Human Rights Under Siege. The Seventh Annual Report of CIHRS:MENA Region at the Mercy of Autocratic Regimes, Militias, and Religious Extremists Enabled by the International Community’s Complicity “Violent, extremist groups …
To take on a more ambitious role that responds to Arab peoples’ aspirations for more rights and liberties, the Arab League and civil society need to rethink and deepen their relations
Following the Arab uprisings, the League of Arab States seemed poised to play a much-needed role on many regional issues, including promoting human rights and increasing member states’ compliance with …
CIHRS in its annual report: Arab governments’ hostility to reform and change exacerbated civil wars and terrorism
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies said that the Arab world is witnessing an unparalleled deterioration in the human rights situation amid armed conflicts and civil wars resulting from …
CIHRS: the law is a way to evade failure of security apparatus to counter terrorism and constitutes a danger to citizens’ remaining rights and liberties and dignity of constitution
This morning, December 3, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies issued a legal commentary on the proposed law on terrorist entities, approved by the Cabinet, led by Ibrahim Mehleb, …
Haunted by the Toppling of Former Regimes by Popular Protest, Successive Governments See Demonstrations as a Threat
Reports submitted by independent rights organizations are one of the most significant sources of information for the UN Human Rights Council as it reviews and discusses the rights record of …
Egyptian State Practices Violate Constitutional and Legal Guarantees for the Right to a Fair Trial; Military Courts Not Independent
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in conjunction with the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms and the No Military Trials for Civilians campaign, have prepared a report on …
19 Rights Organizations Declare: A Dramatic Deterioration in the Status of Human Rights in Egypt over the Past Four Years
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 …