Human Rights Organizations condemn black Thursday events on campus The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the Ain Shams events of last Thursday, the 4th of November, which involved violence and …
Interior Ministry’s message to young peaceful protestors: “Yes, you are all Khaled Said”
Saturday’s events in Alexandria, Egypt are a worrying development consolidating the repressive approach adopted by the Ministry of Interior in dealing with peaceful protests. The Egyptian security used excessive …
CIHRS Director Meets with the French Ambassador for Human Rights
Bahey Eldin Hassan, the Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, met today with French Ambassador for Human Rights, Francois Zimeray, at 5:00 PM CLT at the …
Human rights organizations consolidate with the journalists of Al Dostour newspaper
The undersigned Human rights organizations express their full solidarity with Al Dostour’s journalists and Ibrahim Essa, editor in chief of the newspaper. They appeals to all civil society organizations for …
Press release: Open Discussion with US Assistant Secretary of State
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) hosted today (October 7) an open discussion between Michael Posner, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and …
Update on the Situation of CIHRS’ Researcher and Activist, Amr Salah
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) would like to announce that it had received information that researcher and human rights defender, Amr Salah had contacted his family …
Life of Egyptian Rights Defender in Danger after Abduction by Security Forces: Researcher of (CIHRS) victim of Forced Disappearance
Human Rights Defender and researcher, Amr Salah was kidnapped in front of his home at approximately 4 am on Thursday, September 9, 2010. Neither his relatives, nor his colleagues …
Thirty-five IFEX members and other organisations appeal for charges to be dropped against prominent human rights activists and blogger
Joint action (EOHR/IFEX) – We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep concern about the possibility of prison sentences being handed down on 4 September 2010 to prominent Egyptian …
The Forum Requests Investigation To Be Run At The Prosecutor General’s Office
The Independent Human Rights Organizations Forum Demands The Prosecutor General To Inquire Into The Complaint Of A Judge Violation Of The Intellectual Property Of The Arabic Network For Human …