In December 2017, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is expected to launch a Database that lists corporate actors that have directly or indirectly enabled, facilitated …
Letter to the Libyan Constitution Drafting Committee
2 November 2017 We, the undersigned human rights organizations, congratulate the committee drafting the Libyan Constitution, the latest draft of which was signed in Al Bayda on July 29, in …
36 people massacred in Libya: The Libya Platform demands an immediate investigation by the ICC
The Cairo Institute of Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and 15 associations of the Libya Platform[1] demand that the International Criminal Court (ICC) immediately investigate the latest massacre in Libya, discovered …
Libya | ‘The Platform’ in meetings with UN Libya Envoy and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Disregard for international mechanisms of accountability is the primary obstacle to the Libyan peace process
In two separate meetings with the UN yesterday October 9th, Libyan civil society representatives emphasized that the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe and the stalled peace and reconciliation process cannot be addressed …
Inquiry related to the database of businesses profiting from occupation welcomed as a positive step towards ending Israeli impunity
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) welcomes the progress made by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in establishing a database of businesses unlawfully …
For Palestinian unity to prevail, the best interest and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people must be prioritized
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights (CIHRS) joins Palestinian civil society organizations in considering the renewed Egyptian efforts a good first step toward bringing an end to the inter-Palestinian strife …
Bahey eldin Hassan meets with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Arab Governments Must Support the UN in Regions Most Afflicted by Repression, Terrorism, and Warfare
On Wednesday September 13th, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Bahey eldin Hassan met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad …
Bahrain | Re: Addressing intensifying human rights violations in Bahrain at the Human Rights Council
Geneva, 30 August 2017 Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Bahraini, regional and international human rights organizations, remain alarmed at the ongoing human rights crisis in the Kingdom of Bahrain. We …
Libya | The Libyan Civil Society Associations (The Platform) Condemns the Enforced Disappearance of Ali Zeidan.Enforced Disappearances are Widespread and Systematic in Libya
The Platform [i] strongly condemns the disappearance of the former Prime Minister of Libya, Mr. Ali Zeidan, for the seventh consecutive day amidst the shameful silence of the authorities in …
Syria: Rights groups condemn extrajudicial execution of human rights defender and software engineer Bassel Khartabil
The family of Bassel Khartabil, a Syrian-Palestinian software engineer and free speech activist, confirmed that he had been subjected to an extrajudicial execution in October 2015. The undersigned human rights …