Today eight advocacy groups filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor against the Minister of Interior and several police personnel with the Marg police station regarding the arrest of Albert …
Reprisals against human rights defenders – next steps
Human Rights Council General Debate Item 5 – 17 September 2012 Check against delivery. This is a joint statement on behalf of Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), …
End persecution of human rights defenders in Bahrain now, says international appeal to UNHRC
As human rights groups lobbying during the 21st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), we call on UNHRC member states participating in Bahrain’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) …
Addressing the situation of human rights in Sudan at the 21st session of the UN Human Rights Council
To Permanent Representatives of all member states of the UN Human Rights Council RE: Addressing the situation of human rights in Sudan at the 21st session of the UN Human …
Human Rights Council tackles the Syria conflict once more; Impunity remains at the heart of ongoing major violations
Today, Monday 17 September 2012, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in collaboration with the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies (DCHRS), the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), and …
Freedom of Media and Creativity Between the President’s Promises and Practices
President Mohammad Morsi promised not to break a pen, close down a newspaper or channel during his tenure. In “Our Right in 100 days” Campaign, we urged him to immediately …
Al-Bashir’s Expected Visit to Cairo, a Blunt Betrayal to the Victims of the Egyptian Revolution
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir is expected to arrive in Cairo today, 16 September 2012, in his first visit to Egypt since the election of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. The Cairo …
The Third Film in “Absent Rights” series of “Our Right in 100 Days” Campaign: “The Martyr’s Right Cannot Be Dropped by Obsolescence”
Numerously had President Mohammad Morsi promised, soon after he took the reins of power, to recover the rights of martyrs and gratify the hearts of parents who had lost their …
Lack of accountability behind serious rights abuses in Libya
Today, Friday 14 September, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Lawyers for Justice in Libya delivered a joint oral statement before the 21st session of the UN Human …