Geneva , 6 April 2007 — The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights today released reports documenting incidents of widespread sexual violence during attacks by Sudanese Government forces …
The Syrian regime persists in ignoring democratic values: The unknown fate of the Prisoners of Conscience (PoCs) – Position Paper
Syria has witnessed political arrests in different periods of its modern post-independence history. However, this phenomenon did not assume the form of a systematic approach until the beginning of the …
In a Statement before the United Nations: CIHRS criticizes the double standards of the United States, the league of Arab states and the European Union
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, CIHRS, presented a statement before the United Nations Human Rights Council during its current session, where it condemned the systematic breaches of human rights …
EU – Egypt Association Council: Action Plan’s Human Rights Section Falls Short of NGO Expectations
Brussels, Cairo, March 7th 2007 Following the meeting of the Association Council between the European Union (EU) and Egypt held yesterday, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Euro-Mediterranean …
The Future of the Media in North Africa: Between totalitarian barriers and the desire for freedom
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in collaboration with the UN Economic Commission for Africa, the International Media Support Forum, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the African Media …
CIHRS Sends a Memorandum on The Constitutional Amendments to the People’s Assembly and Shura (Consultative) Council
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) sent to both Speakers of the People’s Assembly and Shura (Consultative) Council yesterday a detailed memorandum explaining the Institute’s standpoint vis-à-vis the constitutional …
The Unspeakable in the Darfur Conflict: A Study published by CIHRS analyzing and monitoring the Arab positions towards Darfur crimes.
A study conducted by CIHRS stressed that at the time when the humanitarian crisis in Darfur obtained the utmost attention at the international level in the last three years, being …
Experts and media personnel discuss obstacles and challenges faced by the media in north African a meeting organized by CIHRS
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies CIHRS organized on 13 and 14 January 2007 in Cairo a meeting entitled “Toward New Mass Communication: Obstacles and Challenges facing the Media …
As Secretary General Ban Continues Intensified Diplomacy on Darfur, Thirty-Two Human Rights, Humanitarian and Religious Organizations Urge Him to Continue Pressing Sudan to Accept a Joint African Union/United Nations Peacekeeping Force
Thirty-two human rights, humanitarian, religious and conflict prevention organizations praised Secretary General Ban in a statement released today for his intention to make ending the violence in Darfur a top …