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 …
The Baha’I Case as an Ordeal of Citizenship and Freedom of Belief in Egypt (Position Paper)
On November 28th 2002, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) presented its Concluding observations on the third and fourth reports submitted by the government of the Arab Republic of …
Ending Rape and Sexual Violence in Darfur
Rape and sexual violence are being used on a daily basis as weapons of war in Darfur, Sudan. The rape of women and girls – including girls as young as …
In an International Conference in Germany: CIHRS Reviews Human Rights Violations in the Arab Countries under the Pretext of War on Terrorism
Sponsored by the German Institute for Human Rights, an international conference on counter-terrorism and human rights was held in Berlin, Monday, the 2nd October. Participants of the conference, around 100, …
No one is protected!! The Arab League and human rights: A new book issued by CIHRS
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) has recently issued a new book in Arabic entitled “no one is protected: the role of the Arab League in maintaining Human rights …
Do we need ten more years to liberate press and journalists in Egypt? “Position Paper”
It seems that the press community and those concerned with the freedom of expression have to wait for 10 more years until the freedom of press and expression, and the …