The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the detention of researcher and journalist Ismail Alexandrani, upon his return to Egypt from Germany on Sunday, November 29, at 2 pm at the Hurghada …
President Must Repeal Unfair Protest Law and Immediately Release Thousands of Innocents
The undersigned organizations the prosecution and detention of tens of thousands of people for exercising their right to peaceful protest and assembly or for simply being in the area of …
Release Hossam Bahgat immediately
Bahgat is detained incommunicado at an unknown location
The undersigned organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of the journalist Hossam Bahgat who has been arbitrarily detained solely for the peaceful expression of his views. Military prosecutors …
CIHRS urges president to pardon those sentenced in connection with demonstrations and international NGO case
FAQ on pardons and amnesties in the Egyptian legal system
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies appeals to the president to issue a decree pardoning people imprisoned in connection with the protest law, journalists, and the Egyptians, Americans, Germans, …
CIHRS director participates in UN summit on violent extremism
Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, was invited to take part in the summit on countering violent extremism, to be held in the …
Latest counterterrorism law encourages extrajudicial killing and cements impunity
On Tuesday morning, 24 August, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights issued a detailed legal commentary on Law 94/2015 on the suppression …
Against Terrorism, Against the Restriction of Liberties
Joint Statement from Parties, Institutions, Rights Organizations, and Public Figures on the Proposed Counterterrorism Law The undersigned institutions, political parties, rights organizations, and public figures urge the government to delay …
Draft Counterterrorism Law Shores Up Causes of Extremism and Speeds the Collapse of State Institutions
The undersigned rights organizations add their voices to that of the Journalists’ Syndicate, which has rejected the draft counterterrorism law in light of its inconsistency with Article 71 of the …
CIHRS urges end to threats to use judiciary politically and calls for beginning of comprehensive social dialogue
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies would like to extend its appreciation to the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MoSS) for having responded to the joint press statement, signed by …
CIHRS enters its 22nd year amid severe challenges and an even stronger will to persist
Al-Borai: The state must seek the aid of civil society, and Samir Alish: Rights are taken, not given. President of the National Council for Human Rights: CIHRS is a milestone …