With the imminent publication of recommendations from the parliamentary fact-finding mission on arms export control, the wake-up call raised by many French, international and Yemeni NGOs must finally be heeded. …
CIHRS at the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
يتخذ مجلس حقوق الإنسان للأمم المتحدة خطوات مهمة لضمان المساءلة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقياعلى مدى ثلاثة أسابيع، باشر مجلس حقوق الإنسان بالأمم المتحدة أعمال جلسته الـ 45 في …
CIHRS Joins Global Civil Society in Advocating for and Negotiating a Legally Binding Instrument on Business Activities and Human Rights
From 26 – 30 October 2020, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) participated remotely in the sixth Open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with …
Libya must end systematic impunity and investigate the killing of lawyer and political activist Hanan al-Barassi
The undersigned human rights groups are appalled by the assassination of lawyer and political activist Hanan al-Barassi in Benghazi on 10 November 2020, and call on the competent authorities to …
Algeria: Free Amazigh and Hirak activist in prison for exercising his freedom of opinion
On 11 November, the court of Khenchela (eastern Algeria) is expected to hear activist Yacine Mebarki’s appeal, following his sentencing on 8 October to 10 years in prison and a …
Palestinian and regional human rights organizations submit joint urgent appeal to UN Special Procedures on the escalating water and sanitation crisis in the Gaza Strip, oPt
Yesterday, four Palestinian and regional human rights organizations submitted a joint urgent appeal to the United Nations (UN) Special Procedures on the escalating water and sanitation crisis in the Gaza …
Palestine: Civil Society Welcomes Mounting Recognition of Israeli Apartheid at UN HRC
On 30 September 2020, the mounting recognition of Israel’s commission of the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people was welcomed in a joint submission sent by a group of …
Egypt: Government called on to end internet censorship and website blocking
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s blocking of at least 600 websites since May 2017 including media, political and human rights platforms. Blocking websites is a violation …
15 CSOs urge the EIB to adopt clear human rights strategy, including procedures addressing reprisals
Ahead of the upcoming Finance in Common Summit, the first global meeting of all public development banks, 15 human rights and development NGOs ,including CIHRS, have addressed an open letter …
Egypt: Days before a verdict in the trial of engineer Mamdouh Hamza, government’s vindictive use of terrorism charges against peaceful critics denounced by human rights organizations
The undersigned human rights organizations call for charges to be dismissed in the trial of engineer Mamdouh Hamza, whose verdict is scheduled for October 26th. Guilty only of exercising his …