Source: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies In reaction to the worsening human rights situation in Algeria, 31 local, regional and international civil society organizations, in the letter below, called on UN member states, the Office of the to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN...
Source: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies The undersigned civil society groups are alarmed at the continued and escalating attacks on civic space in Algeria and call on the government to end their crackdown on journalistic and other public freedoms. Despite President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announcing his desire...
Source: Cairo Institute for Human Rights The undersigned human rights organizations renew their demand for the Egyptian government to respect the rights of free expression and privacy, and for state security to immediately stop arbitrarily arresting citizens and searching their phones. The government’s escalating assault on...
This statement was first published by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights 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 the illegitimate practice of...
Source: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies In the six years since Abdel Fatah al-Sissi assumed the presidency in Egypt, the country has devolved into the deepest human rights crisis it has experienced in decades. In the face of this downward spiral, it’s not surprising that many in...
This article was first posted by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies CIHRS and the Libya Platform[1] Repressing fundamental freedoms will only serve to reinforce crisis of legitimacy on both sides The population in Libya has suffered greatly from the armed conflict under way since 2014. Essential public services...
