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Libya|Open letter to the Libyan state: support a mechanism to determine individual accountability for violations in Libya

In Arab Countries, International Advocacy Program by CIHRS

We urge Libya to accept through the HRC an international investigative mechanism for Libya, to deter further horrific human rights violations of hundreds of thousands of Libyans as well as migrants and refugees and stop ongoing human rights abuses by armed groups and militias. Such mechanism would need the sufficient resources to be able to determine the facts and circumstances of violations and abuses across Libya and identify individual perpetrators and chain of command.

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The high-level intrigue that’s overshadowing Egypt’s election

In Opinion Articles by CIHRS

Egypt is approaching a critical moment. Since last fall, the popularity of President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi has steadily diminished not only among the public and many of Egypt’s secular and Islamist intellectuals but also among key supporters of his regime. He’s still going to win the sham presidential election scheduled for March 26 to 28. But there are many signs that his second term might not last for as long as he hopes.

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Oral intervention on Syria at the UN Human Rights Council 37th Session

In Arab Countries, International Advocacy Program, United Nations Human Rights Council by CIHRS

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies delivered an oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council 37th session held in Geneva in March, deteriorating situation in Eastern Ghouta. CIHRS …

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Oral intervention on Egypt at the UN Human Rights Council 37th Session ‏

In Egypt /Road Map Program, International Advocacy Program, United Nations Human Rights Council by CIHRS

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies delivered an oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council 37th session held in Geneva in March, highlighting the unprecedented deterioration of …