The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is seriously concerned by the US and UK attacks on Yemen that started in the early hours of 12 January 2024. Under …
The human rights setback on the Universal Declaration’s diamond jubilee
Message of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United …
Yemen: Death sentence for feminist activist following unfair trial
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns the sentencing, on 5 December 2023, to the death penalty of feminist activist Fatma al-Arwali, after a trial marred by gross …
54th Session of UNHRC: Positive steps on Sudan but silence persists towards victims in the MENA region
The 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) concluded on 14 October 2023, coinciding with several major human rights developments in the Middle East and North Africa …
Yemen: Houthis ban Mwatana for Human Rights Staff from Travel
Five staff members of a prominent Yemeni organization, Mwatana for Human Rights including its president, Radhya Al-Mutawakel, Mwatana’s Chairperson and Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Board Member, were arbitrarily …
Yemen: Houthis Still Forcibly Disappear 11 Baha’is Over Two Months after Kidnapping
The continued enforced disappearance of 11 Baha’is by Ansar Allah forces (Houthis) is condemned by the undersigned organizations. The Baha’is were kidnapped on 25 May when armed men raided a …
International and Regional organizations support the Yemen Declaration for Justice and Reconciliation
NGOs call on the international community and warring parties to address the demands in Yemen Declaration On July 26, 2023, over 40 civil society organizations and victims and survivor …
HRC 52: Sustain international monitoring of crimes in Libya and press Egypt and Algeria to back up human rights claims with tangible reforms
The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) held its 52nd session from 27 February to 4 April 2023. The UN Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on Libya submitted its final report during …
Europe’s involvement in war crimes in Yemen: Stop Arms Exports and End Impunity
Berlin/Sana’a – Eight years ago, on 26 March 2015, the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition launched the aerial campaign “Decisive Storm”, escalating the conflict in Yemen and, with it, the suffering …
Activists from 11 countries discuss human rights situation in the region during closing event of CIHRS training program ‘Tamkeen’
Coinciding with International Human Rights Day, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) concluded its two-year training program Tamkeen, “Empowering a New Generation of Human Rights Defenders,” on 10 …