The newly appointed investigative judge looking into the January violence in Port Said should fully examine police responsibility for unlawful killings during the episode, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights …
Morsi’s government must withdraw bill to nationalize civil society from Shura Council and reject FJP bill to stifle human rights organizations
The undersigned rights organizations strongly condemn the authoritarian tendencies of President Mohamed Morsi’s party (the Freedom and Justice Party) and his government, illustrated by their lack of respect for international …
CIHRS Concludes the Eleventh Training Workshop on Municipal Participation
February 26th 2012, he Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) concluded the eleventh training workshop on “Promotion of Municipal Participation in the Defense of Human Rights” which lasted for …
Twenty Five diplomatic missions and international organizations discuss repressive draft NGO law from Morsi’s government
Yesterday, January 25, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted a meeting at which several Egyptian human rights groups met with 25 representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations …
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies at the United Nations: Human Rights Crisis Worsens in Egypt; Gulf States Punish Rights Defenders for Cooperating with the United Nations
Today, Monday, February 25, marks the beginning of the twenty-second session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), taking place at its headquarters in Geneva. The session’s events will continue …
Egypt: 8 months after Dr. Mohamed Morsi assumed the presidency, the rapid deterioration of the state of human rights in Egypt must be halted
A review of the situation in Egypt over the last eight months raises serious concerns about the extent to which the state of human rights has rapidly deteriorated under the …
FJP and Ministry of Social Affairs: An Identical Vision for Civil Society in Egypt
The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood recently proposed a draft civil society law. Submitted by the Ministry of State for Administrative Development, led …
Egypt: The Freedom and Justice Party Endorses Repressive NGO Law
On February 13, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) participated in a second meeting at the Ministry of Justice to discuss the new NGO law[1]. During the meeting, …
Strangling Civil Society with Repressive Laws: Morsi’s Bill to Nationalize Civic Activity Must be Retracted
Yesterday, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) participated in a meeting with the Ministry of Justice to discuss drafting a new NGO law. CIHRS representatives at the meeting …
Open letter to President Obama
To President Barack Obama: Three years ago, I had the honour of meeting you in the White House as part of a delegation of some 50 human rights defenders from …