On 20 January, a verdict is expected in the trial of Nabeel Rajab, a prominent Bahraini activist and internationally recognized human rights defender. President of the Bahrain Center for Human …
Saudi Arabia Flogs a Citizen and Egypt Imprisons another for ‘Offending Islam’
Bahey El Din Hassan, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Director, stated that there is no qualitative difference between the position of terrorist groups and that of some Arab …
UAE: Fear that Anti-Terrorism Law will be used to curtail human rights and target human rights defenders
A coalition of international NGOs is seriously concerned about the impact of the Anti-Terrorism Law in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that was approved by President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed …
Syria: No word on four abducted activists, A year on, no information on Douma Four
The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazem Hamadi –the Douma Four— remain missing a year after their abduction,57 organizations said today. The four were abducted in Duma, a city near …
Arrest campaign affirms that regime not serious about dialogue and a peaceful solution to the crisis in Sudan
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns the arbitrary arrest of civil society and opposition leaders in Sudan, among them Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, lawyer and prominent rights defender, …
Bahrain elections must not be used to cover up human rights violations
His Excellency Shaikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa Ambassador of Bahrain to Washington, D.C. Dear Ambassador, I am writing on behalf of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), …
High commissioner inaugurates the International Human Rights Forum in Morocco, calling for an end to repressive policies that foster fertile environment for terrorists
Yesterday, Saturday, November 8, the first international forum for human rights in the Arab world was inaugurated, organized by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies in concert with the …
Rights Groups: Competing Factions in Yemen Must Disarm and the Government Must Ratify the ICC Protocol
On the sidelines of the 27th session of the UN Human Rights Council, on 25 September, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in conjunction with the Danish Institute …
The Israeli Army’s Excessive and Indiscriminate Use of Force Against Gaza Creates an Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis
Yesterday, 23 September, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) presented an oral intervention before the United Nations Human Rights Council on the necessity of ensuring respect for international …
Protection of Syrian civilians must be world’s priority, humanitarian and human rights groups demand
Any further intervention in the Middle East must include plans to address the suffering of Syrian civilians, a global coalition of 39 leading human rights and humanitarian organizations said today. …