On 12-13 February 2015, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies co-organized a delegation of human rights and humanitarian organizations working on Palestine in Geneva in preparation for the 28th …
President Obama Urged to Prioritize Human Rights at White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism
Human Rights First and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies today urged President Obama to make clear at the White House’s upcoming Summit on Countering Violent Extremism that advancing …
NGOs Call for Charges to be Dropped
On 20 January, a verdict is expected in the trial of Nabeel Rajab, a prominent Bahraini activist and internationally recognized human rights defender. President of the Bahrain Center for Human …
Saudi Arabia Flogs a Citizen and Egypt Imprisons another for ‘Offending Islam’
Bahey El Din Hassan, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Director, stated that there is no qualitative difference between the position of terrorist groups and that of some Arab …
UAE: Fear that Anti-Terrorism Law will be used to curtail human rights and target human rights defenders
A coalition of international NGOs is seriously concerned about the impact of the Anti-Terrorism Law in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that was approved by President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed …
Syria: No word on four abducted activists, A year on, no information on Douma Four
The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazem Hamadi –the Douma Four— remain missing a year after their abduction,57 organizations said today. The four were abducted in Duma, a city near …
Arrest campaign affirms that regime not serious about dialogue and a peaceful solution to the crisis in Sudan
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns the arbitrary arrest of civil society and opposition leaders in Sudan, among them Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, lawyer and prominent rights defender, …
Bahrain elections must not be used to cover up human rights violations
His Excellency Shaikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa Ambassador of Bahrain to Washington, D.C. Dear Ambassador, I am writing on behalf of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), …
High commissioner inaugurates the International Human Rights Forum in Morocco, calling for an end to repressive policies that foster fertile environment for terrorists
Yesterday, Saturday, November 8, the first international forum for human rights in the Arab world was inaugurated, organized by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies in concert with the …
“The UN Flag Cannot be Raised over the Gravestone of Human Rights”
Zeid Raad, the UN high commissioner for human rights met yesterday with Bahey Eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in the OHCHR office …
Egyptian Human Rights Organizations Have Decided Not to Participate in Egypt’s UPR before the UN
The review of Egypt’s human rights record over the past four years will begin this week as part of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review in Geneva. The undersigned …
100 Recommendations for the Egyptian Government on 12 Rights Issues Involving Violations in Law and Practice
The Universal Periodic Review of member states’ rights records before the UN Human Rights Council ends with the state under review announcing a commitment to a set of recommendations to …
Haunted by the Toppling of Former Regimes by Popular Protest, Successive Governments See Demonstrations as a Threat
Reports submitted by independent rights organizations are one of the most significant sources of information for the UN Human Rights Council as it reviews and discusses the rights record of …
Egyptian State Practices Violate Constitutional and Legal Guarantees for the Right to a Fair Trial; Military Courts Not Independent
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in conjunction with the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms and the No Military Trials for Civilians campaign, have prepared a report on …
19 Rights Organizations Declare: A Dramatic Deterioration in the Status of Human Rights in Egypt over the Past Four Years
In preparation for Egypt’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the UN, scheduled for November 5, the Forum of Independent Egyptian Human Rights Organizations (the Forum), comprised of 19 organizations, published …