The Houthis must immediately and unconditionally release Abdulwahab Mohammad Qatran, a Yemeni judge arrested on 2 January 2024 after voicing criticism of the Houthis on social media, Mwatana for Human …
Open Letter to the Ambassadors of Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to the UN Human Rights Council
Excellencies, Our organisations write to you to express our support and to appeal for a regular technical rollover of the upcoming resolution on “combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, …
Rights Groups Letter to F1 CEO Ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix
20 Years of Sportswashing
Dear Stefano Domenicali, We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to renew our concerns about Bahrain’s use of the F1 Grand Prix to “sportswash” the country’s dire human rights record. As …
Egypt: Human Rights Group and its Director Threatened and Smeared
Reprisals Follow Reports on Gaza Border Activity
The Egyptian authorities and affiliated groups have responded to recent reporting by the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, an Egyptian human rights group with a focus on Egypt’s militarized North …
Salon Ibn Rushd: Entrenched authoritarianism in all countries of region has reaped defeatism among Arab populaces
On 22 February 2024, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a panel discussion as part of the monthly Salon Ibn Rushd, titled ‘Can Palestine be Liberated without …
Palestine: ICJ order on prevention of genocide spurned by Israel
In the month following the International Court of Justice’s order to prevent genocide, Israel continues to intensify its genocidal campaign of deliberate destruction and killing in Gaza. The ICJ’s decision, …
Joint Recommendations for the Universal Periodic Review of Yemen
This document, compiled by the undersigned organizations, is a summary of submissions made by civil society organizations in relation to Yemen’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) during the upcoming 46th session …
CSOs’ letter to EIB Director: Overhaul of Bank Priorities and Procedures Urgently Needed for the EIB to Fulfil its Public Interest Mandate
14 civil society organizations have addressed an open letter to the new Director of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Nadia Calvino, ahead of the EU Finance Ministers’ meeting to discuss …
South Sudan: As elections loom, extend vital Human Rights Commission mandate
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council Excellencies, Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s (“HRC” or “Council”) 55th session (26 …
Libya: Roundtable on Freedom Of Association hosted by UN Expert
At a roundtable convened by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association and organized in collaboration with CIHRS, Libyan civil society actors …