Zeid Raad, the UN high commissioner for human rights met yesterday with Bahey Eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in the OHCHR office …
Egyptian Human Rights Organizations Have Decided Not to Participate in Egypt’s UPR before the UN
The review of Egypt’s human rights record over the past four years will begin this week as part of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review in Geneva. The undersigned …
100 Recommendations for the Egyptian Government on 12 Rights Issues Involving Violations in Law and Practice
The Universal Periodic Review of member states’ rights records before the UN Human Rights Council ends with the state under review announcing a commitment to a set of recommendations to …
Haunted by the Toppling of Former Regimes by Popular Protest, Successive Governments See Demonstrations as a Threat
Reports submitted by independent rights organizations are one of the most significant sources of information for the UN Human Rights Council as it reviews and discusses the rights record of …
Egyptian State Practices Violate Constitutional and Legal Guarantees for the Right to a Fair Trial; Military Courts Not Independent
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in conjunction with the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms and the No Military Trials for Civilians campaign, have prepared a report on …
19 Rights Organizations Declare: A Dramatic Deterioration in the Status of Human Rights in Egypt over the Past Four Years
In preparation for Egypt’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the UN, scheduled for November 5, the Forum of Independent Egyptian Human Rights Organizations (the Forum), comprised of 19 organizations, published …
The Egyptian Government Threatens to Dissolve Civil Society if it Does Not Comply with Repressive NGO Law, Only Days After UN Review of its Human Rights Status
During the first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its rights record before the UN in 2010, the Egyptian government accepted several recommendations related to freedom of association. Overall, these recommendations …
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Hosts a Meeting between the EU Special Representative for Human Rights and Alaa’ Abd El-Fattah
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted a meeting today, Wednesday October 22, between the EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis and the human rights defender Alaa’ …
Egyptian Rights Organizations Discuss the Situation of Human Rights Defenders with EU Special Representative
A group of human rights organizations met yesterday, Tuesday, October 21, with the EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis at the office of the Cairo Institute for Human …