Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, held several meetings with senior officials in Brazil to discuss the crisis of human rights in nations …
The Palestinian Nakba persists amid total Israeli impunity and double standards by the international community
CIHRS is deeply concerned that the 67th anniversary of al-Nakba (the Palestinian Catastrophe) has passed with very little done on the ground to ensure justice and peace in the Occupied …
Civil society organisations welcome Libya’s UN human rights review and call on the State of Libya to accept and implement recommendations
On Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted the report of the second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the human rights situation in Libya. The UPR comes at …
Injustice Kindled Mideast Chaos
By BAHEY ELDIN HASSAN The Middle East, as we have known it for more than a century, is about to disappear and a new model is in the making. The …
CIHRS is Hiring
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies is looking for a media officer in its Tunisian office
Organization Name: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Location: Tunis – Tunis City Hiring Immediately Salary: will be decided upon experience and the applicant’s skills as well as the average …
A Special Evening at CIHRS to Commemorate the 67th Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba
This year marks the 67th anniversary of the Palestinian nakba, or catastrophe, when forces with the nascent Israeli state dispossessed the Palestinian people, a process that continues to this day. …
CIHRS and Defenders Network discuss prospects of Libya’s political dialogue with local civil society and the UN
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in conjunction with the Defenders Network, organized a set of meetings and panel discussions on May 6 and 7 in Tunis, bringing together …
Six Rights Organizations Meet with a US Congressional Delegation to Discuss the Crisis of Civil Society in Egypt
On Monday, May 4, 2015, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted a meeting of six Egyptian rights organizations with Thomas Hill and Joan Condon, professional staffers with the …
Egyptian Government Clamps Down on Rights Groups, Seeking their Eradication
The undersigned organizations utterly reject and condemn the increasingly aggressive actions taken by the Egyptian government and the investigating bodies against civil society, especially rights groups. We believe the goal …
Israel Continues its Systematic Violation of Palestinian Self-Determination, Human Rights, and Dignity
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) calls for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defender and Palestinian legislator Khalida Jarrar who has been detained by Israeli …
CIHRS celebrates its 21st anniversary in Tunisia and honors chair Kamal Jendoubi
OHCHR: The CIHRS gave a voice to those afraid to speak, combated religious bigotry, and earned credibility in the Arab world and internationally. Tunis— April 23, 2015, the Cairo Institute …
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, …
No longer free: Cyberspace under attack from repressive regimes
By: Kirolos Nathan “Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask …
Radio Horytna Office Raided and Director Detained
The undersigned organizations unequivocally condemn the ongoing campaign to intimidate and terrorize human rights defenders in Egypt. The recent arrest of Ahmed Samih, the director of Radio Horytna and the …
CIHRS: Hostility to the Right of Peaceful Assembly and Association Fosters Impunity
On 26 March, as part of the World Social Forum in Tunis, the Cairo Institute for Human Right Studies along with Bread for the World, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, …