Counterterrorism legislation must not be used to silence dissenting voices The sentencing of photojournalist and activist Ismail Bouzriba Al-Zoui to 15 years in prison by a military court in Benghazi …
Civil society continues to advocate for victims of human rights abuses at the 44th session of the Human Rights Council, despite new challenges presented by COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented novel challenges to meaningful civil society participation in the 44th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council), held from June 30th …
Complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee over the role of Italy, Malta, and Libya in violating the right to leave Libya, resulting in denial of the rights of asylum seekers
Press conference on 28 July The Association for Juridical Studies on Migration (ASGI) and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) filed a complaint on July 22 against Italy, …
Palestine: Civil Society Organize Webinar on Collective Punishment in Gaza
13 Years of Illegal Closure with Impunity On Wednesday, 15 July 2020, Palestinian, regional, and international civil society organisations, including Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, the Palestinian Center …
On International Justice Day, integrity and independence of ICC must be defended against unprecedented attacks on global legal order
On International Justice Day, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and 47 member NGOs from around the world including CIHRS addressed an open letter to the President of the …
44th HRC must overcome barriers to civil society participation
The Sexual Rights Initiative delivered a statement on behalf of 20 NGOs, including CIHRS, during a virtual meeting between the Human Rights Council President and NGOs, on 9 July 2020.Organizations …
Palestine: Israel’s illegal use of collective punishment against the Palestinian people must be opposed by the international community
In a webinar with UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk On 14 July 2020, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) coordinated a webinar with Palestinian partners[1] with the participation …
Palestine: International Justice and Accountability Urged at United Nations for Wilful Killing of Ahmad Erekat, victim of Israel’s Shoot-to-Kill Policy
On Monday, 13 July 2020, 83 Palestinian, regional, and international civil society organisations from across 16 countries submitted a joint urgent appeal to the United Nations (UN) Special Procedures on …
Syria: Mitigating the Negative Impacts of Financial Barriers on Civic Space
On Thursday, 25 June 2020, in light of the Brussels IV Conference, Dawlaty, IMPACT, We Exist!, and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a virtual side event …
Syria: The EU’s Role in Countering Business Involvement in Violations of International Law
On 24 June 2020, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Syrian Legal Development Programme (SLDP) organized an online side event for Syrian civil society, international organizations, …
Yemen: 2020 Annual Report on Arms Exports of France
While the hearing of the Minister of the Armed Forces is held behind closed doors, Parliament must finally be able to exercise genuine control over the sale of French weapons. …
Egypt: Investigation of “Al-Manassa” editor-in-chief must be shelved
In the strongest terms, the undersigned organizations condemn the arrest of Nora Younis, editor-in-chief of Al-Manassa website, after the security forces raided the website’s headquarters on June 24. The raid and Nora’s …
Egypt: Rights defender Ahmed Amasha re-arrested, forcibly disappeared for second time
The undersigned human rights organisations denounce the arrest and disappearance by Egyptian authorities of trade unionist and human rights defender Ahmed Amasha, after his family announced that they had lost …
Human Rights Council: CIHRS welcomes FFM on Libya and calls for the HRC to put an end to Israeli apartheid
The 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council resumed on 15 June; it had been suspended on 13 March 2020 due to restrictions on meetings and assemblies in …
PALESTINE: Civil Society Submit Appeal to UN Special Procedures Urging Access for Gaza Patients
On 26 June 2020, a group of civil society organisations submitted a joint urgent appeal to United Nations (UN) Special Procedures urging immediate access to healthcare for Palestinian patients from …