Dislocation of the left shoulder.. Severe pain in both arms.. A medical collar to support the neck.. About nine elongated injuries, bruises and hematomas, some of which showing a starting …
CIHRS 13th Regional Forum of the Arab Human Rights Movement: Which future awaits democratic change movements in the Arab world?
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organized the 13th Regional Forum of the Arab Human Rights Movement, which was held in Cairo on May 19-20, 2007 and was …
19 Egyptian Human Rights NGOs Appeal to the United Nations: Egypt is Not Fit for Membership of the UN Human Rights Council
The undersigned NGOs would like to express their surprise that the Egyptian government is applying for membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council and their amazement at the falsifications …
Human Rights Education Summer School 2007
In many countries, the human rights movement is confronted with a challenge, which is to recruit a new generation of young volunteers who are conscious of their responsibilities and involve …
Civil Legal Action Brought Against the President of The Republic in the Case of the State Security Officer Accused of Torture
In the framework of the Human Rights Coalition action, composed of the undersigned organizations, which has been formed to monitor the prosecution of state security officer, Captain Ashraf Moustafa Hussein …
Civil Legal Action Brought Against the President of The Republic in the Case of the State Security Officer Accused of Torture
In the framework of the Human Rights Coalition action, composed of the undersigned organizations, which has been formed to monitor the prosecution of state security officer, Captain Ashraf Moustafa Hussein …
A group of Danish students receive a lecture on human rights situation in Egypt in Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) hosted a delegation of Danish students specialized in political sciences on April 18th, 2007. The students met with Mr. Essam El Din Hassan, …
Egypt: Release Journalist Who Criticized Torture
The Egyptian government should immediately release and drop politically motivated charges against a television journalist and prominent blogger arrested on Saturday night, Human Rights Watch said today. Around midnight on …
Political Group or Political Party? Can a political Party Assimilate a Religious Frame of Reference?
This was the title of a symposium organized by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) within the framework of the Ibn Rushd Salon on March 12th 2007. Participants …
Progressive National Unionist Party (Tagamu’) and Wafd Party Reject Constitutional Reforms and Request the Amendment of Article 2 of the Constitution
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organized a roundtable discussion on “The position of the Wafd and the Tagamu’ parties vis-à-vis the Constitutional Amendments”. Several academics, writers, jurists …