Thirty-two Nubian activists on trial for peacefully demanding their constitutionally enshrined ‘right of return’ to their ancestral lands are expected to face a final verdict tomorrow March 13, to be …
Palestine |Urgent Appeal: Israel Must Suspend and Repeal Recent Legislation Allowing for the Revocation of Permanent Residency Status from Palestinians in Jerusalem for ‘Breach of Allegiance’
On 7 March 2018, the Israeli Parliament passed an amendment to the Entry into Israel Law which allows the Israeli Minister of Interior to revoke the permanent residency status from …
Palestine |Re: Release of UN Database of Businesses Operating in Israeli Settlements
H.E. Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais Wilson – United Nations Geneva, Switzerland 22 February 2018 Joint Open Letter to the High Commissioner for Human …
Joint Open letter on the selection process of the next High Commissioner for Human Rights
20 February 2018 His Excellency Mr. António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations Room S-3700 New York, NY 10017 Open letter on the selection process of the next High Commissioner …
IN SOLIDARITY WITH CIVIL SOCIETY IN HUNGARY
On 13 February 2018, the Hungarian government tabled to Parliament a proposed legislative pack of three laws, commonly referred to as “Stop Soros”. The newly proposed legislation would further restrict …
Egypt | Human rights organizations condemn detention of Abdel-Moneim Aboul-Fotouh: Opposition candidates and critics of presidential elections continue to face imprisonment and reprisals
The undersigned organizations denounce the detention of Dr. Abdel-Moneim Aboul-Fotouh, the head of the opposition party Strong Egypt (a registered political party) on Wednesday February 14th, for 15 days pending …
Egypt |Enforced disappearance is a crime: Rights groups demand information on whereabouts of Hassan al-Banna Mubarak and Mustafa al-Aasar
The undersigned organizations condemn the continued disappearance of journalist Hassan al-Banna Mubarak, age 25, and researcher Mustafa al-Aasar, 26, who works at the Regional Center for Rights and Liberties. Both …
Egypt: Planned Presidential Vote Neither Free Nor Fair EU, US Should Speak Out
The Egyptian government has trampled over even the minimum requirements for free and fair elections for the planned March 26-28, 2018 vote for president, fourteen international and regional rights organizations …
Syria | The UNGA must bring accountability and affirm international will as multiple war fronts and chemical attacks devastate civilians in Syria
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its deepest concerns regarding the escalation of hostilities in Syria, most alarmingly exemplified by reports of chlorine gas use by the …