On 4 June 2020, CIHRS and Palestinian partners submitted two joint written statements to the United Nations Human Rights Council, ahead of the 44th session, to highlight pressing issues, including …
IMF: Delay Vote on Loan to Egypt
Link Approval to Robust Anti-Corruption Measures (Washington, DC, June 24, 2020) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should delay a vote on a US$5.2 billion loan to Egypt scheduled for …
Egypt: Human Rights Organizations Condemn Public Prosecutor’s Inaction After Sanaa Seif’s Abduction and Demand Her Immediate Release
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the series of violations against the family of arbitrarily detained activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah, the latest of which was the arrest of …
Egypt: In security campaign to protect family values, Public Prosecution abdicates its duty to protect citizens
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the ongoing security campaign led by Egypt’s Public Prosecution against users of the social media platform Tiktok, as it ignores thousands of reports of …
Palestine: Israel must end illegal policy of withholding the remains of deceased Palestinians
Israel’s decades-long illegal practice of withholding the mortal remains of indigenous Palestinians was the subject of a joint submission filed on 22 June 2020 by three Palestinian and regional human …
Palestine: France and the European Union must act to prevent a new Israeli annexation burying the two-state solution once and for all
From 1 July, the Israeli government plans to annex a new part of the West Bank. This unilateral decision is illegal under international law, and France and the European Union …
Libya: United Nations Creates Long-Overdue Investigation into War Crimes
(Geneva) – The creation of a United Nations investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity is a critical first step towards ending the cycle of violence that has torn …
Yemen: Open letter to the United Nations Secretary-General on the annual report on children and armed conflict
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, …