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Egypt: Moratorium on executions is imperative as unjust death sentence upheld in Rabaa Dispersal Case
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In a joint letter this morning 15 June 2021, member and observer states of the United Nations Human Rights Council were called on to establish a yearlong independent and impartial …
Libya: In upcoming meeting with Putin, Biden should pressure Russia to withdraw from conflict
View PostFirst Annual MENA Lesbian and Queer Women’s Pride Day in honor of Sarah Hegazi
The movements and organizations that have joined in signing this statement support the honoring of Sarah Hegazi’s memory by adopting the thirteenth of June each year as a day of …
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View PostG7 Leaders Should Turn Rhetoric into Action to Address Human Rights Crises in the Middle East and North Africa
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) sent an open letter to G7 leaders on June 10 setting out recommendations for how policies of G7 states can improve the …
Ethiopia: United Nations urged to take action on human rights crisis in Tigray
On 10 June, twelve regional and international human rights organizations, including the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, sent a joint letter to representatives of member states and observer states …
Egypt: Hope Coalition detainees must be immediately released, after nearly two years of wrongful imprisonment
View PostEgypt: President Should Act to Unshackle Freedoms
We the undersigned 64 organizations from around the world call on the Egyptian authorities, including President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, to take immediate action to end the Egyptian authorities’ wholesale crackdown on independent organizations and peaceful dissent.