During the United Nation’s 60th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), member states continued to remain silent on victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity across the Middle …
The 60th Session of the Human Rights Council
UN Member States Must Reinvigorate Efforts to Protect Civilians and Uphold International Law in Yemen
Your Excellencies, As the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) prepares to convene its 60th session, we, Yemeni and international civil society organizations, write to urge you and your government …
Libya: Current Crackdown Indicates Broader Entrenchment of Institutional Repression under Religious and National Security Pretexts
Download the report as a PDF fileThe Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) has exposed the deleterious closure of pace for independent civil society in Libya since the country’s …
United States of America: Sanctions on the United Nations Special Rapporteur an assault on human rights
We, the signatory civil society organisations, are gravely concerned about United States of America (USA) sanctions imposed on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation of …
The 59th Session of the Human Rights Council:
The genocide economy, mass graves, and transnational repression lack an effective international response
On 9 July 2025, the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council concluded. Held in difficult circumstances, the session was marked by a worrying decline in interest in …
UN Review of Egypt’s Human Rights Record:
Egyptian government’s flagrant refusal to halt widespread rights violations should be a wake-up call
On the 2nd of July, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council concluded its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Egyptian government’s human rights record. Dozens of states from around …
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture:
Government Continues to Deny Reality of Torture in Egypt to United Nations; Rights Groups Respond
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Eritrea: Adopt a strong resolution extending the Special Rapporteur’s mandate
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 …
58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:
Move to weaken investigation on Syria halted, but complicity for other atrocities persists
On 4 April, the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ended with the unanimous adoption of a resolution to renew the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry …
Human Rights Demands for Renewing the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the UN Commission of Inquiry into Serious Violations Committed in Iran
To: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organizations, call your attention to the ongoing full-fledged human rights …
Global Civil Society Organizations Call on Maersk Shareholders to Demand Maersk Disclose its Human Rights Practices
Danish shipping giant A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has faced intense scrutiny for its potential role in facilitating the transfer of arms and military equipment to Israel, thereby risking involving …
Algeria: joint open letter to member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council
Joint Open Letter to Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Calling On Them to Address Ongoing Repression of Civic Space in Algeria During The 58th Session …
Urgent Call for UK to Lead on a Joint Statement on Human Rights in Egypt at the Forthcoming HRC Session
Dear Foreign Secretary, Ahead of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council, we are writing as a coalition of 24 organisations to request that the UK government take …
South Sudan: Adopt a strong resolution extending UN investigations for two years
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council Excellencies, Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s (hereafter “HRC” or “Council”) 58th regular …
Egypt: Government’s rights record under UN scrutiny and countries call for far-reaching reforms, as civil society denounces brutal repression
The fourth comprehensive review of Egypt’s human rights file before the United Nations in Geneva ended yesterday evening, Tuesday, 28 January, as part of the 48th session of the UN …