Mona Nader[i] Media regulation was a theme in the declaration of July 3 and an important pivot in the amendments to the constitution. In this regard, we witnessed a set …
Civil Society Forum Convened During Summit in Response to Joint Mission by CIHRS and Three Other Regional African Networks and Organizations
Upon an invitation from the US Secretary of State John Kerry, Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, will participate in the Civil Society …
23 Rights Organizations Demand that the Government Stop Fighting Civil Society and Review Its Policy towards NGOs
Bahey eddin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), submitted a memo signed by 23 Egyptian human rights organizations to Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab this …
First Verdict in Cases of Mob-Sexual Assault and Gang Rape in Tahrir Square is No End to the Story; All Previous Crimes of Sexual Violence must be Investigated
The ruling of the South Cairo Criminal Court on July 16th 2014 against 7 defendants in the Mob-Sexual Assault and Gang Rape incidents, which took place in Tahrir Square on …
Egyptian diplomats should drop conspiracy theory*
CIHRS If you ask any independent observer to single out states that work to sabotage the UN Human Rights Council to the core, Egypt will be at the top of …
Proposed Government Law Makes NGOs Subordinate to Security and Ministry Control
The undersigned rights organizations express their deep concern regarding the Ministry of Social Solidarity’s latest draft of the bill regulating non-governmental organizations, and declare it a flagrant breach of the …
Prison sentence for al-Jazeera journalists: harsh punishment and a grave violation of media freedom in Egypt
The undersigned organizations condemn the conviction handed down yesterday by the Cairo Felony Court, which convened in the Police Academy in Tora for the final session of what became known …
Bahey eldin Hassan meets with United Nations Deputy High Commissioners for Human Rights
On Friday, June 27th, 2014, Bahey eldin Hassan, director of Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies held a meeting with Flavia Pansieri, the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human …
Disclosure of Personal Information of the Survivors is a Flagrant Violation of their Privacy and Disregard for their Safety
In the first step towards the trial of the perpetrators of the gang rapes and mob-sexual assaults in Tahrir square, the first hearing was held on Wednesday the 25th of …