The undersigned human rights organizations declare their rejection of the draft constitution to be put to a popular referendum on 15 December, with the vote for Egyptians residing abroad starting …
President must take urgent steps to prevent Egypt from sliding into civil war
The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizations express their grave concern regarding the recent developments that are rapidly pushing Egypt toward the brink of civil war, the first signs of which …
Rights Groups File Urgent Lawsuit against Presidential Decree
This morning 25 Egyptian advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit before the Court of Administrative Justice seeking the annulment of the President’s decree issuing a new constitutional declaration on 21 November …
New constitutional declaration Gives Morsi sweeping powers and deals lethal blow to judicial independence
The undersigned rights organizations announce their unequivocal rejection of the constitutional declaration issued by the president on November 22 and demand its immediate revocation. These organizations believe that the president …
No to constitution establishing political and theocratic tyranny; Egyptian rights groups reject draft constitution
The undersigned human rights organizations express their rejection of the content and philosophy of the draft constitution proposed by the Constituent Assembly and scheduled to be voted on in a …
Ministry of Foreign Affairs cancels invitations to advocacy groups to meet with EU; President excludes rights organizations from meeting with “civil society”
Joint Press Release by 21 Egyptian Human Rights organizations The undersigned rights organizations strongly condemn the exclusion of Independent Egyptian human rights organizations by the Egyptian authorities. Two days ago, …
Letter from parties, NGOs, syndicates and political movements to the IMF
Dr. Hisham QandilPrime Minister of Egypt Magles El Shaab St., Cairo Ms. Christine Lagarde Managing Director International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20431 Dear Dr. …
Claiming to restore security; draft laws proposed by the Interior Ministry seek to discipline the Egyptian people and criminalize their revolution
In the Mubarak era, a law restricting the press was drafted for the sake of a “free press” and a law repressing civil society was submitted in the name of …
After President Mohamed Morsy’s first 100 days: Worrying indications for the future of human rights; Major crises remain unresolved
In the first one hundred days of Mohamed Morsy’s presidency, human rights issues remained neglected and state authorities continued to violate human rights, even though the current president possesses more …
Enshrining Religion in the Egyptian Constitution The new constitution restricts public liberties, human rights, and civil society The constitution should protect freedom, not those who oppress it
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies rejects the underlying philosophy and vision of the constituent assembly’s latest drafts of the chapter on Public Rights, Liberties, and Duties, and the …