Within the ongoing security campaign of security forces led by the ministry of Interior with the aim of restricting activities of youth groups and persecuting them to force them to …
Bahey eldin Hassan: Egypt is becoming a republic of fear and is sliding toward extremism, violence, and chaos
Hassan has met with the Tunisian Prime Minister and EU Human Rights and Counterterrorism Officials Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, gave a …
Six Rights Organizations Meet with a US Congressional Delegation to Discuss the Crisis of Civil Society in Egypt
On Monday, May 4, 2015, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted a meeting of six Egyptian rights organizations with Thomas Hill and Joan Condon, professional staffers with the …
Egyptian Government Clamps Down on Rights Groups, Seeking their Eradication
The undersigned organizations utterly reject and condemn the increasingly aggressive actions taken by the Egyptian government and the investigating bodies against civil society, especially rights groups. We believe the goal …
Radio Horytna Office Raided and Director Detained
The undersigned organizations unequivocally condemn the ongoing campaign to intimidate and terrorize human rights defenders in Egypt. The recent arrest of Ahmed Samih, the director of Radio Horytna and the …
CIHRS: Hostility to the Right of Peaceful Assembly and Association Fosters Impunity
On 26 March, as part of the World Social Forum in Tunis, the Cairo Institute for Human Right Studies along with Bread for the World, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, …
Continuous Targeting of Human Rights Defenders in Egypt; Witnesses Become Defendants
Due to the continuous crackdown on human rights defenders, the undersigning human rights organizations and institutions and individuals express their astonishment and shock about the accusations that were charged by …
Rights organizations express their concern regarding testimonies of torture of prisoners in Abu Zaabal, call for an immediate investigation and repeat their request for permission to visit prisons and meet with prisoners
The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the torture and collective punishments taking place in Egyptian prison, foremost the incidents that took place last week in Liman II (ward B) of Abu …
11 Rights Groups: Although Egyptian Government Declares its Acceptance of Most Recommendations, its Practices Prove the Contrary
The undersigned organizations question whether the political will exists to stop the ongoing deterioration of Egypt’s human rights record, although Egypt accepted 224 recommendations and partially accepted 23 additional recommendations. …
Rights Groups Condemn Forced Retirement of 41 Judges for Expressing their Opinions
The undersigned organizations condemn the forced retirement of 41 judges pursuant to the disciplinary board’s decision of Saturday, March 14, due to their release of a statement on July 6, …