On 03 December 2020, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) along with 29 international human rights and humanitarian organizations, submitted a joint letter calling on Congress to help …
France: Macron to Receive Al-Sisi on Heels of Repression
End Unconditional Support (Paris, December 2, 2020) – French President Emmanuel Macron should strongly press Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to address human rights violations before his upcoming visit to …
Egypt: NGOs call on authorities to release leaders of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights
As authorities escalate their crackdown on human rights defenders and civil society organisations, rights groups call for the immediate release of detained members of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights …
Bahrain’s Consideration in Upcoming Election for President of the Human Rights Council
In a letter ahead of their upcoming meeting, twenty human rights organizations urged the countries of the Asia-Pacific Group to oppose the nomination of Bahrain for President of the Human …
UAE: International Coalition of NGOs Calls on the United States to Immediately Halt Proposed Arms Sales to the UAE
We the undersigned non-governmental organizations write in opposition to the United States government’s plans to sell more than $23 billion in advanced weapons systems and munitions to the United Arab …
Egypt: Open letter to President-elect Biden and Vice-President-elect Harris
The undersigned Egyptian civil society organizations extend our congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on your victory in the 2020 United States presidential election. We also extend …
Letter to IMF Executive Board Re: Transparency for Egypt’s Military Firms
In November 29, CIHRS joined with Human Rights Watch and the Freedom Initiative to send an open letter to members of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). …
Algeria: European Parliament calls for action on human rights and expresses solidarity with demonstrators
The European Parliament’s second urgency resolution on Algeria in a year is an important step and should be followed by stronger public action from the international community On 26 November, …
Egypt: Rights groups hold the authorities accountable for the life of Coptic activist Ramy Kamel, marking the one-year anniversary of his imprisonment in reprisal for human rights advocacy and cooperation with the United Nations
This week marks an entire year spent by Coptic activist Ramy Kamel behind bars. The undersigned human rights organizations denounce Ramy’s continued arbitrary detention, in retaliation for his human rights …
Egypt: Gasser Abdel Razek’s life in danger as he endures abuse in prison for human rights meeting with Western diplomats
The Egyptian authorities’ abuse of veteran human rights defender Gasser Abdel Razek, Executive Director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), is condemned by the undersigned human rights organizations. …