Addressing the new Foreign Minister:CIHRS calls for respect of human rights and an end to supporting dictatorships and continued commitment to join the International Criminal Court Press release …
In defense of judicial independence
Transparent investigations and trials and avoiding double standards protect the courts and guarantee accountability The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is extremely concerned about judicial independence …
Final Judicial Conference Report “Towards establishing a vision for the independence and impartiality of the Egyptian judiciary”
Joint conference sponsored by the CIHRS and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights NetworkCairo, April 16-17, 2011 The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights …
Memo to the Prime Minister: Proposed unified law for houses of worship is a revised version of the Hamayouni Decree
Memo to the Prime Minister Press statement The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies sent a memo to Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, Deputy Prime Minister Yehya al-Gamal, and …
The tasks, objectives, and structure of the Home Land Security Agency: Important questions still unanswered
Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, participated in a forum yesterday titled “The Home Land Security and Prospects for the Future.” …
Memo to the Cabinet Legislative Committee
CIHRS expresses reservations on proposed People’s Assembly law and adopts electoral system of unconditional, closed proportional lists The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) submitted a memo …
El-Baradei campaign discusses document on constitutional principles with the Human Rights Forum
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) hosted a meeting yesterday for members of Mohamed El-Baradei’s campaign staff and representatives of six human rights organizations. Participants discussed the document …
In the footsteps of the Tunisian revolution: A Constitution first
Press release singed by 25 Egyptian NGOs The undersigned human rights organizations call on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to engage constructively with demands from …
Situation in Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Egypt & Tunisia in an OI at the HRC
Thirteen Arab Human Rights Organizations call on the UN to:– Refer the situation in Syria and Yemen to the ICC– Hold a special session on Yemen and …