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 …
New Draft Law Aims to Criminalize Peaceful Demonstrations
BY: Ragab Saad On Wednesday, following increased protests throughout Egypt, the Ministry of Justice announced a draft law that seeks to restrict the right to demonstrate in public places. Since …
Serious Rights Violations in the United Arab Emirates Spotlighted at the United Nations
The United Nations working group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) met on the 28th of January to review the human rights record of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). …
UAE: Human rights groups call for an end to the crackdown on human rights defenders and political activists as UPR begins
Today, the human rights record of the United Arab Emirates will be reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council as the situation in the country continues to deteriorate. On this …
Civil Society groups urge African Union to act on Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile crisis
To our African Leaders On the eve of the next African Union (AU) meeting on the Sudans, we appeal to you to do all you can to end the violence …
The Supreme Constitutional Court: Defending human rights or the Mubarak regime?
The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) is set to resume its work tomorrow, some six weeks after it was forcibly suspended when supporters of the ruling political party besieged the …
CIHRS Concludes the Tenth Training Workshop on Municipalities
On January 14th 2013, The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) concluded the tenth training workshop on “Promotion of Municipal Participation in the Defense of Human Rights” which lasted …
In swift application of new Constitution: Reuters photojournalist prosecuted before military tribunal
The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizationsstrongly condemn the arrest of photojournalist Mohamed Sabry and his referral to an expedited military trial after he was detained while preparing a story for …
Vacancy: League of Arab States Advocacy Officer
Organization: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Location: Cairo, Egypt Position: League of Arab States Advocacy Officer Organizational Unit: Arab Regional Advocacy Program Starting Date: Immediately Contract Duration: 8 …
The National Council for Human Rights, Lacking Human Rights Defenders
When the Shura Council appointed new members to the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), the process revealed an obvious political bias in the formation. The NCHR, tasked with defending …