The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the detention of political activist Ghada Naguib by Turkish authorities, the wife of opposition figure Hisham Abdullah. We call for her immediate and unconditional …
Immediate Action Needed from International Community to Protect Civilians in Gaza, Israel and the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights(CIHRS) is gravely alarmed by the continuing indiscriminate use of military force against civilians in Gaza, Israel and the occupied West Bank, now principally being …
The UN discusses Israel’s human rights file amid clear denial and disgraceful complicity
On 3 October 2023, Israel underwent the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its human rights file during the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. In the session, …
Leaked letter on intended Cyprus-Lebanon joint border controls: increased deaths and human rights violations
In an increasingly worrying context for migrants and refugees in Cyprus, with the recent escalation of violent racist attacks and discrimination against refugees on the island and the continued pushback …
Civil society statement delivered at the informal consultation on the draft resolution on Sudan
We, the undersigned Sudanese and international organisations, call on the members of the Human Rights Council to adopt the (proposed) resolution on Sudan, establishing an independent and international fact finding …
Democracy and Human Rights Groups Applaud Congressional Decision to Hold Egypt Military Aid
We applaud the decision made by Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Chairman Ben Cardin, House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) Ranking Member Gregory Meeks, and the other members of Congress who …
Yemen: Houthis ban Mwatana for Human Rights Staff from Travel
Five staff members of a prominent Yemeni organization, Mwatana for Human Rights including its president, Radhya Al-Mutawakel, Mwatana’s Chairperson and Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Board Member, were arbitrarily …
Algeria: Reveal the fate of the disappeared and put an end to systematic impunity
“Neither among the living, nor among the dead: where are they?” 29 September 2023 marks the eighteenth year since the adoption by referendum of the Charter for Peace and …
Libya: Accountability needed for the Eastern Libya Disaster
An impartial and thorough investigation is urgently needed into the circumstances of the disastrous floods in Eastern Libya, triggered by Storm Daniel, and the subsequent collapse of two dams on …