The undersigned human rights groups are appalled by the assassination of lawyer and political activist Hanan al-Barassi in Benghazi on 10 November 2020, and call on the competent authorities to …
Conclusions of CIHRS 23rd Regional Forum: Prospects of Reform in the Arab Region in Post COVID-19 Realities
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies convened the 23rd Forum of the Human Rights Movement in the Arab region between August 31- September 7, bringing together over 50 human …
Libya: The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and the Libya Platform coalition present an updated Libya Roadmap for Human Rights Reform and Restoring the Rule of Law
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the organizations of the Libya Platform coalition present an updated Libya Roadmap for Human Rights Reform and Restoring the Rule of …
Libya: National authorities and international community must urgently protect demonstrators and freedom of expression in Libya
CIHRS and the Libya Platform[1] Repressing fundamental freedoms will only serve to reinforce crisis of legitimacy on both sides The population in Libya has suffered greatly from the armed conflict …
Libya: Photojournalist Ismail Al-Zoui sentenced to 15 years of prison after unfair Trial
Counterterrorism legislation must not be used to silence dissenting voices The sentencing of photojournalist and activist Ismail Bouzriba Al-Zoui to 15 years in prison by a military court in Benghazi …
Complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee over the role of Italy, Malta, and Libya in violating the right to leave Libya, resulting in denial of the rights of asylum seekers
Press conference on 28 July The Association for Juridical Studies on Migration (ASGI) and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) filed a complaint on July 22 against Italy, …
Human Rights Council: CIHRS welcomes FFM on Libya and calls for the HRC to put an end to Israeli apartheid
The 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council resumed on 15 June; it had been suspended on 13 March 2020 due to restrictions on meetings and assemblies in …
Open letter asking the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to deregister the Libyan SAR zone
On Monday, June 20, 2020, the civil liberties organisation Statewatch delivered an open letter with hundreds of signatories, among them the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies. Addressed to Mr …
Libya: United Nations Creates Long-Overdue Investigation into War Crimes
(Geneva) – The creation of a United Nations investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity is a critical first step towards ending the cycle of violence that has torn …
Libya: Human Rights Briefing (January – May 2020)
CIHRS and the Libya Platform[1] Fear of the virus does not stop cycle of violence and impunity, leading to unspeakable civilian suffering International investigatory mechanism needed now more than ever …