Uniting for Peace in Syria: Global Civil Society Appeal to UN Member States The UN Security Council has failed Syrians. In almost six years of conflict, close to half a …
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies concludes its Ninth Regional Training on International Human Rights Mechanisms
CIHRS completed its ninth regional training program on the use of international mechanisms for the defense of human rights. The program, which was held in Tunis, brought together 24 human …
Egypt’s Draft NGO Law Dismantles Civil Society
60 organisations call on the Egyptian government to cease silencing civil society, and to allow NGOs to conduct their mandates within Egypt’s constitutional framework and in full respect of its …
A Joint Report by (CIHRS) and (AFTE) – No Exit: Intimidation and Extortion Prevail with Increasingly Arbitrary Use of Travel Bans against Human Rights Defenders.
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) issued a joint report today on the increasing use of travel bans …
Report reveals international law violations by Egypt during Aya Hegazy trial
Courtesy: Belady Facebook page Report reveals international law violations by Egypt during Aya Hegazy trial Joint Press Release LONDON / BRUSSELS / CAIRO, 17 NOVEMBER: A new trial observation report, …
Egypt: 6 Political parties and 22 civil society organizations reject the new associations law
Political parties and civil society organizations reject the new associations law Joint Press Statement The undersigned political parties and civil society organizations condemn and reject the proposed law on civic …
Human Rights Under Siege.The Seventh Annual Report of CIHRS:MENA Region at the Mercy of Autocratic Regimes, Militias, and Religious Extremists Enabled by the International Community’s Complicity
Human Rights Under Siege. The Seventh Annual Report of CIHRS:MENA Region at the Mercy of Autocratic Regimes, Militias, and Religious Extremists Enabled by the International Community’s Complicity “Violent, extremist groups …
CIHRS Welcomes UN Human Rights Council Vote to Open Investigation into Crimes Committed in Aleppo and Calls for International Action to Put an End to Atrocities
In a statement delivered at yesterday’s UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Special Session on the situation in Aleppo, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) called on UN Member …
Opinion Article: Egypt’s Attack on Civil Society
Egypt’s Attack on Civil Society* By BAHEY eldin HASSAN Compared with some of my fellow Egyptians, I have been lucky. I have received only death threats. Some of my countrymen and …
Efforts to Ensure Accountability for Crimes in Yemen and Syria Take Center Stage at the United Nations Human Rights Council
The 33rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council which ended on September 30th, saw the passage of a resolution to establish a group of UN experts to monitor …