(Geneva, September 21, 2021) – United Nations Human Rights Council member states, including Libya, should continue to support the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya by renewing its mandate during its …
Rights groups launch new people-led campaign to hold Yemen’s peace spoilers to account
View PostInvitation: Is there a future for Egypt’s human rights strategy?
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is honored to invite you to attend the Salon Ibn Rushd’s monthly webinar on Monday 20 September, 6 PM Cairo time (12 …
Calls grow at UN to ensure international criminal investigation into atrocities in Yemen
View PostJoint Letter to the Human Rights Council calling for an International Investigative Mission into the Beirut Blast
To the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Excellencies, We, the undersigned Lebanese and international organizations, individuals, survivors, and families of the …
Libya: Government of National Unity relies on Gaddafi’s arsenal of repressive laws to restrict civil society and block its role in the electoral process
View PostJoint Letter to the Human Rights Council calling for an International Investigative Mission into the Beirut Blast
To the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Excellencies, We, the undersigned Lebanese and international organizations, individuals, survivors, and families of the …
Human rights call to the European Investment Bank for a new strategy that ensures the Bank’s promotion and preservation of human rights
Over 20 civil society organizations are sending a joint statement to the leadership of the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the importance of making human rights a true priority for …
Egypt: Human rights catastrophe results from lack of political will, not lack of a national strategy to whitewash reality
Respect for human rights in Egypt – where the most fundamental rights to life, bodily integrity, and justice are violated by state institutions and agencies on a daily basis – …