On June 22, 2020, in an open letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, twenty-five non-governmental organizations expressed their reservations about the latest annual report in 2019 …
United Nations: In response to Unprecedented Recognition of Israel’s Apartheid Regime, States Must Take Concrete Steps to End this unjust reality
Geneva – The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered a joint statement on behalf of 114 Palestinian, regional, and international civil society organizations, sending a strong message to …
Civil society calls for annual updates of database on corporate involvement in Israeli settlements
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies delivered a joint statement calling on the Office of the High Commissioner to fulfil the mandate provided by Human Rights Council resolution 31/36, …
Syria: Women kidnapped by Turkish-backed factions in Afrin must be immediately released
On 29 May 2020, a video circulated online, filmed in the Turkish-controlled city of Afrin, inside the headquarters of the al-Hamza faction affiliated with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA). …
Egypt: Public Prosecutor and Minister of Interior must disclose names and numbers of Covid-19 cases in Egyptian detention facilities
The undersigned rights organizations condemn the response of the Egyptian government towards the plight of detainees inside the country’s prisons and other detention facilities amid the outbreak of the Covid-19 …
European Union: CSOs Open Letter to European and national leaders
Fundamental Rights in the EU: Put our money where our mouth is Dozens of civil society organizations (CSOs) have signed a joint open letter to EU leaders, calling on the …
CIHRS and UNDEF partner up in new project to empower the next generation of human rights defenders in the Middle East and North Africa
Funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in partnership with Réseau Euromed France (REF) , Instants Vidéo and Ligue de …
Bahrain: FIDH Deputy Secretary General is Finally Free!
FIDH and 45 of its member organisations around the world celebrate the release of their Deputy Secretary General Nabeel Rajab, who was finally released from Jaw prison on a non-custodial …
Palestine: Justice must be ensured for Palestinian victims of Israel’s systematic human rights violations and crimes
The continued failure to hold Israel accountable for its widespread and systematic human rights violations and international crimes against the Palestinian people, including the crime of apartheid, was the subject …
Libya: Human Rights Briefing (January – May 2020)
CIHRS and the Libya Platform[1] Fear of the virus does not stop cycle of violence and impunity, leading to unspeakable civilian suffering International investigatory mechanism needed now more than ever …