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Egypt: Systematic torture is a state policy

In Egypt /Road Map Program, International Advocacy Program, Statements and Position Papers, Thematic Reports, United Nations Human Rights Council by CIHRS

Joint UN submission by rights groups exposes endemic torture and appalling conditions in Egypt’s prisons Harrowing testimonies of systematic torture continue being too frequently heard as the date for Egypt’s …

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300 UN recommendations spurned by the Egyptian government; 12 demands must be urgently implemented before next month’s UPR

In Egypt /Road Map Program, Statements and Position Papers, Thematic Reports by CIHRS

Egypt: Newly released rights report details direly declining human rights situation since 2014Egypt’s human rights situation is at its worst since 2014, as corroborated by a newly released report by …

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Report: Civilians hastily executed without due process protections by Egyptian military courts

In Egypt /Road Map Program, Thematic Reports by CIHRS

Today October 15, six independent rights organizations released a new report as part of the campaign to end capital punishment in Egypt. The report, “Military Execution,” examines the state-sponsored killing …

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New Report Details Deteriorating Human Rights Conditions in Egypt

In Egypt /Road Map Program, Statements and Position Papers, Thematic Reports by CIHRS

Human Rights First and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) today released a new report detailing the severe crackdown on peaceful dissent and nongovernmental organizations in Egypt under the government of President Abdel …

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Egypt: Repression made in France

In Egypt /Road Map Program, Statements and Position Papers, Thematic Reports by CIHRS

Egypt: Repression made in France A new report published on July 2nd by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Human Rights League …