisings seven years ago, contends the Eight Annual Report issued …
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies at the United Nations | 38th Session of the Human Rights Council
Between 18 June and 6 July 2018, the 38th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (the Council) took place in Geneva, Switzerland. While the session focused mostly …