ESCR-Net – International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – a global network connecting over 280 nongovernmental organizations, social movements and advocates across more than 75 countries – submitted an …
The 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
HRC counters human rights violations in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria with resolutions and actions, while cautioning against deteriorating human rights situations in Algeria, Libya, and YemenFrom 22 February to 24 …
Morocco: Harassment Against Helena Maleno Must Stop
EuroMed Rights and the undersigned organisations condemn the Moroccan government’s ban on entry into Morocco of activist Helena Maleno Garzon, president of the Association Caminando Fronteras, and are alarmed by …
Palestine: Sheikh Jarrah Families Send Letter to the International Criminal Court Calling for Urgent Investigation of their Imminent Forced Displacement, Endorsed by 190 Organisations
On 22 April 2021, representatives of 28 Palestinian families constituting approximately 500 Palestinians from Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, and 191 endorsing organisations, sent a letter to the …
Egypt: CIHRS joins call urging the Biden administration not to disregard human rights conditions on U.S military assistance to Egypt
CIHRS, together with thirteen other civil society organizations, sent a public letter to U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, and National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, urging the Biden administration not to invoke …
Libya: Press Freedom is the Path to Free and Fair Elections
Open letter to the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Today 15 April, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) published a joint open letter to Mr. …
Egypt: 27 CSOs urge EBRD President to address Egypt’s non-compliance on human rights and democratic governance
CIHRS and 27 civil society organizations are addressing the joint open letter below to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ms Odile Renaud-Basso, ahead of …
Egypt: 74 NGOs urge Egyptian Authorities to Release Researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy
We, the undersigned 74 organizations, call upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 29-year-old student and researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy, who has been arbitrarily detained since 1 February …
Bahrain: An urgent appeal to the United Nations for the release of Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja
On his 60th birthday and the 10th anniversary of his imprisonment The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined 35 human rights organizations in an urgent appeal to the …
Human rights organizations call on United Nations to commit to strengthening the Human Rights Council
On 6 April, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined 22 human rights organizations around the world in an open letter to all United Nations member states, the …