In the Mubarak era, a law restricting the press was drafted for the sake of a “free press” and a law repressing civil society was submitted in the name of …
After President Mohamed Morsy’s first 100 days: Worrying indications for the future of human rights; Major crises remain unresolved
In the first one hundred days of Mohamed Morsy’s presidency, human rights issues remained neglected and state authorities continued to violate human rights, even though the current president possesses more …
Evaluating the media performance during the 2011 parliamentary elections
An analytical study of the performance of 20 media outlets over the 3-month period during which the elections were held Freedom and independence of the media is a cornerstone of …
Press Conference with the Independent Coalition for Elections Monitoring: Presidential Elections neither Free nor Transparent, Somewhat Impartial
A few hours prior to the announcement of the final results of the presidential elections, the Independent Coalition for Elections Monitoring held a press conference on the morning of Sunday, …
Media and the parliamentary elections in Egypt 2010
“Media and the parliamentary elections in Egypt” is a report published by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies evaluating the media performance during 2010 parliamentary elections .the Media monitoring …
A “Papyrus” from Egyptian Human Rights NGOs: The protection of fundamental rights within the new constitution
In light of the ongoing debate on the “January 25th” Constitutional process and its core provisions, the Cairo Institute for Human Right Studies (CIHRS) and several Egyptian human rights organizations …
Muslim Brothers Party‘s Platform in Egypt From a Human Rights Perspective
By: Bahey Eldin Hassan
Last year’s Autumn the Society of the Muslim Brothers in Egypt, often simply referred to as the Brotherhood, sent its political party’s draft Platform entitled “Party’s Platform- First Reading” to …
CIHRS Fourth Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement: Together Against the last Apartheid Regimes
At the invitation of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and under the slogan of “Together Against the last Apartheid Regimes,” the Regional Forum of the Human Rights …