The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) published today a position paper on the national dialogue in Egypt, announced by Egyptian President Abdelfatah al-Sisi on 26 April 2022. Considering …
Uyghur activist Yidiresi Aishan at risk of extradition after one year of detention in Morocco
One year after his arrest at Casablanca airport, Yidiresi Aishan, also known as Idris Hasan, a Uyghur activist, remains under threat of extradition from Morocco to China, where there are …
Joint Response to Yemen’s Supertanker Crisis
An Open Letter to US, UK, EU member states, and other UN Donor Countries (Beirut, July 18, 2022) – The FSO Safer, an oil storage tanker moored 32 nautical miles …
No Climate Justice without Human Rights
In Egypt, critical speech or peaceful opposition is effectively criminalized. Protests against widespread corruption and mismanagement are quelled: after the 2019 demonstrations, over 4,300 were detained or forcibly disappeared. Despite …
21 CSOs urge German Ministers to raise human rights and release of prisoners with Egypt’s Sisi ahead of COP27
View Post36 organizations urge Egyptian authorities to end crackdown on civil society organizations and peaceful protests for a successful COP27
View PostAlgeria: Government should amend its national legislation to comply with its international obligations
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a webinar titled, “Algeria: An Alarming Regression for Human Rights – Assessment and Recommendations ahead of Algeria’s UPR,” on 5 July …
UN Human Rights Council: Libyan government moves to end UN investigation into war crimes in the country despite ongoing atrocities
View PostYemen: United Nations must intervene to stop the targeting of journalists and media workers
View PostEgypt: Comprehensively close the NGO Foreign Funding Case
The undersigned human rights organizations demand a genuine and comprehensive closure of Case no. 173 of 2011, known as the “NGO Foreign Funding Case”, and all the consequent decisions that …