It seems that the press community and those concerned with the freedom of expression have to wait for 10 more years until the freedom of press and expression, and the …
CIHRS Denounces Attack on Independent Press in Egypt
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its deep concern regarding the ruling issued by al-Warraq Misdemeanor Court yesterday morning against Journalist Ibrahim Eissa, editor-in-chief of ed-Destour and …
The European Parliament Discusses Human Rights and the Escalation of Security Attacks against Pro-Reform Activists in Egypt
The European Parliament’s Human Rights Committee held a hearing session on human rights and European Neighborhood Policy with Egypt and Israel on Monday, 19 June 2006 in Brussels. Moataz El …
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 …
Sadistic police men in the streets of Cairo: Minster of Interior is to submit torturers list or his own resignation
Cairo, 27 May 2006 – The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo) urge the Egyptian Minister of Interior to announce the names of the sadistic police officers who brutally …
On the anniversary of Black Wednesday: The African Union decides to investigate the crimes of referendum day &The Egyptian government faces nine charges
Today, on the first anniversary of the attacks made on referendum day, 24 Egyptian NGOs announced that the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights, of the African Union, has …
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 …
Egypt: Journalists& Reporters Assaulted and Cameras Seized
Urgent statement Cairo- 2:00 pm, 11 May 2006 Downtown Cairo area witnessed today a new crime within the crime series committed by Egypt’s security bodies. State Security forces arrested more …