At the end of June, the UN General Assembly will be called to vote on a resolution to establish an independent institution to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing …
HRC 52: Sustain international monitoring of crimes in Libya and press Egypt and Algeria to back up human rights claims with tangible reforms
The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) held its 52nd session from 27 February to 4 April 2023. The UN Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on Libya submitted its final report during …
Activists from 11 countries discuss human rights situation in the region during closing event of CIHRS training program ‘Tamkeen’
Coinciding with International Human Rights Day, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) concluded its two-year training program Tamkeen, “Empowering a New Generation of Human Rights Defenders,” on 10 …
HRC51: السعودية وحلفاؤها ينجحوا مجددًا في عرقلة المحاسبة عن جرائم الحرب في اليمن والأمين العام يوصي بآلية للكشف عن مصائر المفقودين في سوريا
51st session of the UN Human Rights Council
15 NGOs sound the alarm: Crises and threats are pushing refugees onto deadly Eastern Mediterranean route
15 rights groups are calling on the European Union, and Malta, Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon and Turkey, to ensure legal and safe pathways for asylum and to comply with their legal …
CIHRS 26th Regional Forum: The Responsibility of the Human Rights Movement in the Arab Region Amid a Shifting International Context
On 2-3 September 2022, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) convened its 26th Regional Forum for the Human Rights Movement in Brussels, Belgium. Fifty human rights defenders and …
HRC50: CIHRS and partners demand urgent action to protect human rights in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Sudan
UN Human Rights Council concludes 50th Session:
50th UN Human Rights Council: CIHRS and partners to discuss advocacy in five MENA countries
View PostIsrael’s apartheid, use of counterterrorism laws against human rights defenders, top CIHRS’ agenda at the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council
Throughout the course of over a month, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) took part in the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC), …