The undersigned organizations call for an immediate, independent investigation into growing claims of the brutal torture and sexual assault of detainees held in prisons and police stations in Egypt after …
Is Egypt on the road to democracy? EU human rights representative meets 30 rights advocates and lawyers
On the evening of Sunday, February 9, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted an open dialogue with Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis, the EU special representative for human rights, and 12 …
Pharaohs and Caliphs
When Egypt’s military leaders gave Field Marshal Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi the go-ahead to run in the presidential elections, they set the stage for the next pharaoh, a leader who will rule …
A Letter to the President of the Republic to Suggest Conducting the Coming Legislative Elections using Zippered Proportional Lists to Ensure Fair Representation of Women
Justice Adly Mansour, President of the Republic, The undersigned feminist and human rights organizations have followed up the constitutional amendments to the Constitution of 2012 to which the people has …
On the third anniversary of the revolution: The Egyptian police usher in a new age of repression by killing dozens and conducting arbitrary arrests across the country
The undersigned human rights organizations categorically condemn the acts of violence committed principally by security forces – which fall under the jurisdiction of the Egyptian Interior Ministry – on Saturday, …
Rights groups condemn terrorist explosions, concerned by increasing violence and excessive force by security forces
The undersigned organizations condemn the terrorist explosions and other acts of violence which have occurred in Egypt in the past two days. We express our deep regret over the killing …
The UN should appoint a special envoy for democratic transitions in the Arab region
CIHRS recommendations presented to the UN Secretary-General during a meeting with CIHRS director Bahey eldin Hassan
The UN should restructure the missions of its bureaus in the region and prioritize the human rights component of their work. Egypt: The government should immediately release all non-violent political …
In a meeting with the vice-president of the post-June 30 fact-finding commission:
Bahey eldin Hassan: the commission should ask for technical support from the UN
Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, met with Dr. Iskandar Ghattas, the vice-president of the national independent fact-finding commission, yesterday at the commission’s …
CITIZENSHIP IN POST-AWAKENING EGYPT POWER SHIFTS AND CONFLICTING PERCEPTIONS
This report links Egypt’s shifting political phases to debates more specifically about citizenship rights. It offers a general overview of Egypt’s recent political trajectory, before unpacking the various dimensions of …
Report monitoring the referendum coverage of 20 media outlets CIHRS:
Media joins the chorus of public mobilization
On Tuesday, January 14, 2014, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies issued its second interim report on the performance of 20 media outlets during coverage of the referendum on …