To: Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council At its current session, the UN Human Rights Council will be discussing a draft resolution on human rights …
49th UN Human Rights Council: CIHRS and partners prepare advocacy on MENA region
View PostThe Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Condemns Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
View PostEgypt: Government must immediately close Case 173 and end assault on human rights organizations and defenders
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s failure to close Case no. 173 of 2011, commonly known as the “NGO Foreign Funding Case”, which has now been ongoing …
Corporate accountability: EU must not squander historic opportunity to tackle environmental crisis, human rights abuses
Paris, Brussels, 23 February 2022 – The European Commission adopted its long-awaited proposal for a directive on Sustainable Corporate Due Diligence (SCDD), which aims to prevent and remedy human rights …
Algeria: The Escalating repression threatens the survival of independent civil society
View PostEgypt: Rights Defender’s Imprisoned Father At Risk
(Beirut) – Egyptian authorities should urgently provide health care to Salah Soltan, the detained father of a prominent Egyptian rights defender living in the US, or immediately release him to receive medical attention …
Al-Sisi’s Visit to Brussels: No Red Carpet for Human Rights Violations
View PostYemen: Immediately release journalist Hala Badawi
The undersigned Yemeni, international and regional human rights organizations condemn the arbitrary arrest of journalist Hala Fouad Badawi by the security authorities of Hadhramaut Governate in Yemen. The governorate is …
Open Letter to Members of the UN’s General Assembly Regarding the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs
To: Member States of the UN General Assembly Cc: President of ECOSOC, President of the General Assembly, President of the Human Rights Council, UN Secretary General. Excellencies: We are five …