On 24 August, Kaddour Chouicha, a prominent human rights defender and vice president of the Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH), and president of the League in …
Enforced disappearances in Yemen as a direct result of impunity
On August 30, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the persistent nature of enforced disappearance in Yemen, exacerbated by the impunity applied to all parties to the …
Egypt: Human rights demands requisite to a credible national dialogue accountable to the public
View PostPresident Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society
Civil society from around the world demand immediate action Dear Mr. President: We write because your administration’s consistently yielding response to the Israeli government’s escalating attacks against prominent Palestinian human …
Yemen: Houthis Should Urgently Open Taizz Roads
Restore Freedom of Movement, Humanitarian Access (Beirut, August 29, 2022) – Houthi forces, also known as Ansar Allah, should immediately open vital roads in and around Taizz, Yemen’s third-largest city, …
Egypt: Immediately release ten Nubians arbitrarily detained in Saudi Arabia for over two years and suspend their trial
In the days before the slated 31 August sentencing of ten Egyptian Nubians detained in Saudi Arabia now for over two years, the undersigned rights organizations call for their immediate …
Over 200 Organizations Demand International Community Stand Against Raids and Closures of 7 Palestinian Organizations
View PostLibya: CIHRS welcomes ruling suspending executive interference in NGOs and calls on legislature to quickly adopt law guaranteeing freedom of association
View PostBurundi: Extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, At the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council, in …