Protect Human Rights in Counterterrorism Operations States at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva should ensure that Egypt is not allowed to seize a leading role in relation to …
Egypt: Execution of nine defendants after unfair trial is retaliation, not justice
The undersigned rights organizations condemn the execution of nine young men on Wednesday February 20th following an unjust, politicized trial rife with torture and due process violations. We further reject …
Egypt: Rights groups condemn latest surge in executions following unfree and unfair trials
The undersigned rights organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities’ latest spate of executions, with three people executed by hanging on February 13 and another three people hanged less than a week …
Egypt: Proposed amendments threaten stability and sanction lifelong presidency
The undersigned independent rights organizations and institutions unequivocally reject the proposed amendments to Egypt’s constitution; supported by the president and put up for parliamentary debate after their approval by a …
Egypt: President Macron meets with Egyptian rights defenders
Mohamed Zaree: International community must not sanction disregard for constitutional presidential term limits Mohamed Zaree, the director of the Egypt office of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, met …
Open Letter to President Macron Before his Upcoming Trip to Egypt
Published in French on orientxxi.info – 27 January 2019 Bahey eldin Hassan Next week President Macron will be on his first official visit to Egypt. I’m sure he is aware …
Egypt: President must uphold, not manipulate the Constitution
The undersigned independent human rights organizations call on all independent voices able to speak up freely to pressure President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his commitment to complying with Egypt’s …
Egypt: European Parliament denounces Egypt’s rampant human rights abuses, calls on other institutions and Member States to act
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) commends the European Parliament’s adoption of an urgency resolution on Egypt during its Thursday December 13 plenary session. “The resolution constitutes the …
UN: Act on Reprisals by Egypt
Attacks on People Who Met with UN Expert (Geneva, December 12, 2018) – The United Nations should ensure an urgent and robust system-wide response to credible reports that the Egyptian …
Free Amal Fathy! End the crackdown of human rights organisations and defenders in Egypt
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, KISA and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies welcome and support the Women’s Film Days, …