The undersigned human rights organisations denounce the arrest and disappearance by Egyptian authorities of trade unionist and human rights defender Ahmed Amasha, after his family announced that they had lost …
Human Rights Council: CIHRS welcomes FFM on Libya and calls for the HRC to put an end to Israeli apartheid
The 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council resumed on 15 June; it had been suspended on 13 March 2020 due to restrictions on meetings and assemblies in …
PALESTINE: Civil Society Submit Appeal to UN Special Procedures Urging Access for Gaza Patients
On 26 June 2020, a group of civil society organisations submitted a joint urgent appeal to United Nations (UN) Special Procedures urging immediate access to healthcare for Palestinian patients from …
Open letter asking the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to deregister the Libyan SAR zone
On Monday, June 20, 2020, the civil liberties organisation Statewatch delivered an open letter with hundreds of signatories, among them the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies. Addressed to Mr …
Egypt: In solidarity with Gamal Eid, rights organizations affirm reprisals will not stop human rights movement from exposing violations and authoritarian practices
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the escalating security and media campaign against lawyer Gamal Eid, the executive director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI). Led by …
Egypt: Rights Defender’s Relatives Arrested
Midnight Raids, Disappearances Follow Torture Complaint (Washington, June 24, 2020) – The ongoing harassment and intimidation by Egyptian security forces of the family of a US national seeking justice, truth …
Syria: Statement on the Submission of a Criminal Complaint on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Germany
The Syrian Road To Justice statement The undersigned 42 Syrian and international feminist and human rights organisations and 38 individuals and we welcome the filing of the first criminal complaint …
Binding Treaty to Regulate Corporate Power is Essential for a Better Tomorrow: Statement of member organizations of the Treaty Alliance in response to the COVID-19 crisis
We, the undersigned organizations, all members of the Treaty Alliance are concerned by the challenging situation generated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic and social impact of the measures …
Civil Society Calls for Effective Measures to Lift Closure of Gaza and Counter Israel’s Annexation Plans
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 …