The “FreeHoda” campaign and the undersigned organizations condemn the continued arbitrary detention of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdelmonem. who has been detained for six years. We denounce reuse …
Open Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel and End to Impunity amid a Spiralling Humanitarian Catastrophe and Escalating Regional Conflict
We, the undersigned organisations, appeal to all UN member states to secure an immediate ceasefire across Gaza, Lebanon, Israel and the region, and to end the impunity that has allowed …
Coalition Sends Letter Calling on Senators to Support Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on Arms Sales to Israel
Dear Senators, We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to cosponsor and vote in favor of the four joint resolutions of disapproval introduced by Senators Sanders, Welch, and Merkley regarding several …
57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:
‘Leadership still matters’: Resolutions on Yemen and Sudan adopted; Saudi Arabia loses bid for membership to the Human Rights Council
Saudi Arabia, the government of Yemen and other governments from the Arab region, including Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), succeeded in censoring any and all discussion on atrocities …
Yemen: New Wave of Houthi Arbitrary Arrest
Hundreds Held for Marking National Holiday
Houthi authorities arrested dozens of people in the last week of September 2024 for peacefully celebrating or posting on social media about the anniversary of Yemen’s “September 26 Revolution,” Human …
Taking stock of October 7: The view from the Arab world
Over the past twelve months, the Palestinian people have sustained horrifying human, humanitarian, and political casualties, the worst since the Arab defeat of 5 June 1967 and the subsequent occupation …
Yemen: Urgent Action Needed to Protect Civil Society Organizations in Aden
The Southern Transitional Council (STC), the de facto authority in southern Yemen, must urgently lift oppressive restrictions on civil society organizations operating or seeking to establish themselves in Aden, the …
Salon Ibn Rushd: The future of Lebanon and Palestine, one year after October 7
On Tuesday, 8 October 2024, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a seminar as part of the monthly activities of Salon Ibn Rushd, titled ‘The future of Lebanon …
A year of annihilation… The endless suffering in Palestine
Today marks a year since the start of Israel’s genocidal offensive in Gaza, following Hamas’ atrocious attack on southern Israel in which over 1,200 people, many of them civilians, were …