Israel’s latest massacre of Palestinians, in the Nuseirat camp for internally displaced persons in the central Gaza Strip, underlines the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. On 8 …
Italy Must Review its Decision to Classify Egypt as a “Safe Country of Origin”
41 civil society organizations express their deep concern for Italy’s decision to classify the Arab Republic of Egypt as a “safe country of origin”, under Legislative Decree No. 25/2008, paragraph …
Bahrain: Joint Letter on Human Rights Situation to Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Your Excellencies, Ahead of and during the upcoming 56th Session of the Human Rights Council, we urge you and your delegation to raise concerns over the human rights situation in …
Egypt: Tantawi Arrested in Court to Serve a Prison Sentence for Challenging President Sisi in 2024 Elections
On 27 May, an Egyptian Court of Appeals upheld a February 2024 sentence issued by the Matareya Misdemeanors Court against Ahmed al-Tantawi and 22 of his supporters to one year …
YEMEN: Immediately and Unconditionally Release Education Expert Mujib al-Mikhlafi
The Houthis, the de facto governing authority in and around the Yemeni capital Sana’a, must immediately and unconditionally release Mujib al-Mikhlafi, who was arrested on 10 October 2023, said the …
Civil society joint statement on the EBRD’s draft safeguards
The draft updates of the EBRD’s Environmental and Social Policy and Access to Information Policy set out the environmental and social requirements for EBRD-supported projects and the Bank’s due diligence …
Egypt: Immediately and unconditionally release prominent political activist Mohamed Adel
The 80 undersigned human rights organizations reiterate their call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release prominent political activist and former spokesperson of the April 6 Youth Movement, …
Rafah Invasion Brings Israel’s Genocidal Campaign to Unprecedented Level
More war and famine will lead to physical destructions of civilians in Gaza
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies is horrified by Israel’s decision to intensify its assault on the Gaza strip and carry out a ground operation in Rafah while halting …
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies celebrates three decades of human rights advocacy while looking to the future
View PostEgypt: 2,000 days of arbitrary detention for human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim
The undersigned human rights organizations and the FreeHoda Campaign condemn the prolonged arbitrary detention of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim for more than 2,000 days. Following the completion …