To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Excellencies, Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th session (16 June-11 July 2025), we, the …
In a letter to the British Prime Minister:
Convey to President Sisi that the fate of Alaa and his mother will have significant repercussions on the future of UK–Egypt relations
Dear Prime Minister, We are writing as a coalition of 32 organisations concerned with the ongoing arbitrary and unlawful detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian political prisoner and democracy …
Stopping Israel’s Attack on Civil Society, justice and human rights: A Call to Action
With the start of Israeli Knesset’s summer session on May 5, the undersigning organisations observe with grave concern the series of legislative initiatives and policy measures, currently making their way …
Libya: Assassination of SSA Leader “Ghneiwa” Sparks Deadly Clashes, Authorities Must Protect Civilians and End Armed Group Impunity Crisis
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and the Libyan Platform for Human Rights call on Libyan authorities to immediately protect the civilian population from the fallout of armed clashes …
In parallel with his visit to the Middle East…
President Trump Has a Unique Opportunity to End the War in Sudan
President of the United States: Donald J. Trump U.S. Secretary of State: Marco Rubio We, the undersigned organizations, write to urge you to take advantage of the critical opportunity presented …
UNIFIED CALL TO CONFRONT FAMINE IN GAZA: LAUNCH THE DIPLOMATIC HUMANITARIAN CONVOY NOW
Palestinian civil society, joined by humanitarian and human rights organisations worldwide, issues this urgent and unified call: The manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The international community must act …
President Trump’s Middle East Visit Must Include Syria Sanctions Relief
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Trump Administration to use U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to the Middle East to take meaningful steps to alleviate the suffering of …
Erasing Gaza: Israel’s Military Takeover, Displacement Strategy, and Weaponization of Aid
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 …
Human Rights Groups Warn Against Designating Egypt as a Safe Country of Origin
The undersigned organizations find the European Commission’s April 16, 2025 proposal to establish a Union-wide list of “safe countries of origin” and to include Egypt among them incompatible with the …