The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) denounces the continuance of death threats and incitement to violence against its director Bahey eldin Hassan, which compelled him to leave his …
Palestine | The massacre must stop: Israel slaughters civilians calling for basic rights on the 70th anniversary of Al Nakba
Over 60 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 2000 civilians were wounded by the Israeli occupation forces during marches in the Occupied Palestinian Territory between yesterday and today, May …
Egypt | Detention of Amal Fathy is state retribution for exercising the right to free speech
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn arrest of Amal Fathy on May 11th and call for her immediate release. Egyptian state security forces arrested Fathy and raided her home after …
Tanzania: Civil society groups express concern over rapid decline in human rights
Tanzania: 65 civil society groups call on the Tanzanian Government to address rapidly deteriorating environment for media, human rights defenders and opposition party members To President John Magufuli Your Excellency, We, …
Egypt | Medical neglect of Aboul-Fotouh a prolonged death sentence as political retaliation
The undersigned rights organizations strongly condemn the practice of intentional medical neglect in Egyptian prisons and detention facilities. The medical neglect of Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul –Fotouh, the head of …
On World Press Freedom Day, the Egyptian government should allow journalists to work
May 3rd marks the 28th anniversary of the annual World Press Freedom Day while also marking the first anniversary of the Egyptian state’s latest wide-scale campaign against press freedom. 98 …
The European Union is Responsible for the Refugee Crisis
The European Union’s support for dictatorships in the Arab world is often justified by the fact that authoritarian regimes are a bulwark against terrorism and illegal immigration. In reality, the opposite is true.
Palestinian Prisoners Day
Throughout the week, CIHRS will highlight the profiles of Palestinian prisoners, among which are prominent figures in Palestinian society. These prisoners’ stories will shed light on the continuous and systematic arbitrary deprivation of liberty for Palestinians living under a prolonged and brutal military occupation for half a century.
U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL SHOULD ACTIVATE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANISM TO ATTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHEMICAL ATTACKS IN SYRIA
On April 7 the world once again was shocked by the heart-wrenching images of Syrian men, women and children who appeared to have suffocated in their houses in Douma, a …
UN Must Do More to End Impunity for Atrocities in the MENA Region
37th Session of the Human Rights Council