Joint statement : The Egyptian government is often forced to recognize past abuses in the course of putting a pretty face on future ones, as aptly illustrated by a presidential decree …
Invitation: The American Foreign Policy… Human Rights and Democracy Issues
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) in cooperation with the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) and Heinrich Boll Stiftung – North America, would like to invite …
Human rights organizations discuss NGO law and proposed amendments with representatives from 19 states Meeting with Moufeed Shehab scheduled for April 15
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted a meeting this morning between the Forum of Independent Human Rights Organizations, an umbrella group of 16 Egyptian organizations, and representatives …
Crackdown on April 6 protests: a step on the road to confiscating the right of Egyptians to choose who governs them
The Forum of Independent Human Rights Organizations strongly condemns the vicious repression by the Egyptian security apparatus of peaceful protestors on April 6 which turned Cairo into a military …
Ten human rights organizations meet with Mohamed El Baradei
Ten Egyptian human rights organizations met yesterday with Dr. Mohamed El Baradei, the chair of the National Association for Change, in his home (the temporary headquarters of the association). During …
Human rights organizations discuss UN recommendations and NGO law with representatives from 17 states
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted a meeting this morning between the Forum of Independent Human Rights Organizations, an umbrella group of 16 Egyptian organizations, and representatives …
Forum of Independent Human Rights Organizations asks Egyptian government to set deadline on the implementation of its pledges; declares One Hundred Days campaign to monitor the seriousness of the government’s commitment
The Forum of Independent Egyptian Human Rights Organizations said that the Egyptian government should take immediate and transparent measures to draft a detailed action plan. The action plan ought …
Towards the “militarization” of NGOs: A “fascist” law to strangle civil society
Press release by 41 NGOs : The Egyptian NGO campaign for the Freedom to Associate The undersigned non-governmental organizations wish to express their extreme dismay at recent news that …
Following the Statement of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights: 14 Egyptian NGOs Demand a Halt of Migrant Killings on Israel Borders
Fourteen Egyptian human rights groups today expressed their full support of the statement issued by the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights which condemned the Egyptian security forces for killing …
Unprecedented Report on Egypt considered at UN Rights Council: Government rejects Criticism by UN Rights Investigator
(8 March, 2010 – Geneva) Egypt’s use of the Emergency Law to justify arbitrary detention and the use of exceptional courts was examined before the UN Human Rights Council …