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21 Apr Libya: After the first reported death from Covid-19, failure to release detainees amounts to a death sentence

Posted at 05:57h in Northern Africa
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This statement was first published by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies One year into the most recent escalation of fighting, civilians in Libya face yet another threat to their health and well-being. With the first death from Covid-19 reported in Libya this month, the Libya...

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06 Apr Libya: A complete failure to implement UPR recommendations since 2015

Posted at 11:31h in Northern Africa
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This article was first posted by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies In the run-up to the 2020 Libya Universal Periodic Review pre-session in collaboration with UPR Info , CIHRS with Libya Platform[1], issued a joint statement on April 2nd  2020 detailing the reasons for the Libyan authorities’...

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31 Mar Egypt: Overcrowded prisons will become epicenters of coronavirus outbreak unless some detainees immediately released

Posted at 06:35h in Northern Africa
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This post was first published by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies The signatory human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s reckless refusal to release select groups of detainees for the sake of curbing the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.  As the Egyptian government imposes a curfew...

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31 Mar Egypt: Immediately release Eman Al-Helw and Hossam Ahmad

Posted at 05:26h in Northern Africa
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This post was first published by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies In an urgent appeal this morning 25 March 2020, five regional and international human rights organizations called on the international community to pressure the Egyptian government to immediately release actress and human rights...

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19 Mar A Petition to demand protective measures for prisoners in Egypt against COVID-19

Posted at 06:52h in Northern Africa
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This petition was first published on change.org  To the Egyptian government: Fight the pandemic, Release the detainees! We, the undersigned physicians, public health experts, jurists, politicians, Egyptian citizens and citizens from all over the world, express our grave concern at the gravity of the situation facing tens...

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16 Mar Egypt: Prison sentence against human rights defender Zyad Elelaimy represents politically-motivated vengeance

Posted at 12:26h in Northern Africa
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This post was first published by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies The undersigned rights organizations denounce the one-year prison sentence of human rights lawyer Zyad Elelaimy, and demand his unconditional release and the dropping of all charges against him.  The sentence represents a continuation...

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