The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the violations marring the collection of endorsements for candidates running the upcoming presidential elections, including violations at public notary offices, which have prevented citizens …
Egypt: Authorities must stop security violence against civilians in northeastern Sinai, and allow the displaced to return to their lands
The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizations condemn the use of violence against the peaceful protests organized by hundreds of displaced and relocated local residents in the areas of Rafah and …
International and Arab failure to prevent the annihilation of the Palestinian people must end
A Joint Statement by 48 Human Rights Organizations from Eight Arab Countries The undersigned Arab human rights organizations call on permanent member states of the United Nations Security Council and …
Libya: 3,500 displaced people from Tawergha remain homeless, without solutions guaranteeing humane housing
Civilians from the city Tawergha, mostly women and children, have been forcibly displaced to Benghazi camps, beginning in 2011. Armed groups affiliated with general command in eastern Libya have forced …
Massacre of Palestinian civilians outcome of unconditional international support for Israeli war on Gaza
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is appalled by the bombing of Al Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, which has resulted in over 500 fatalities and …
54th Session of UNHRC: Positive steps on Sudan but silence persists towards victims in the MENA region
The 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) concluded on 14 October 2023, coinciding with several major human rights developments in the Middle East and North Africa …
Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives
We have witnessed unfathomable death and destruction in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Thousands of people have been killed, injured, displaced, and nearly two hundred remain held hostage, including children …
Israel/Palestine: For urgent international and Arab action to stop the bloodshed
As the civilian death toll continues to rise following the latest round of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is …
Egypt: Third Sisi Presidential Term Would Undermine State Stability and Prevent the Initiation of Human Rights and Economic Reform
As Egypt prepares for presidential elections in December 2023, the undersigned human rights organizations warn that Egypt is at a critical juncture and that failure to immediately begin a serious …