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 …
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 …
Egypt | CIHRS, 21 lawyers and prominent public figures file suit to annul the Assembly Law
89 years after its repeal: CIHRS, 21 lawyers and prominent public figures file suit to annul the Assembly Law Press Release The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) filed …
Egypt | ‘Toward the Emancipation of Egypt’ CIHRS Report Egypt’s Assembly Law illegally imprisons thousands
Toward the Emancipation of Egypt: A study by CIHRS on the Assembly Law Egypt’s Assembly Law illegally imprisons thousands of Egyptians, 89 years after its official repeal CIHRS Human …
Urgent Appeal: Arrest of Prominent Human Rights Defender and Feminist Activist Azza Soliman
Cairo – In an unprecedented act from the Egyptian government against NGOs and human rights defenders, Egyptian police arrested human rights defender and lawyer Ms. Azza Soliman from her home …