Tanzania: 65 civil society groups call on the Tanzanian Government to address rapidly deteriorating environment for media, human rights defenders and opposition party members To President John Magufuli Your Excellency, We, …
Egypt | Medical neglect of Aboul-Fotouh a prolonged death sentence as political retaliation
The undersigned rights organizations strongly condemn the practice of intentional medical neglect in Egyptian prisons and detention facilities. The medical neglect of Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul –Fotouh, the head of …
On World Press Freedom Day, the Egyptian government should allow journalists to work
May 3rd marks the 28th anniversary of the annual World Press Freedom Day while also marking the first anniversary of the Egyptian state’s latest wide-scale campaign against press freedom. 98 …
The European Union is Responsible for the Refugee Crisis
The European Union’s support for dictatorships in the Arab world is often justified by the fact that authoritarian regimes are a bulwark against terrorism and illegal immigration. In reality, the opposite is true.
Palestinian Prisoners Day
Throughout the week, CIHRS will highlight the profiles of Palestinian prisoners, among which are prominent figures in Palestinian society. These prisoners’ stories will shed light on the continuous and systematic arbitrary deprivation of liberty for Palestinians living under a prolonged and brutal military occupation for half a century.
U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL SHOULD ACTIVATE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANISM TO ATTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHEMICAL ATTACKS IN SYRIA
On April 7 the world once again was shocked by the heart-wrenching images of Syrian men, women and children who appeared to have suffocated in their houses in Douma, a …
UN Must Do More to End Impunity for Atrocities in the MENA Region
37th Session of the Human Rights Council
Egypt | Retrial in Case 173/2011 welcomed by rights groups
The undersigned organizations welcome the Cassation Court’s decision today April 5th to order a retrial in Case no. 173/2011, known as the Foreign Funding Case, as a positive step in …
Palestine |Unarmed protesters massacred in Occupied Palestine as Security Council inaction shields Israel from accountability
So far 18 Palestinians have been reported killed and 1,416 injured by Israel’s use of excessive lethal force to suppress a peaceful demonstration i the Gaza Strip on March 30th. …
Rights groups: Egypt’s illegitimate presidential election must not be recognized
The undersigned independent rights organizations condemn the National Elections Commission (NEC) statement issued this evening, April 2, 2018 on Egypt’s 2018 presidential election, declaring an “overwhelming” victory for Abdel Fattah …