The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined a letter calling on the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives to advance a bill on protecting the rights …
Egypt: Government must stop arbitrary arrests and respect freedom of expression
The undersigned human rights organizations renew their demand for the Egyptian government to respect the rights of free expression and privacy, and for state security to immediately stop arbitrarily arresting …
Bahey eldin Hassan to the US House of Representatives: Kidnapping, enforced disappearance, torture, imprisonment and fabricated charges are Sisi’s tools for dialogue with human rights defenders
On Wednesday September 9, In his testimony before the US House of Representatives, Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, emphasized that there are …
Egypt: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns verdict against Bahey eldin Hassan and the repression of peaceful critics
(4 September – Geneva) The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, met with the Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Mr. Bahey eldin Hassan …
Egypt: Public prosecution must fulfil its role in conducting independent investigations, not state security investigations
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce and call for an immediate end to the Egyptian government’s relentless retaliatory campaign targeting opposition, political activists, human rights defenders, and journalists, manifested in …
Egypt: Investigation of “Al-Manassa” editor-in-chief must be shelved
In the strongest terms, the undersigned organizations condemn the arrest of Nora Younis, editor-in-chief of Al-Manassa website, after the security forces raided the website’s headquarters on June 24. The raid and Nora’s …
Egypt: Rights defender Ahmed Amasha re-arrested, forcibly disappeared for second time
The undersigned human rights organisations denounce the arrest and disappearance by Egyptian authorities of trade unionist and human rights defender Ahmed Amasha, after his family announced that they had lost …
Egypt: In solidarity with Gamal Eid, rights organizations affirm reprisals will not stop human rights movement from exposing violations and authoritarian practices
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the escalating security and media campaign against lawyer Gamal Eid, the executive director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI). Led by …
Egypt: Rights Defender’s Relatives Arrested
Midnight Raids, Disappearances Follow Torture Complaint (Washington, June 24, 2020) – The ongoing harassment and intimidation by Egyptian security forces of the family of a US national seeking justice, truth …
IMF: Delay Vote on Loan to Egypt
Link Approval to Robust Anti-Corruption Measures (Washington, DC, June 24, 2020) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should delay a vote on a US$5.2 billion loan to Egypt scheduled for …