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 …
Violations against civilians, including journalists, human rights defenders and academics in Yemen
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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 …
Like a Fire in a Forest: ISIS Recruitment in Egypt’s Prisons
Egypt’s prisons are incubators of extremists, new report warns The Cairo Institute of Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) released today 8 May 2019 the Arabic translation of Like a Fire in …
Report: Civilians hastily executed without due process protections by Egyptian military courts
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 …
New Report Details Deteriorating Human Rights Conditions in Egypt
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 …
Egypt: Repression made in France
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 …
New Report | Freedom of Association in Morocco: Legal Loopholes and Security Practices
Freedom of association in Morocco witnessed relative improvement in 2016–2017. Yet the continued application of outdated laws governing civic activities forebodes a reinstatement of numerous arbitrary administrative and security practices …
New Book | Arab Authoritarianism:The Incubators of Terror
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) released a new book titled Arab Authoritarianism: The Incubators of Terror examining the link between the authoritarian policies and practices of most …