The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) followed up with deep concern how a big number of Members to the Peoples Assembly from the ruling party, Muslim Brothers and …
Egyptian Human Rights Organizations Condemn the Ongoing Detention of Egyptian Blogger and the Violation of His Right to Freedom of Expression
The Public Prosecutor Office of Alexandria re-detained the Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer for additional 15 days on Wednesday 8 November. This is considered a violation of his right to hold …
Talaat Sadat’s Statements Are Protected Speech : MP’s Military Trial Violates Constitution and International Law
Seven Egyptian human rights organizations today voiced concern over the decision to strip independent MP Talaat Sadat of his parliamentary immunity and refer him to a military court for statements …
Kidnapping Journalists is not the Solution: Egyptian Civil Society Organizations Call for the Release of Fox News Journalists
Cairo, 24 August 2006 – Egyptian civil society organizations called upon the abductors of the American Fox News channel’s journalists, today, to immediately release the abducted journalists and to abandon …
On the Train Crash in Qalioub The real perpetrators must be held accountable: Towards total independence of the Egyptian Judiciary and empowering the Parliament to question the accountability and credibility of Egyptian Ministers who are reluctant to
The fire that erupted in the hearts of Egyptians who witnessed the catastrophe of the Al-Salaam 98 ferry, which sank causing the death of more than 1000 people, was rekindled …
A military trial and a harsh Penalty for a writer for his online articles: The Egyptian Human rights organizations call for a fair trail to Habib Saleh
Egyptian human rights organizations condemned today the harsh penalty decided by the military court in Hamas city, Syria against the writer “Habib Saleh”, 59 years old, because some of his …
CIHRS Denounces Attack on Independent Press in Egypt
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its deep concern regarding the ruling issued by al-Warraq Misdemeanor Court yesterday morning against Journalist Ibrahim Eissa, editor-in-chief of ed-Destour and …
The European Parliament Discusses Human Rights and the Escalation of Security Attacks against Pro-Reform Activists in Egypt
The European Parliament’s Human Rights Committee held a hearing session on human rights and European Neighborhood Policy with Egypt and Israel on Monday, 19 June 2006 in Brussels. Moataz El …
Sadistic police men in the streets of Cairo: Minster of Interior is to submit torturers list or his own resignation
Cairo, 27 May 2006 – The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo) urge the Egyptian Minister of Interior to announce the names of the sadistic police officers who brutally …
Egypt: Journalists& Reporters Assaulted and Cameras Seized
Urgent statement Cairo- 2:00 pm, 11 May 2006 Downtown Cairo area witnessed today a new crime within the crime series committed by Egypt’s security bodies. State Security forces arrested more …