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 …
Government refers CIHRS to investigation
Yesterday, the investigating judge in the NGO foreign funding case delegated a committee from the Ministry of Social Solidarity to visit the offices of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights …
“Insulting the Ministry of Interior” is One of the Charges that Result in the Imprisonment of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) and Activists
On 31 May 2015, El-Raml Appeal Misdemeanor Court issued a verdict to imprison the woman human rights defender (WHRD) and lawyer Mahienour El-Masry as well as two other activists, Youssef …
Rights Groups: Questioning Negad El-Borai demonstrates that freedom of work is granted only to legal professionals and judges who turn a blind eye to torture
The strange charges against judges Assem Abd al-Gabbar and Hisham Raouf conceal an attempt to silence independent voices in the judiciary. The undersigned organizations are extremely concerned by the investigation of …
Arrest of Hassan Mubarak for charges of membership of an illegal group
Within the ongoing security campaign of security forces led by the ministry of Interior with the aim of restricting activities of youth groups and persecuting them to force them to …
Six Rights Organizations Meet with a US Congressional Delegation to Discuss the Crisis of Civil Society in Egypt
On Monday, May 4, 2015, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted a meeting of six Egyptian rights organizations with Thomas Hill and Joan Condon, professional staffers with the …