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 …
Priorities of the human rights movement amid a region in crisis and a crumbling international order
Conclusions of the 27th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement The future of human rights in the Arab region faces a compounded crisis. On the one hand, the ability …
The human rights setback on the Universal Declaration’s diamond jubilee
Message of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United …
A Message from Civil Society in the Arab Region to the Summit for Democracy
View PostCIHRS Tenth Annual Report: New aspects of human rights crises during the Covid-19 pandemic
“The human rights situation in the Arab region, which has already been deteriorating for years, is deteriorating even more rapidly with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially afflicting economic …
CIHRS Ninth Annual Report: Evocations of the Arab Spring Amid Newly Drawn Armed Conflicts
With the uprisings and forces of democratization and political reform either smothered or preemptively stricken over the last several years, the Arab region is now experiencing renewed hope. The values …
Oman- Expression of solidarity with the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
The undersigned oganisations express their solidarity with Mr. Maina Kiai the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association and welcomes his statement at …
CIHRS documents acts of reprisals carried out against defenders from the Gulf region for cooperating with the UN
Today, 12 March 2013, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) released a report entitled “Cut off from the World: Systematic Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders in the Gulf …
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies at the United Nations: Human Rights Crisis Worsens in Egypt; Gulf States Punish Rights Defenders for Cooperating with the United Nations
Today, Monday, February 25, marks the beginning of the twenty-second session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), taking place at its headquarters in Geneva. The session’s events will continue …
Oman: Immediately and Unconditionally Release All Detained Activists and Human Rights Defenders
The undersigned human rights organizations declare their full and complete solidarity with all Omani human rights defenders who are currently in detention, especially those undertaking hunger strikes. 24 defenders and …