The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies said that the Arab world is witnessing an unparalleled deterioration in the human rights situation amid armed conflicts and civil wars resulting from …
CIHRS urges president to pardon those sentenced in connection with demonstrations and international NGO case
FAQ on pardons and amnesties in the Egyptian legal system
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies appeals to the president to issue a decree pardoning people imprisoned in connection with the protest law, journalists, and the Egyptians, Americans, Germans, …
CIHRS concludes its 22nd student training program on human rights, with the participation of 43 students
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies concluded yesterday, Tuesday, its 22nd training program, or summer school, for Egyptian university and college students on fundamental human rights principles. The three-week …
Latest counterterrorism law encourages extrajudicial killing and cements impunity
On Tuesday morning, 24 August, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights issued a detailed legal commentary on Law 94/2015 on the suppression …
Against Terrorism, Against the Restriction of Liberties
Joint Statement from Parties, Institutions, Rights Organizations, and Public Figures on the Proposed Counterterrorism Law The undersigned institutions, political parties, rights organizations, and public figures urge the government to delay …
Draft Counterterrorism Law Shores Up Causes of Extremism and Speeds the Collapse of State Institutions
The undersigned rights organizations add their voices to that of the Journalists’ Syndicate, which has rejected the draft counterterrorism law in light of its inconsistency with Article 71 of the …
CIHRS urges end to threats to use judiciary politically and calls for beginning of comprehensive social dialogue
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies would like to extend its appreciation to the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MoSS) for having responded to the joint press statement, signed by …
Government refers CIHRS to investigation
Yesterday, the investigating judge in the NGO foreign funding case delegated a committee from the Ministry of Social Solidarity to visit the offices of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights …
“Insulting the Ministry of Interior” is One of the Charges that Result in the Imprisonment of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) and Activists
On 31 May 2015, El-Raml Appeal Misdemeanor Court issued a verdict to imprison the woman human rights defender (WHRD) and lawyer Mahienour El-Masry as well as two other activists, Youssef …
Rights Groups: Questioning Negad El-Borai demonstrates that freedom of work is granted only to legal professionals and judges who turn a blind eye to torture
The strange charges against judges Assem Abd al-Gabbar and Hisham Raouf conceal an attempt to silence independent voices in the judiciary. The undersigned organizations are extremely concerned by the investigation of …