The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined more than 350 human rights organizations around the world in an open letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, regarding …
Tunisia: Human rights organizations commend civil society for forming a working committee to follow up on situation in Tunisia
The undersigned human rights organizations stand in solidarity with Tunisian civil society, following the decision of President of Tunisia Kais Saied to take unprecedented exceptional measures, announced on July 25, …
Egypt: Sisi should commute death sentences of 12 men in politically-motivated mass trial
Egypt is among the worst countries in the world with respect to human rights violations related to its application of the death penalty. Between 2018 and the end of 2020, …
HRC47 : CIHRS and partners advocate for victims’ rights in the Middle East and North Africa
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View PostHuman rights organizations call on Biden to disregard Egyptian government’s demands to imprison Mohamed Soltan and instead hold Egypt accountable for its human rights violations
We, the undersigned groups, are appalled by evidence that the Egyptian government and intelligence apparatus persist in efforts to silence human rights defenders even beyond Egypt’s borders. We call on …
Egypt: Zyad Elelaimy and Ramy Shaath’s inclusion on the ‘Terrorist List’ is a shameful outcome of a politicized judiciary
View PostStates urged to ensure renewal of UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya at 48th Human Rights Council
In a letter to member states of the UN , Libyan, regional and international human rights organisations demanded the renewal of the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM), established in …
Palestine: UN Special Procedures Must Respond to Israel’s Latest Steps to Approve the Residency Revocation of Palestinian HRD Salah Hammouri
On 8 July 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights, Addameer, Al-Haq, and France-Palestine Solidarity Association sent a follow-up urgent appeal to UN Special Procedures on the latest actions by …
France’s arms exports to Algeria must be reassessed and subject to parliamentary oversight
On 12 July, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and seven other international, French and Algerian organisations sent a joint letter to the French Prime Minister, Minister for …