On 3 December 2022, Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma[1] entered his 10th year in arbitrary detention. The undersigned groups and organizations urge the Egyptian authorities to immediately release Douma and all …
Egypt: Rights Organizations Stand in Solidarity with the Complaint Filed with the African Commission against the Egyptian Government on Behalf of Ramy Shaath and Celine Lebrun-Shaath
We, the undersigned organizations, express our solidarity with former political prisoner Ramy Shaath, and his wife Ms. Céline Lebrun-Shaath, in their complaint against the Egyptian government. The complaint was submitted …
Activists from 11 countries discuss human rights situation in the region during closing event of CIHRS training program ‘Tamkeen’
Coinciding with International Human Rights Day, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) concluded its two-year training program Tamkeen, “Empowering a New Generation of Human Rights Defenders,” on 10 …
Egypt: Rights Groups Call for the Release of an Egyptian-American Citizen Arrested in Dubai
The undersigned organizations condemn the arrest of Egyptian-American citizen Sherif Osman in the UAE, amid fears of deporting him to Egypt. We call on the Emirati authorities to immediately release …
Egypt: Continued repression of Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) staff
Open letter to the Embassies of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America to Egypt, …
Egypt: Retrial demanded for detainees allegedly tortured by police and sentenced by terrorism court for up to life imprisonment
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the Third Circuit of the Terrorism Criminal Court for issuing unduly harsh sentences, up to life imprisonment, against nine defendants, and 15-year sentences against …
European Parliament debates Egypt’s human rights situation with European Commission, resolution calls for strong EU measures to address crisis
View Post67 European parliamentarians, calling for the immediate release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies welcomes the appeal issued this morning, Wednesday, 23 November, by 67 European parliamentarians, calling on European authorities and governments, including the French government, …