At the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which began on 22 February 2021 and will continue until March 23, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies …
Syria | European Parliament Adopts Resolution: Calls for Accountability and the Creation of International Mechanism to Locate the Missing and their Remains
On Thursday, 11 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Syrian conflict – 10 years after the uprising, by a large majority of votes; 568 for, 79 …
Syria: Truth and Justice for the Detained and Disappeared Must be Ensured by the United Nations and Member States
Civil society urges action from international community at 46th Human Rights Council On 8 March 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a joint webinar in parallel …
Joint CSO letter calling for the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Iran
TO: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organisations, call on your government to support the renewal of …
Egypt: Human rights organizations welcome joint international declaration calling for an end to human rights violations and the suppression of civil society
The undersigned human rights organizations welcome the joint declaration on human rights violations in Egypt, signed by 31 countries at the United Nations and delivered by Finland on 12 March …
Iran: Joint Statement on Court-Ordered Dissolution of Prominent Charity Group
We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, express our serious concern over an Iranian court order to dissolve one of the country’s largest registered NGOs working on poverty …
Libya: Human Rights Briefing (November – December 2020)
The Libya Platform and CIHRS[1]Addressing lack of accountability and rule of law remains a priority to protect fragile peace process achievementsFollowing the 23 October 2020 ceasefire declaration, the end of …
Cross-Regional Letter to European Commission on the EU Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation
In May 2020, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders announced that the European Commission will embark on proposing legislation on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence in 2021, a …
Most significant appeals of CIHRS to the HRC before its 46th session: Redress for victims and their families and accountability for perpetrators in Syria and Yemen
As the United Nations Human Rights Council prepares for its 46th session, scheduled for 22 February to 23 March 2021, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) submitted two …
Algeria: More assertive public position from international community crucial to protecting Algerians on Hirak two-year anniversary
On 18 February 2021, with the potential resumption of protests on the eve of the two-year anniversary of the “Hirak” pro-democracy protest movement, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced a presidential pardon …