King of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Your Majesties, We, the undersigned, are writing to you concerning …
United Nations: Using counter-terrorism legislation to suppress basic freedoms undermines human rights in the Middle East and North Africa
On 10 March 2022, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and 14 local, regional, and international organizations held an online side event in parallel to the 49th session …
Rights Groups Letter to F1 CEO Ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix
CC: FIA, Teams, Drivers, Sponsors, GPDA Dear Stefano Domenicali, We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to you ahead of the Formula 1 (F1) Gulf Air Grand Prix in Bahrain to …
Civil society calls for immediate and unconditional release of Bahraini academic, blogger, and human rights defender, Dr Abduljalil AlSingace
In a letter sent on 17 January 2022, 27 local, regional and international human rights organizations urged states and the European Union to call for the immediate and unconditional release …
A Message from Civil Society in the Arab Region to the Summit for Democracy
View PostCIHRS Tenth Annual Report: New aspects of human rights crises during the Covid-19 pandemic
“The human rights situation in the Arab region, which has already been deteriorating for years, is deteriorating even more rapidly with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially afflicting economic …
Bahrain| Marking 10 years of solitary confinement : A joint human rights appeal to the Danish government for the release of defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
2021 marks ten years in solitary confinement for human rights defender and pro-democracy activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, a dual Bahraini-Danish national who before his arrest worked as a Protection Coordinator for …
Election of the President of the UN Human Rights Council
NGOs urge all members of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) to elect its President based on the Council’s membership criteria, especially adherence to the highest standards of …
Bahrain’s Consideration in Upcoming Election for President of the Human Rights Council
In a letter ahead of their upcoming meeting, twenty human rights organizations urged the countries of the Asia-Pacific Group to oppose the nomination of Bahrain for President of the Human …
Civil Society Organizations Raise COVID-19 Human Rights Priorities with OHCHR
On 9 April 2020, the Human Rights Council held its first online informal briefing to address the challenges to human rights resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting, the …