In preparation for Egypt’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the UN, scheduled for November 5, the Forum of Independent Egyptian Human Rights Organizations (the Forum), comprised of 19 organizations, published …
Media Development and Reform in the New Edition of Rowaq Arabi
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies has issued a new edition of the Rowaq Arabi periodical, which focuses on the topic of media development and reform. Issue number 61/62 …
CIHRS Issues its Second Report on Media Performance During the Vote in the 2014 Presidential Elections
On June 7, 2014, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights issued its second interim report on media coverage of the vote in the 2014 presidential elections. The report documents and …
CIHRS Issues First Interim Report on Media Performance During the Presidential Election Campaign
On May 22, 2014, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies issued its media observatory’s first interim report assessing the performance of 15 media outlets during the Egyptian presidential election …
How Can Arabs Benefit from European Experiences with Democratic Transition?
International experiences of democratization can offer insights into the transition from authoritarianism to democracy. In light of this, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies presents issue No. 67 of …
Two counterterrorism support laws and a suspension of the demonstration law: a new upending of the constitution
CIHRS sends a legal memo to the president and the prime minister on two bills supporting terrorism and the police state Memo: Draft laws constitute largest threat to Egyptian civil …
In the new issue of Rowaq Arabi: What future for the Muslim Brotherhood?
What is the future of the Muslim Brotherhood after the ouster of Mohammed Morsi? This is the question raised by the challenges which have followed the swift downfall of the …
CIHRS issues new edition of “Independence of the University”
This morning, March 27, 2014, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) issued a new edition of “Independence of the University,” a booklet first released by CIHRS in 2007. …