The Arab nation represents to a great extent the political manifestation of the astronomical “black hole” phenomenon, where the executive authority forms a black hole that turns the surrounding social …
Darfur and the International Criminal Court
The Cairo Institute of Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organized an intellectual meeting at Ibn Roshd salon titled “The International Criminal Court in Sudan, a step towards human rights or impairment …
Peace Requires Justice: U.N. should Immediately refer Darfur to the ICC
The Darfur Consortium, is an umbrella group of more than forty mainly African civil society organizations, along with Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Human Rights First (formerly …
An Awarding Program for the students of Al-Khartoum University
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted, together with the African Studies Office at the American University in Cairo, the scientific trip for the students of the Faculty of Economic …
CIHRS 10th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement: What is the role of the Civil Society in the Forum for the Future?
The Forum of the civil society which was parallel to the “Forum for the Future” closed its proceedings in Rabat yesterday. It ended up with recommendations and a comprehensive document …
The Greater Middle East Initiative and the Arab Civil Society
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CHIRS) organized a seminar on “The Greater Middle East Project and the Arab Civil Society” yesterday. The purpose of the seminar was to discuss …
The 9th Regional Forum of the Arab Human Rights Movement: Priorities and mechanisms for reform in the Arab world
Organized by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, and International Policy Magazine, the 9th Regional Forum of the Arab Human Rights Movement convened …
Civil Society and Reform: The EU-US Summit
A press conference held in Brussels this morning called upon the EU-US Summit held in Dublin to take into account that any international initiative for reform should invoke the real …
Having failed to adopt a plan for reform: The Arab Summit welcomes External Reform! Statement by 34 NGOs from 14 Arab States
The hereunder signatory institutions express their sorrow regarding the meager outcomes of the Arab summit regarding Arab issues, especially the issue of political reform. The institutions confirm that the results …
It is not a matter of Where or When …The Arab Summit should Take a Serious Stance towards Political Reform
A press conference held today in Cairo called upon the new Arab Summit to tackle the issue of political reform in the Arab world seriously. The speakers emphasized that the …