Six months ago, sectarian violence erupted in Alexandria. According to journalists’ accounts, the reason for the hostility was because of a CD of a theatre play performed in one church …
Calling upon the UN to Deny Anti-Human Rights Arab States Membership to Human Rights Council
“A Joint Press Statement of 44 NGOs in 14 Arab Countries” On 9 May 2006, the UN General Assembly will be holding the first elections for choosing 47 world states …
Human Rights Defenders to focus on democratic reform and the security of people in the Euro-Mediterranean region
Hundred human rights defenders from North and South of the Mediterranean gathered at the 7th General Assembly of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network in Madrid, 12-14 May 2006[1], and expressed …
he European Parliament Adopts Civil Society’s Recommendations on Human Rights and Democracy in the EU-Egyptian Action Plan (A Joint Statement by 19 Egyptian NGOs )
The undersigned NGOs welcome the resolution by the European Parliament (EP) in which it calls upon the European Commission (EC) and the Egyptian government to incorporate priorities of respect for …
Cairo Declaration: Towards a Union for Judges in the Arab World In Defense of Judges’ Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Association and of the Independence of the Judiciary
Participants in the conference on “The Role of the Judiciary in the Process of Political Reform in Egypt and in the Arab World” held in Cairo from 1st to 3rd …
The Final Statement of the Second Civil Forum Parallel to the Arab Summit
The Civil Forum, held parallel to the Arab Summit, held its second meeting in Rabat, Morocco, 17 to 19 February 2006. The Forum is organized by the Cairo Institute for …
NGOs Urge for Strong Human Rights Commitments in EU-Egypt Action Plan
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIRP), in collaboration with the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), organized a joint mission to …
Political Reform in the Egyptian-European Negotiations
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) has submitted to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Commission (EC) a memorandum on the priorities of the issues …
Civil Society Demands that the EU-Egyptian Negotiations Follow the Ukrainian Rather the Israeli Model, Criticizes non-Transparency of, And its Exclusion from, Negotiations
Civil society organizations call upon the European Union (EU) and the Egyptian government to consult with civil society in the current bilateral negotiations on the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Plan …