There is only one conversation in Cairo this week — Who will you vote for in the run-off election? The revolutionaries themselves can’t agree on whether Islamic domination or a …
Welcome to the Military State of Egypt: Minister of Justice Decree More Repressive than State of Emergency, Grants Military Police and Military Intelligence Judicial Authority to Arrest Civilians
The undersigned organizations express their deep shock and categorical rejection of Decree No. 4991 of 2012 issued by the Minister of Justice and published in the Official Gazette on 13 …
New draft law to regulate NGOs and civil society Tangible progress along with flaws of the past
The undersigned organizations express their appreciation for the efforts put forth by the Human Rights Committee of the People’s Assembly to develop a new bill, put forward by the Freedom …
The Egyptian Delegation of Elections Monitors observes violations in the Presidential Elections
The Egyptian Delegation of Elections Monitors affirms the importance of Civil Society monitoring the Elections, and publics right to a transparency and impartiality election process during the first presidential …
Abbasiya events a continuation of SCAF’s systematic violations of human rights in the transitional period
The undersigned Egyptian rights organizations condemn the treatment of sit-ins and demonstrations in Egypt from the time of the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak until now, as a …
Draft Law for the Nationalization of Civil Society and Transforming it into a Government Institution!
The undersigned human rights organizations declare their utter rejection of the new draft law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs), prepared by the Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs and which aims …
Authorities Detain Nabeel Rajab at the Cairo International Airport
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) denounces the punishment policy that the Egyptian security forces are taking vis-à-vis Bahraini Human Rights Defenders. For the second time in less …
Public Lecture: “Constituent Assembly… Citizenship and Rights of Minorities”
The Constituent Assembly Must Reflect All Brackets of the people to Draft Constitution for all Egyptians
On Thursday, April 5, afternoon, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a public lecture entitled “The Constituent Assembly… Citizenship and the Rights of Religious Minorities”, at Al-Shehab Institution, …
One year into the “Arab Spring,” Bahrain, Egypt, Libya and other Arab governments continue to pursue impunity for human rights violations
The UN Human Rights Council concluded its 19th Session, adopting several resolutions in relation to the ongoing struggle for democracy within the Arab region. Resolutions concerningLibya,Syria,Yemen, the Promotion and Protection …
In Public Lectures in Cairo and Beni-Suef: CIHRS to Explain Guarantees of Drafting Egypt’s upcoming Constitution
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) will hold a set of public lectures on the bases of selecting the Constituent Assembly’s members, as well as the nature of rights …