This morning, army and police troops in Bahrain, supported by the Saudi and Emirati forces, began a brutal, wide-scale crackdown on the legitimate aspirations of the Bahraini people for far-reaching …
Continuing its Campaign to Raise Awareness of Grave Violations in Bahrain: CIHRS Denounces HRDs’ Prevention from Attending UN Meeting
United Nations Human Rights Council: Session 15 Item 5 General Debate Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 21 September, 2010 Delivered by: Laila Matar Thank you Mr. President, The …
Happening Now: CIHRS Condemns Rising Human Rights Violations in Syria and Bahrain before the UN
United Nations Human Rights Council: 15th Session Item 4: GD, Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 20 September, 2010 Delivered by: Ziad Abdel Tawab Thank you Mr. …
Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders in Egypt and Bahrain Denounced at the UN
United Nations Human Rights Council: Session 15 Item 2: High Commissioner’s Update- Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 13 September, 2010 Delivered by: Laila Matar Thank you …
In two interventions before HRC| The Deteriorating Situation of Marginalized Minorities and Repressed Religious Freedoms in the Arab Region
In two interventions before the United Nations Human Rights Council:The Deteriorating Situation of Marginalized Minorities and Repressed Religious Freedoms in the Arab Region Press Release During the tenth session of …
CIHRS release the first annual report on human rights in the Arab World
On the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 5 December 2008, Cairo Release of New Report on the State of Human Rights in the Arab Region in …
Press Conference on the release of the first annual report published by CIHRS on the human rights in the Arab World
From Exporting Terrorism to Exporting RepressionAnnual Report on Human Rights in the Arab World 2008Press Conference The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies is pleased to invite you to attend …
40 civil society organisations call on the Human Rights Council to protect special mandate on Freedom of Expression
PETITION 40 civil society organisations from around the world, the majority from member states of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference call on the Human Rights Council to protect the …
In a report submitted to the United Nations CIHRS calls for an end to the suppression of Human Rights defenders in the Arab region
Press Release Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), called upon the international community to exert effective efforts to urge Arab governments to duly reconsider their legislation, policy and practices …
Ailing Arab League Undermines Freedom of Expression!!
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) strongly condemns the document entitled “Principles regulating Radio and Satellite TV Transmission and Receiving in the Arab Region”, adopted by the Council …