With Gaza already devastated by relentless, indiscriminate attacks on civilians and infrastructure, obstruction of life-saving aid, imminent famine and the forced displacement of nearly its entire population, Israel is now …
Freedom Stifled in Algeria: Everyone is a Target, from Journalists to Poets
World Press Freedom Day serves as a vital occasion to remind governments of their commitment to a free, independent, and transparent press. The undersigned organizations denounce the persistent authoritarian abuses …
Libya: Stop the crackdown on NGOs supporting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the Libyan authorities’ latest crackdown on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and their staff, solely for providing humanitarian assistance to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Libya. …
Algeria: Free Hirak poet, sentenced to 5 years in prison over critical writings
On the day of his appeal trial, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) calls on Algerian authorities to release and end the judicial harassment of Mohamed Tadjadit, sentenced …
Two years of conflict in Sudan marred by global failure to protect civilians
Dear High Representative Kallas, Dear EU Foreign Ministers, Two years have now passed since the start of the devastating conflict in Sudan that continues to shatter the lives of thousands …
Against Repression in All Its Forms
In Solidarity with Daraj and Megaphone Amid A Coordinated Campaign
In light of the coordinated campaign targeting Lebanese independent media outlets Daraj and Megaphone, we, the undersigned group of civil society and media organizations from Lebanon and around the world, …
Lebanon: The Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice must take all necessary measures to pursue investigations and ensure justice for the victims of the Beirut port explosion
Dear Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Dear Justice Minister Adel Nassar, We, the undersigned international and national human rights organizations, and families of the victims of the August 2020 Beirut port …
Yemen: Peace talks, not military strikes, are the only solution to prolonged conflict
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is alarmed by reports of at least 53 civilians killed by the United States’ airstrikes on Yemen, which US President Donald Trump …
Yemen: End movement restrictions on villages in Al Bayda and investigate grave violations against civilians
The Houthi de facto authorities have bombed or set ablaze at least nine civilian homes since 9 January in the Hanket Al Massoud area in Al Bayda province, southeast of …
Bahrain must immediately free detained human rights defender Ali AlHajee
We, the undersigned human rights organisations, call for the immediate release of human rights defender Ali AlHajee, who was detained by Bahraini authorities following a police summons on Friday, 28 …