On August 31, 2006, the United Nations Security Council authorized a UN peacekeeping force for Darfur by passing Resolution 1706. The African Union welcomed the resolution and asked the Government …
Commemoration of international day of Darfur: Time is running out… let’s protect Darfur
For the third time, a special day is dedicated to commemorate the crisis of Darfur, this ill-fated province in Western Sudan, where civilians (men, women, children and elderly) are enduring …
CIHRS welcomes the resolution on Darfur passed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, and urges further action by the Council on this issue
CIHRS welcomes the Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution on the human rights situation in Darfur, adopted by unanimous consent, on March 30, 2007. CIHRS regrets that this resolution does not …
In a Statement before the United Nations: CIHRS criticizes the double standards of the United States, the league of Arab states and the European Union
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, CIHRS, presented a statement before the United Nations Human Rights Council during its current session, where it condemned the systematic breaches of human rights …
The Unspeakable in the Darfur Conflict: A Study published by CIHRS analyzing and monitoring the Arab positions towards Darfur crimes.
A study conducted by CIHRS stressed that at the time when the humanitarian crisis in Darfur obtained the utmost attention at the international level in the last three years, being …
As Secretary General Ban Continues Intensified Diplomacy on Darfur, Thirty-Two Human Rights, Humanitarian and Religious Organizations Urge Him to Continue Pressing Sudan to Accept a Joint African Union/United Nations Peacekeeping Force
Thirty-two human rights, humanitarian, religious and conflict prevention organizations praised Secretary General Ban in a statement released today for his intention to make ending the violence in Darfur a top …
On the International Day for Human Rights: When Raping Women is a Weapon in Darfur
On the International Day for Human Rights, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organised a seminar titled “When Raping Women is a Weapon in Darfur” which shed light …
On the International Day for Human Rights: When Raping Women is a Weapon in Darfur
On the International Day for Human Rights, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organised a seminar titled “When Raping Women is a Weapon in Darfur” which shed light …
Ending Rape and Sexual Violence in Darfur
Rape and sexual violence are being used on a daily basis as weapons of war in Darfur, Sudan. The rape of women and girls – including girls as young as …