A group of human rights organizations met yesterday, Tuesday, October 21, with the EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis at the office of the Cairo Institute for Human …
CIHRS Alumni Tell Stories of Hunger Strikers Behind Bars
In the evening of October 19, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies’ Alumni Club staged a performance at AUC’s Greek Campus, Downtown Cairo, in which they presented stories of …
Violations Against Lawyers: Another Obstacle In The Path Or Criminal Justice
The undersigned organizations express grave concern regarding the hostile climate within which lawyers, particularly those representing political prisoners, are forced to operate. Through our investigation, we have been able to …
“Stories of Empty Stomachs”: A Theatre Production about Detainees on Hunger Strike
On Sunday, October 19, members of CIHRS’s Alumni Club will present a stage production titled: “Cannula: Stories of Empty Stomachs.” The production will tell the true stories of detainees who …
CIHRS launches a New Research Project on Political Islam and Human Rights
On September 25, in an event held at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies launched a …
Escalating reprisals against human rights defenders
Moataz El Fegiery Prominent young activists are in jail, stigmatization of human rights defenders has increased and further legal measures against human rights groups are expected. One could hardly be …
CIHRS Thanks Those Who Have Stood in Solidarity with Egyptian Civil Society and Urges Minister of Social Solidarity to Prevent Rather than Delay Catastrophe
The Cairo Institute for Human Right Studies expresses its appreciation for all national and international parties that showed solidarity with Egyptian civil society in its current difficulties, which are not …
Cairo Institute Concludes its 21st Summer School on Human Rights with the Participation of 45 Students
On 10 August, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies commenced its 21st annual human rights summer school. The summer school lasted for three weeks and saw the participation of …
Memorandum to the President from the CIHRS on the Constitution, Law, and the Emancipation of Civil Society
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies sent a memorandum to President Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi yesterday morning, Tuesday, August 26, 2014, expressing its concern for the negative direction taken by …