On 23 September 2025, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held its monthly Ibn Rushd Salon under the title: ‘The Arab World: From Dreams of Arab Unity to …
Algeria: Lift Undue Restrictions on Associations
Draft Bill Would Maintain Constraints, Grant Government Excessive Authority Algerian authorities should end excessive control over civil society groups and parliament should enact a new associations law based on international …
Algeria: Human Rights Community Widely Condemns Deportation of Activist Nassera Dutour from her Homeland
In response to an egregious violation of the fundamental rights of an Algerian citizen committed to truth and justice, we as members of the Solidarity with Algeria Collective, with the …
The unlawful suspension of access to asylum in Greece must be immediately withdrawn
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, condemn the unlawful and impermissible legislative provision adopted by the Hellenic Parliament on Friday 11 July 2025 (Article 79 of Law 5218/2025) which imposes …
Algeria: French Journalist Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison Amid Relentless Press Freedom Crackdown
The sentencing of French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes to seven years in prison on 29 June by the first instance tribunal of Tizi Ouzou marks yet another alarming escalation in …
Algeria: Migrants face raids, mass expulsions, and hate speech
In recent years, Algeria’s public sphere has witnessed an alarming rise in hate speech and persistent incitement against migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Migrants face racist rhetoric widely circulated in some …
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 …
Algeria: Free Hirak poet, sentenced to 5 years in prison over critical writings
On the day of his appeal trial, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) calls on Algerian authorities to release and end the judicial harassment of Mohamed Tadjadit, sentenced …
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 …
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 …
No Safe Haven: Algeria’s Transnational Repression of Dissidents
For Algerian activists, journalists and human rights defenders, physical borders no longer offer any sanctuary. The growing use of transnational repression by Algeria is a stark example of how authoritarian …
TAE’THIR CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
T H E M E “Resisting Defeatism” Humanity has endured endless tests throughout the recent decades, with the past year proving particularly devastating. The ongoing genocidal wars in Gaza and …
A Web of Intimidation: New Report Reveals Algerian Government’s Global Crackdown on Dissent
View PostSubject: The addition of Egypt, Morocco and Algeria as safe countries of origin
To the attention of Prime Minister Harris, Tánaiste Martin, Minister McEntee, Minister O’Gorman and Minister Browne We, the undersigned human rights non-governmental organizations, are writing to you with utmost concern …
56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:
Rights Protections Undermined as Victims Increasingly Abandoned
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expressed profound concern over the increasing abandonment of victims of wide-spread and severe human rights violations throughout the MENA region and wider world, …