At the current 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) a UN Special Rapporteur will present the first official report by a UN special procedure on …
United Nations: Using counter-terrorism legislation to suppress basic freedoms undermines human rights in the Middle East and North Africa
On 10 March 2022, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and 14 local, regional, and international organizations held an online side event in parallel to the 49th session …
Rights Groups Letter to F1 CEO Ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix
CC: FIA, Teams, Drivers, Sponsors, GPDA Dear Stefano Domenicali, We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to you ahead of the Formula 1 (F1) Gulf Air Grand Prix in Bahrain to …
Egypt: Execution of seven people following unfair trials further exposes hollowness of state’s claims to new human rights strategy
The signatory human rights organizations condemn the execution of seven people in Egypt on 8 and 10 March 2022, following trials in which the defendants were forcibly disappeared, tortured, and …
Egypt: End arbitrary detention, Free all arbitrarily detained persons
Twelve Egyptian activists have been on hunger strike since early February 2022 in protest of their prolonged pre-trial detention at Tora Prison Complex. Among them, Abdelrahman Tarek (Moka), Ahmed Maher …
Egypt: CIHRS calls for genuine human rights progress at National Council for Human Rights
Mohamed Zaree to the National Council: Dialogue without genuine political will for reform is propaganda intended to mislead local and international communities about human rights progress in Egypt Mohamed Zaree, …
European States should adopt a Consistent Approach toward Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Palestine during Human Rights Council Session 49
View Post18 CSOs to EIB Board: Recommendations to improve civil society engagement
Eighteen civil society organisations, including the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, have shared recommendations to improve CSO engagement in an open letter to the European Investment Bank (EIB) Board, …
Russian Federation: UN General Assembly should suspend Russia’s rights of membership of the UN Human Rights Council
To Permanent Representatives of Member States of the United Nations in Geneva and New York Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, call on Member States of the United Nations …
Open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: OHCHR report on grave human rights violations in Xinjiang can wait no longer
Madam High Commissioner, We, the undersigned human rights organisations, write to follow up on your commitment last year to release a report on grave ongoing human rights violations by Chinese …