On May 5, the Government of Khartoum reached a peace agreement with the largest faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement to settle dispute in Darfur. Different views appeared about this …
Political opposition and Democratization in Egypt
What choices available to the party and non-party, legitimate and illegitimate, opposition forces as the political regime’s intentions to restore the pre-winter 2004 situations by an iron fist are stating …
State of Emergency Extended: Between Combating Terrorism and Suppressing the Pro-Reform Movement
Under the title “State of Emergency Extended: Between Combating Terrorism and Suppressing the Pro-Reform Movement”, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organized a seminar within the framework of Ibn …
Is the Egyptian Government Worthy of the United Nations Human Rights Council Membership?
On May 8th 2006, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies –CIHRS- held a seminar on “Is Egypt worthy of the United Nations International Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s Membership?” The UNHRC …
Shall We Bid National Unity Farewell!!
In an attempt to come out with a reasonable justification for the recent religious and sectarian tension in Egypt, most of the intellectuals, political activists and advocates that were asked …
CIHRS 12th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement: Human rights and the renewal of religious discourse: How can the Arab world benefit from the experiences of the non-Arab Islamic world?
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies is holding the 12th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement on Tuesday,18 to 20 April 2006, under the title “Human rights and …
The Final Statement of CIHRS 11th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement (the Second Civil Forum Parallel to the Arab Summit)
Parallel to the Arab Summit, CIHRS held its 11th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement in Rabat, Morocco, 17 to 19 February 2006. The Forum is organized by the …
CIHRS 11th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement: What have the Governments offered for Reform in the Arab World?
In collaboration with the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights, and in coordination with the Euro-Mediterranean Network for Human Rights and the International Federation for Human Rights, Cairo Institute for human …
On the Fringe of the of the Sudanese Refugees’ Tragedy :Egyptian Racism –Curable or Not?
The brutal security cudgels that wasted tens of lives were not the most brutal thing that Sudanese refugees faced during the forceful break up of their peaceful sit-in strike in …
Reforming Egyptian Universities before Autonomy: Possible or Not?!
It is highly difficult to separate the aspirations for realizing autonomy of the university, maintain free academic research and other academic freedoms as well as lifting the heavy hand of …