The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) issued a joint report today on the increasing use of travel bans …
Report reveals international law violations by Egypt during Aya Hegazy trial
Courtesy: Belady Facebook page Report reveals international law violations by Egypt during Aya Hegazy trial Joint Press Release LONDON / BRUSSELS / CAIRO, 17 NOVEMBER: A new trial observation report, …
Egypt: 6 Political parties and 22 civil society organizations reject the new associations law
Political parties and civil society organizations reject the new associations law Joint Press Statement The undersigned political parties and civil society organizations condemn and reject the proposed law on civic …
CIHRS Welcomes UN Human Rights Council Vote to Open Investigation into Crimes Committed in Aleppo and Calls for International Action to Put an End to Atrocities
In a statement delivered at yesterday’s UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Special Session on the situation in Aleppo, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) called on UN Member …
Efforts to Ensure Accountability for Crimes in Yemen and Syria Take Center Stage at the United Nations Human Rights Council
The 33rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council which ended on September 30th, saw the passage of a resolution to establish a group of UN experts to monitor …
CIHRS director at the UN in Geneva: I’m lucky. While I have only received death threats, tens of thousands of other peaceful Egyptians have been killed, tortured, imprisoned, or disappeared’
Yesterday Monday September 19, Bahey Eldin Hassan, Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights (CIHRS) delivered a statement before the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), 33rd session in Geneva. …
Egypt: Imminent Risk of Prosecution of HRDs accused of committing human rights work- Joint background info on Case No. 173 – the case against human rights NGOs
Seven Egyptian Human Rights Groups issue a Q&A on the case Number 173 for 2011 The prosecution of Egyptian NGO leaders on criminal charges related to their legitimate human rights work …
The Egyptian Judiciary’s Relentless Assault on CIHRS & Civil Society: Independent Human Rights Organizations Pay the Price under a President that Considers Egyptians Unworthy of Dignity, Freedom, and Equality
On September 17, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), as well as a number of other human rights organizations and their managing directors, will be subjected to a …
Palestinian Detainees Prepared to Lose Their Lives to Gain Their Freedom: CIHRS Calls For An End To Israel’s Illegal Administrative Detention Policy
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies expresses its deep concern for the physical safety and integrity of the three Palestinian detainees, Malik Al Qadi (20 years of age) and …