CIHRS calls for stronger global leadership to protect the rights of real people in real places, and to protect the United Nations human rights system On the 10th Anniversary of …
Sudan blocks civil society participation in UN-led human rights review
The efforts of the Government of Sudan to obstruct the engagement of civil society activists in a United Nations (UN)-led human rights review of the country is unacceptable and shows …
32 judges forced into retirement for expressing their opinion
The undersigned organizations condemn the judgment issued on Monday, March 28, by the Supreme Disciplinary Committee to uphold a ruling by the Judicial Council’s Disciplinary Committee to force 31 judges …
Ongoing deterioration of human rights in Egypt and systematic suppression of rights organizations
Ban Ki-moon meets with CIHRS’s Bahey eldin Hassan for second time in three weeks
Meeting reflects concern of international community at Egyptian government’s failure to respect human rights and combat terrorism UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the …
Regarding the Appointment of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967
Re: Appointment of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 Your Excellency, The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) is deeply …
17 Egyptian rights groups
The Perpetrators of Human Rights Abuses Retaliate Against Rights Groups, the Voice of Victims:
In a time when the torture and murder of Egyptians has become a mark of patriotism, defenders of the victims of these crimes are prosecuted The undersigned organizations condemn the …
Imminent Risk of Prosecution and Closure
The independent human rights community in Egypt is at unprecedented risk. The recent imposition of travel bans, asset freezes as well as the interrogation of NGO staff by investigative judges …
A Toolkit to Operationalize Recommendations and Ensure Implementation
Today, 21 March 2016, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) released a tool-kit (report) on how UN member states can take concrete action at the UN Human Rights …