The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) hails the courageous work of the many human rights defenders in the Arab region who were – and still are – one …
JOINT LETTER OF LITIGANTS TO THE WORKING GROUP ON COMMUNICATIONS OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
December 2 2011. To: Commissioner Kayitesi Zainabo Sylvie, Chairperson, WGC; Commissioner Reine Alapini-Gansou, Member, WGC; Commissioner Pacifique Manirakiza, Member, WGC; Dr Mary Maboreke, Secretary to the African Commission, Member, WGC; …
Assessing Media Outlet Performance During The First Phase Of 2011 Egyptian parliamentary Election
Media Monitoring Report 2011 Tahrir events and campaigns’ advertising The events erupting in Tahrir Square on the 19th of November greatly affected the election process and its media …
Crisis of Human Rights in Egypt The Bitter Results of Ten Months in the Grip of the Military
On the 19th of November, 2011, Egyptians took to the streets and squares of Egypt once more in peaceful protest, demanding a true civil, democratic state consistent with their dreams …
Joint Call by Civil Society for a Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council to consider the findings of the Syrian Commission of Inquiry and ensure accountability
Your Excellency, As civil society organizations from around the world we urgently call on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) to convene a special session on Syria …
Egyptian Rights Organizations Demand Indictment of Leading Security Officers
After three days of brutal violence against demonstrators: Egyptian Rights Organizations Demand Indictment of Leading Security Officers The list includes leading officers from the Ministry of Interior, including …
UN General Assembly Should Condemn the Violence in Syria
November 21, 2011 To: All Member States of the UN General Assembly Dear Ambassador, On October 20 a number of our organizations wrote to you to urge the …
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies urges the United Nations to pressure the Egyptian government to put an end to its acts of violence and to comply with its international obligations to respect Human Rights
In an urgent letter this morning, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) demanded the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Human Rights Council, …
39 Human Rights and Development Organizations Propose Alternative NGO Law
Thirty-nine human rights and development organizations have drafted a new law to regulate NGOs and sent a copy to Prime Minister Essam Sharaf. The proposed law provides for the autonomy …
Why Tunisia succeeds while Egypt fails
Bahey el-din Hassan I traveled to Tunisia over a week ago to attend the country‘s first free elections. As I left Cairo, I had given in to a sense …