The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) hosted a meeting yesterday for members of Mohamed El-Baradei’s campaign staff and representatives of six human rights organizations. Participants discussed the document …
In the footsteps of the Tunisian revolution: A Constitution first
The undersigned human rights organizations call on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to engage constructively with demands from revolutionary forces to reconsider the agenda of the transitional …
CIHRS submits memo to Prime Minister, Interior Minister, And Foreign Minister regarding current policies
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies submitted a memo “policies in the transitional period in Egypt from a human rights perspective” to the office of the Prime Minister. The …
CIHRS sends Dr. Essam Sharaf the human rights organizations’ memo that was sent to Ahmed Nazif after the bombing of the Two Saints Church
In light of the sectarian violence that erupted in Imbaba, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies sent a memo signed by 14 member groups of the Forum of Independent …
Sectarian crimes in Imbaba threaten a civil war and a return to organized terrorism. Yes to the rule of law and the natural judge, no to military trials
The undersigned human rights organizations express their profound unease at the rising wave of sectarian violence, which threatens to drag Egypt into Muslim-Christian civil strife, after it has become clear …
Interior Minister meets with director of CIHRS
Interior Minister Gen. Mansour al-Eissawi met with Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in the minister’s office yesterday afternoon. Deputy Minister …
The Forum of Independent Human Rights Organizations: Long live the Egyptian popular revolution
Roadmap for a nation of rights and the rule of law Statement by the Forum of Independent Human Rights Organizations • Civilian body to oversee the country’s affairs for a one-year …
Twenty-Nine Years of Lies…And Now Two More Years
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 …
POMED – CIHRS conference: Call for Applications
The Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) in cooperation with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Georgetown University’s Center for Democracy and Civil Society, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund …
Religion and Freedom of Expression: Freedom-Related Problems in Different Societies (A New Book)
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) published a new book entitled ’Religion and Freedom of Expression: Freedom-Related Problems in Different Societies.” The book covers various studies including the …