The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) has released a new book on 19 February 2021 titled “Prospects for Reform in the Arab Region in Post COVID-19 Realities.” The …
Egypt: Escalating Reprisals, Arrests of Critics’ Families
End Hostage-Like Arrests (Beirut, February 19, 2021) – The Egyptian authorities’ targeting of families in Egypt of activists and human rights defenders living abroad has been escalating, demonstrating a clear …
37 organisations denounce the ongoing harassment against KISA and call on the Cypriot authorities to reinstate their official registration as a non-governmental organisation (NGO)
On 3 March, KISA, a leading non-governmental organisation fighting for equality in Cyprus, will have a hearing that has implications for their very survival. In December 2020, the Cypriot Minister …
Yemen | Human Rights Organizations: UN Security Council Must Prioritize Accountability and Redress
During the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) briefing on Yemen on 18 February 2021, CIHRS and Mwatana for Human Rights, along with twelve other human rights organizations, called on member …
Yemen: Biden called on to cancel $ 36.5 billion in U.S. military support to warring parties
47 civil society organizations and 35 arms control and human rights experts have sent a public letter to U.S. President Biden on arms control and human rights protection in Yemen, commending his …
Egypt: Enforced disappearance of lawyer Islam Salama condemned by rights organizations amid calls on the Ministry of Interior to implement his release
The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned by the Egyptian government’s constant abuse of lawyer Islam Salama, who has been forcibly disappeared for the third consecutive time, following earlier …
Egypt: Government weaponizes acts of reprisal to silence human rights defenders, academics, and their families
The undersigned Egyptian rights organizations are appalled by the raids on the family homes of academic and researcher Taqadum Al-Khatib and human rights defender Mohamed Soltan; clear acts of reprisal …
Civil Society Urge EU Member States to Support Resolutions on Palestine in Upcoming Human Rights Council Session
On 8 February 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), together with Al-Haq, Al Mezan, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), 11.11.11, and CNCD.11.11.11, sent a joint …
Egypt: Release Ahmed Samir Santawy and end crackdown on researchers
The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizations call on the Public Prosecution to release Ahmed Samir Santawy, a master’s researcher at the Central European University (CEU) in Austria, given that the …
Yemen: European Parliament Adopts Resolution, Calls on EU and Member States to Address Accountability Gap
On Thursday, 11 February 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the political and humanitarian situation in Yemen by a large majority of 638 votes for, 12 against and …