Egypt: Judges must cease application of the repealed colonial-era Assembly Law Press Statement The first hearing challenging Law 10/1914 on assembly, repealed 89 years ago …
Libya | Federica Mogherini discusses deteriorating situation in Libya with CIHRS & Libyan civil society
Federica Mogherini, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, met with a delegation from the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) at the EU headquarters …
Egypt | Sadat’s retaliatory expulsion from the Egyptian Parliament contravenes fundamental democratic norms
The undersigned political parties and human rights groups unequivocally condemn the revocation of parliamentary membership from MP Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat, the representative of the Tala district in the Menoufiya governorate. …
Egypt | Solidarity with Egyptian Christians is vital amidst escalating sectarian violence
The undersigned political parties and civil society organizations condemn the intensifying sectarian violence targeting Coptic Christians in the northern Egyptian city of Al-Arish. In the last three weeks, seven Christians …
Egypt | In meetings with British Foreign Secretary and EU Human Rights Envoy : Combating sectarian violence requires respect for human rights and justice
In meetings with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and EU Human Rights Envoy Stavros Lambrinidis; Mohamed Zaree, CIHRS Egypt Programme director emphasized that respect for human rights and justice is …
Sudan | 39 International Organizations Urgent Concern for Rights Defender on Hunger Strike Over Unlawful Detention
(14 February 2017) Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, a prominent Sudanese human rights defender, has been unlawfully detained for over two months, held by the National Intelligence and Security Services …
89 years of justice denied:CIHRS calls upon the Supreme Judiciary Council to delay justice no longer by immediately suspending the Assembly Law
On Sunday, February 12, 2017, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies sent a letter to Judge Mustafa Shafiq, the President of the Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC), requesting the council …
Egypt | Nadeem Center Forcibly Shut Down
Human Rights Groups Persevere in Their Advocacy Despite Escalating Repression The undersigned organizations unequivocally condemn the security forces’ raid Yesterday, February 9th 2017, on the Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation …
Sudan | Death in Sudanese Prisons.Human Rights Defender Mudawi Adam Fights for His Freedom
The undersigned 26 organizations from the Middle East and North Africa are concerned for the life of prominent human rights defender Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, who has been held in …
Egypt | letter to the Speaker of the House requesting public hearing to discuss the Assembly Law and submits a Q&A on the findings of its report
In a letter to the Speaker of the House: CIHRS requests open public hearing with the Egyptian Parliament to discuss the Assembly Law and submits a Q&A on the findings of its …