The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies welcomes the Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism presented by the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon last week. CIHRS particularly welcomes …
No alternative for Europe but to address the root causes of terrorism
Military and security approach feeds into the cycle of violence and increases radicalization
Europe must not duplicate the failed US strategies following the 9/11 attacks. Those strategies only created the conditions out of which violent extremism grew stronger. A well thought-out approach is …
President Obama Urged to Underscore Link Between Repression and Rising Violent Extremism During Leaders’ Summit
Human Rights First and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) today urged President Obama to press for firm commitments from governments taking part in the United Nations General …
Arab and Amazigh Human Rights Organizations Call on Turkey to Recognize Armenian Genocide
On the eve of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, leading Arab and Amazigh human rights organizations called on the Turkish government to recognize the truth of the historic events, …
21 Organizations From Throughout the World Demand Full Transparency and Accountability for the U.S. CIA Torture Program
28th session of the UN Human Rights Council – 2-27 March 2015 Item 4 – Interactive Dialogue This is the first Council session after the release of the summary of …
White House invites Bahey eldin Hassan to take part in counterterrorism summit
Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, received an invitation to participate in the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism on February 18–20. …
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 …
Combating terrorism must include religious reform, which cannot take place in the abscene of comprehensive political reform
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns the terrorist acts that shook the French capital city, Paris last week, and which took the lives of 12 people at …
CIHRS launches a New Research Project on Political Islam and Human Rights
On September 25, in an event held at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies launched a …
17 Regional and International Human Rights Organizations Urge Arab Foreign Ministers to Amend Proposal for an Arab Court of Human Rights
On 31 August, 17 regional and international human rights organizations sent a joint statement to Arab foreign ministers, urging them to delay their adoption of a statute on an Arab …