As we mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day this year, Palestinian prisoners and detainees face the additional threat of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Israeli prisons and detention centers. While governments around …
Libya: After the first reported death from Covid-19, failure to release detainees amounts to a death sentence
Updated[1] on 21/04/2020 One year into the most recent escalation of fighting, civilians in Libya face yet another threat to their health and well-being. With the first death from Covid-19 …
Palestine: Rights and Dignity of Palestinian Workers in Israel Must be Upheld During COVID-19
The dire conditions of Palestinian workers in Israel amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was the topic of an April 14th joint urgent appeal from civil society organizations to the United …
Syria: Israel’s Wind Turbines Project an Existential Threat to the Indigenous Population of the Occupied Syrian Golan
On 9 September 2019, Israel’s National Infrastructure Committee (NIC) approved a wind energy project, which is to be built by Israeli company Energix Renewable Energies (Energix) on agricultural lands owned by …
Joint Statement by 59 Non-Governmental Organizations on The Announcement of a Temporary Ceasefire in Yemen
Over five years of brutal war in Yemen have left millions of Yemenis weakened by malnutrition and disease, and decimated Yemen’s health system. The imminent threat of COVID-19 will exacerbate …
192 Organizations Urge UN Security Council to Support Global Ceasefire
CIHRS was among 192 organizations urging the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to support the global ceasefire called for by the Secretary General aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. …
Israeli Apartheid Undermines Palestinian Right to Health Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
This year we mark World Health Day as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to sweep across the globe, disproportionately impacting those subjected to situations of institutionalised oppression, discrimination, and …
Libya: A complete failure to implement UPR recommendations since 2015
In the run-up to the 2020 Libya Universal Periodic Review pre-session in collaboration with UPR Info , CIHRS with Libya Platform[1], issued a joint statement on April 2nd 2020 detailing …
Palestine: On Land Day, Civil Society Calls for Accountability and an End to Israel’s Illegal Closure of Gaza
For the past two years,[1] Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip have gathered on a near-weekly basis to participate in the Great Return March demonstrations at the Gaza perimeter fence, …
Egypt: Overcrowded prisons will become epicenters of coronavirus outbreak unless some detainees immediately released
The signatory human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s reckless refusal to release select groups of detainees for the sake of curbing the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. As the Egyptian government …