The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies is deeply concerned by the ruling of the Cairo Court of Urgent Matters, issued on Tuesday, 6 May 2014, which bars former members …
Al-Minya Mass Death Penalty: Wasted Justice and Mockery of Defendants Rights
The undersigned civil society organizations are deeply concerned about the death sentences against 37 people and life imprisonment for 492 others by Al-Minya Criminal Court, on 28 April for their alleged involvement in Matay’s …
Two counterterrorism support laws and a suspension of the demonstration law: a new upending of the constitution
CIHRS sends a legal memo to the president and the prime minister on two bills supporting terrorism and the police state Memo: Draft laws constitute largest threat to Egyptian civil …
Two counterterrorism bills will intensify terrorist crimes and entrench an undeclared permanent state of emergency
The undersigned rights organizations categorically reject the two counterterrorism bills[1] approved by the Cabinet and referred to the president’s office to be issued after the Department of Legislation of the …
In the midst of Cairo university bombings and security violence against students: lives of thousands are threatened
The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the criminal bombings that took place yesterday, Wednesday the 2nd of April 2014, outside the Cairo university campus in front of the Faculty of Engineering, which witnessed three explosions, resulting in the death …
Does death penalty decision against 529 individuals represent a ruling against Egyptian judiciary as well?*
The undersigned organizations are extremely concerned about the Minya Felony Court’s decision yesterday, Monday, March 4, to refer the cases of 529 defendants sentenced to death to the state grand …
Asharq Alawsat issues apology to CIHRS
In a response from the international Asharq Alawsat to complaints submitted to it by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the newspaper apologized for the fabricated statements attributed …
A Complaint to Supreme Judicial Council over the Double Standards of Egyptian Public Prosecutor
The undersigned organizations announce their solidarity with the complaint submitted- by the family of human rights defender “Alaa Abdel Fattah”- to the Supreme Judicial Council so as to open a …
After meeting with Fact-Finding Commission for the events of June 30th: Rights groups urge the Commission to expand its mandate and seek technical support from the UN
The undersigned organizations welcomed the invitation to attend an open dialogue with the 30 June Fact-Finding Commission, affirming the crucial role of independent rights organizations in exposing facts surrounding the …