After the death of Mustafa Kassem and others in Egyptian prisons Following the death of dual Egyptian- American national Mustafa Kassem on Monday January 13th, the undersigned rights organizations renew …
Iraq: Dangerous Trend of Unlawful Military Interventions in Arab States Must End
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns the assassinations of Iranian commander, General Qassem Soleimani, and the Iraqi Deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Committee (Al-Hashd Al-Sha’abi), Abu …
Gender Equality: Still a Long Way Down the Line
Messaoud Romdhani “Mind the Gap!!” In 1993, the UN General Assembly issued the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, defining such violence as “any act of gender-based violence …
Libya: Alarming new cycle of violence is fertile ground for foreign intervention
CIHRS condemns the continuous military interference of UN member States in Libyan affairs which, since 2016, has undermined local, national and international efforts toward a fundamental, peaceful political solution. We …
CIHRS Ninth Annual Report: Evocations of the Arab Spring Amid Newly Drawn Armed Conflicts
With the uprisings and forces of democratization and political reform either smothered or preemptively stricken over the last several years, the Arab region is now experiencing renewed hope. The values …
Human rights organisations welcome Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on racial segregation and apartheid on both sides of the Green Line
Palestinian, regional, and international human rights organisations welcome the adoption, on Friday, 12 December 2019, by the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD or ‘the …
Egypt: Rights organizations demand investigations in the 167-day disappearance and torture of Ibrahim Ezz El-Din
Days before his detention renewal session scheduled for Sunday, December 22, the undersigned Egyptian rights organizations renew their demand for the immediate release of Ibrahim Ezz El-Din, Urban Researcher at …
Urgent Appeal: Libyan Authorities Must Release Journalist Rida Fahil al-Bom Immediately
Member organizations of the Libya Platform coalition[1] call on the executive authorities in western Libya, subordinate to the Accord Government, to immediately release Rida Fahil al-Bom who is currently being …
Egypt: Rights organizations hold Egyptian authorities accountable for Ramy Kamel’s safety and life
The undersigned Egyptian rights organizations condemn the continued detention of Ramy Kamel, a human rights activist and defender of Coptic Christian minority rights in Egypt. We call on the Supreme …
Apartheid Imposed by Israel Must be Condemned by International Community
Israel’s Policy of Systematic Discrimination Probed by United Nations Committee (Geneva) – On December 4 and 5 2019, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) reviewed …
Fourth Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement: Prospects for peace, democracy, and reform amid the second wave of the Arab Spring
With a resurgence of uprisings throughout the Arab region, the Fourth Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement, held in Brussels on December 7th and 8th, sought to address the …
Joint CSO letter calling on UN member states to support the resolution on human rights in Iran at the UN General Assembly
TO: All Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York Your Excellencies, The undersigned national, regional and international civil society organizations urge your government to support resolution A/C.3/74/L.27, …
25 years of defending human rights: Rights activists, politicians and media figures from all over the world celebrate with CIHRS
Including UN Assistant Secretary-General Andrew Gilmour, Sudan’s Minister of Culture and Media Faisal Mohamed Saleh, and prominent Egyptian politician Mohamad El-Baradei On its 25th anniversary, the Cairo Institute for Human …
Syria: Guarantee the freedom and safety of human rights defenders, and justice and accountability for the missing, detained, and forcibly disappeared
Human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Wael Hamada, Samira Al Khalil, and Nazim Hammadi now missing for 2191 days Six years ago, four human rights defenders – Razan ZAITOUNEH, Wael HAMADA, …
Libya: UN member states must establish a Commission of Inquiry on Libya
Today December 4th 2019, a group of national, regional and international NGOs have called on the UN Human Rights Council (the Council), to urgently act to ensure the “the establishment of …