On Thursday, 7 October 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will vote on a resolution under agenda item 2 to renew the mandate of the UN Group of …
UN Human Rights Council must not abandon the people of Yemen: UN investigation into war crimes in Yemen under pressure from Saudi coalition
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Violations against civilians, including journalists, human rights defenders and academics in Yemen
View PostUAE: Appeal for UAE to release detained human rights activists ahead of Dubai Expo
Your highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, As the Expo Dubai 2020 opens for six months starting on 1 October 2021 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the …
New report exposes billions in European financial support to companies in illegal Israeli settlements
672 European financial institutions have financial relationships with 50 businesses that are actively involved with illegal Israeli settlements. These financial institutions provided US$ 114 billion in the form of loans …
Palestine: Israeli Apartheid Must be Rejected by African States
24 September 2021 – Amid growing international recognition that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, 21 Palestinian, African, and regional human rights organizations, including the Cairo Institute for Human …
CIHRS issues the Arabic edition of: Creating Time Bombs: How Abuse in Egypt’s Prisons Fuels Isis Recruitment
View PostUnited Nations urged to intervene to save dozens of Yemenis sentenced to death, in light of the recent execution of 9 defendants after flawed trial proceedings
On 24 September, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights (CIHRS) and Yemeni human rights organizations sent an urgent appeal calling on the special procedures of the United Nations Human Rights …