On Wednesday September 9, In his testimony before the US House of Representatives, Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, emphasized that there are …
UNHRC: Civil society appeals to the president of the UN Human Rights Council for greater inclusivity and accessibility at upcoming 45th session of the Human Rights Council
Thank you, Madam President. COVID-19 has redefined how civil society engages with the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms. For human rights organisations that are not based in Geneva, and …
Sudan: The United Nations should continue support of systemic human rights reforms
Days before the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council beginning on September 9, 2020, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined more than 20 regional …
Egypt’s Agenda for Reshaping the UN on Counterterrrorism: What Sentencing of Human Rights Leader Tells Us
By Neil Hicks An Egyptian terrorism court sentenced prominent human rights leader Bahey eldin Hassan in absentia on Aug. 25 to 15 years imprisonment. His crimes: “insulting the judiciary” and “propagating fake …
Egypt: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns verdict against Bahey eldin Hassan and the repression of peaceful critics
(4 September – Geneva) The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, met with the Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Mr. Bahey eldin Hassan …
Civil society calls on United Nations to investigate grave human rights violations in Iran
In an appeal from 20 human rights organizations around the world, including the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the signatories called on member states of the United Nations Human …
Palestine: UN must urgently intervene to ensure Israel upholds its legal obligations toward Palestinian prisoners and detainees
The need for urgent intervention to ensure the right to health and safety is upheld for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention centres was reasserted in a joint urgent appeal to …
Joint letter: Put Human Rights and Communities at the center of the Nov. 2020 “Finance In Common” Summit for Public Developments Banks
Ahead of the November 2020 “Finance in Common” meeting in Paris, where the French Development Agency will convene a global summit for Public Developments Banks, CIHRS and over 200 CSOs …
Egypt: Public prosecution must fulfil its role in conducting independent investigations, not state security investigations
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce and call for an immediate end to the Egyptian government’s relentless retaliatory campaign targeting opposition, political activists, human rights defenders, and journalists, manifested in …
Civil society calls on HRC to strengthen GEE mandate and focus on accountability for human rights violations in Yemen
On 20 August 2020, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Mwatana for Human Rights submitted a joint written statement to the 45th Regular Session of the UN …