New call from 16 NGOs to end of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the face of the risk of complicity in serious violations 16 …
UAE: Take action to help free prominent human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor, now on hunger strike
Please join us and take action this week to help save the life of imprisoned human rights defender and blogger Ahmed Mansoor, who has been on hunger strike for a …
CIHRS at the United Nations Human Rights Council – 39th Session: UN renews historic investigations into Yemen war crimes despite Saudi threats
CIHRS at the United Nations Human Rights Council – 39th Session:UN renews historic investigations into Yemen war crimes despite Saudi threatsThe 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council …
Oral intervention on Yemen at the UN Human Rights Council 38th Session
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies delivered an oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council 38th session held in Geneva in June, deteriorating situation in Yemen.UN Human …
Joint Statement by Human Rights and Civil Liberties Groups
The undersigned human rights and civil liberties organizations urge the Saudi and UAE-led coalition to immediately and unconditionally release Radhya Almutawakel and Abdulrasheed Alfaqih, two prominent Yemeni human rights defenders …
United Arabian Emirates |Call for Mayor of Manchester to name a street after Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester Manchester, UK [email protected] 31 May 2018 Dear Mayor Burnham, The undersigned organisations are writing to you to request your support for the release of …
UAE | Stop paying lip service to human rights and release Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith
A coalition of ten human rights organizations today urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith, a prominent economist, academic and human rights …
Open letter to President Obama to help free jailed human rights defenders in the Gulf prior to the GCC Summit
President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 United States Dear President Obama, As you prepare to meet with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council …
CIHRS in its annual report: Arab governments’ hostility to reform and change exacerbated civil wars and terrorism
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies said that the Arab world is witnessing an unparalleled deterioration in the human rights situation amid armed conflicts and civil wars resulting from …
Regional and International Organizations: International Community Should Take concrete action to Protect Human Rights Defenders in the Gulf and Iraq
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Gulf Center for Human Rights, the Monitor for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, and the …