The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns the escalating and aggressive Israeli attacks in Jerusalem targeting the Palestinian people. Israel’s apartheid regime is on full display for the …
Algeria: Terrorism charges brought against human rights defenders in Oran constitute a dangerous escalation
On 29 April 2021, the Public Prosecutor of Oran charged human rights defenders Kaddour Chouicha, Jamila Loukil, and Said Boudour in a new criminal case, which includes the charge of …
Rights groups condemn Egypt’s crackdown on the family of a detainee after their complaints about his torture and sexual assault
The undersigned human rights organizations strongly reject the move by Egyptian authorities to pursue family members of the detainee Abdul Rahman Gamal Al-Shuweikh after their disclosure and official complaint to …
Human rights organizations from around the world call on the UN Security Council to impose a global arms embargo on Myanmar
On 5 May 2021, over 200 nongovernmental organizations from around the world called on the United Nations Security Council to immediately impose a comprehensive global arms embargo on Myanmar, in …
Palestine: In a Joint Submission to UN Special Rapporteur, Organisations Highlight the Role of Israel’s Colonial Settlements in the Entrenchment of its Settler-Colonial and Apartheid Regime
On 30 April 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC), and Habitat International Coalition – Housing and Land Rights Network submitted a joint …
Yemen: Urgent intervention needed to ensure release of four journalists detained and sentenced to death in Sana’a
As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, reaffirming the fundamental principles of press freedom, the situation of journalists in Yemen remains precarious in the context of an ongoing war …
Egypt: Government must end relentless attempt to “eradicate” independent civil society
The Egyptian government will convene an online panel discussion with United Nations member states on the 4th of May to discuss its national legal framework concerning civil society, including , …
Egypt: Open letter to human rights ambassadors around the world regarding the targeting of LGBTQI+ community and activists
International Community Must Speak Out Against Government Prosecution and Harassment of LGBTQI+ Community and Activists Ahead of the Egyptian Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, 27 Egyptian, regional and …
Call for urgent action to secure universal and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
ESCR-Net – International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – a global network connecting over 280 nongovernmental organizations, social movements and advocates across more than 75 countries – submitted an …
The 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
HRC counters human rights violations in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria with resolutions and actions, while cautioning against deteriorating human rights situations in Algeria, Libya, and Yemen From 22 February to …
Morocco: Harassment Against Helena Maleno Must Stop
EuroMed Rights and the undersigned organisations condemn the Moroccan government’s ban on entry into Morocco of activist Helena Maleno Garzon, president of the Association Caminando Fronteras, and are alarmed by …
Palestine: Sheikh Jarrah Families Send Letter to the International Criminal Court Calling for Urgent Investigation of their Imminent Forced Displacement, Endorsed by 190 Organisations
On 22 April 2021, representatives of 28 Palestinian families constituting approximately 500 Palestinians from Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, and 191 endorsing organisations, sent a letter to the …
Egypt: CIHRS joins call urging the Biden administration not to disregard human rights conditions on U.S military assistance to Egypt
CIHRS, together with thirteen other civil society organizations, sent a public letter to U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, and National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, urging the Biden administration not to invoke …
Libya: Press Freedom is the Path to Free and Fair Elections
Open letter to the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Today 15 April, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) published a joint open letter to Mr. …
Egypt: 27 CSOs urge EBRD President to address Egypt’s non-compliance on human rights and democratic governance
CIHRS and 27 civil society organizations are addressing the joint open letter below to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ms Odile Renaud-Basso, ahead of …