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 …
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. …
Bahrain: An urgent appeal to the United Nations for the release of Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja
On his 60th birthday and the 10th anniversary of his imprisonment The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined 35 human rights organizations in an urgent appeal to the …
Morocco: CSO Joint Call to Authorities: Release Omar Radi and Guarantee Fair Trial Proceedings
As the trial of award-winning journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi is set to begin in Morocco on April 6, 2021, the undersigned organizations call on Moroccan authorities to …
In a side event to HRC 46: Israel’s Health Apartheid Must Be Recognized and Condemned by UN and Member States
On 16 March 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a joint webinar titled “Israeli Health Apartheid during COVID-19” in parallel to the 46th session of the …
In a joint open human rights letter to Ireland: Security Council should ensure accountability for violations committed in Palestine, Syria, and Yemen
On 16 March 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), together with Palestinian, Syrian and Yemeni human rights organisations, sent a letter to the Permanent Mission of Ireland …
CSW65: Protect Women’s Civic Freedoms to Enhance their Role in Public Life
Twenty-five years since the ratification of the Beijing Platform for Action, and a year since women across the world participated in the Women’s Global Strike – gender justice is still …
Morocco: Human rights letter calling on the European Union to urge the Moroccan government to guarantee justice and respect for human rights as prerequisites for enhanced EU-Morocco cooperation
On 19 March, CIHRS joined a group of 15 organisations in an open letter addressed to Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy …
Palestine: Over 550 Organisations call on UN Human Rights Council: “Condemnation is Not Enough – Root Causes Must be Addressed, Israel’s Impunity Must be Brought to an End, Justice Must be Achieved”
Rooted in institutionalised oppression, displacement, and dispossession of the Palestinian people since the start of the Nakba in 1948, Palestinians continue to experience an ongoing-Nakba – an ongoing reality of …