Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)

Articles by Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)

Iran: Rights groups stand in solidarity with Iranian women and protesters

IFEX joins civil society organisations in expressing support for Iranian protesters amidst a brutal crackdown and restricted Internet access.

Egypt: Ahead of COP27, authorities must open civic space and release detainees

Effective climate action is not possible without an open civic space, say civil rights organizations.

Algeria: Government must stop targeting human rights defenders and amend repressive laws

Ahead of Algeria’s Universal Periodic Review, rights groups call attention to the country’s deteriorating human rights situation.

Over 190 rights groups demand international community stand against raids and closures of 7 Palestinian organizations

International community should condemn Israel’s targeting of Palestinian civil society and tactics to further repress freedom of expression.

Abduljalil al-Singace taking part in a march at the royal court in Riffa, Bahrain, 11 March 2011, Mohamed CJ [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Joint letter to Bahrain King: Free 400-day hunger striker Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace

15 rights groups call on Bahrain King to free jailed academic Al-Singace, who continues to be denied adequate medical care.

Egypt: Authorities should end crackdown on civil society ahead of climate summit

Rights groups call on Egyptian authorities to ease their grip on civic space and uphold the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly ahead of COP27.

Yemen: United Nations must intervene to stop the targeting of journalists and media workers

Targeting of journalists is part of a widespread and systematic assault on the right to free expression and access to information in Yemen.

Statement: Rights groups call for renewal of UN fact-finding mission in Libya

The systematic crackdown on civic space has escalated at an alarming rate, human rights organizations say.