National, regional, and international civil society organizations* welcome today’s communication submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on behalf of 37-year-old, Palestinian-French Jerusalemite, …
Sudan: Ensure continued public debates on the human rights situation
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) Excellencies, Following the military coup of 25 October 2021,[1] the UN Human …
#NotACrime: Online campaign calls on Algerian authorities to stop their assault on civic space and fundamental freedoms
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In recent months, security institutions and armed groups throughout Libya have led a virulent campaign against freedom of expression and association, specifically targeting independent civil society and free thought. Groups …
Israel’s apartheid, use of counterterrorism laws against human rights defenders, top CIHRS’ agenda at the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council
Throughout the course of over a month, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) took part in the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC), …
CSO issue paper: EBRD human rights due diligence based on safe and meaningful public participation
This issue paper highlights the gaps in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) project-level due diligence on human rights impacts. It explains why the EBRD must develop effective …
CIHRS and partners welcome the Human Rights Committee concluding observations on Israel emphasizing the “pre-existing systematic and structural discrimination against non-Jews”
On 30 March 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (the Committee) issued its concluding observations on its review of Israel’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political …
Algeria: Spain forsakes international obligations in appalling refoulement of Algerian whistleblower
The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the deportation by Spain of Algerian activist Mohamed Benhalima, in the evening of 24 March 2022, despite the risks of torture and serious human rights …
Egypt: Atrocious prison conditions require genuine rather than superficial changes to the law regulating prisons
Egypt’s parliament approved the amendment of several provisions of Law no. 369 of 1956 on the regulation of prisons and it was ratified by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on 20 …