The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Gulf Center for Human Rights, the Monitor for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, and the …
CIHRS and its Partners Convene the First Panel on Artistic Freedoms in the Middle East and North Africa
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) in conjunction with Freemuse and the Norwegian Foreign Ministry organized a discussion panel on Friday, March 13 on the sidelines of the …
The Forum of Independent Human Rights Organizations raises concerns over the status of human rights defenders in Egypt: from killing to travel bans
On Friday evening, 13 March 2015, the Forum of Independent Egyptian Human Rights Organizations (the Forum) delivered an oral intervention on the status of human rights defenders in Egypt before …
Respect for Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Accountability are the Only Way Forward to Combating Terrorism in the MENA Region
Yesterday, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) presented an oral intervention before the UN Human Rights Council. The intervention came as a response to the annual report of the UN …
10 NGOs working on Palestine and CIHRS launch a United Nations campaign for international accountability
On 12-13 February 2015, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies co-organized a delegation of human rights and humanitarian organizations working on Palestine in Geneva in preparation for the 28th …
“The UN Flag Cannot be Raised over the Gravestone of Human Rights”
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 …