The African Commission for Human and People Rights (ACHPR) issued a resolution [ACHPR/Res.179 (XLIX) 2011] appointing the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and seven other African regional …
Roots of Unrest in the Arab World
Today, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) issues its third annual report on the state of human rights in the Arab world in 2010, with a special …
Brutal repression against demonstrators in the Arab region
CIHRS Oral intervention to UN HRC United Nations Human Rights Council: 16th Session Item 4: General Debate- Oral Intervention Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 14 March, 2011 Delivered …
Oral Intervention by CIHRS at the United Nations Human Rights Council- 15th Special Session- on Libya
Oral Intervention 25 February, 2011 Delivered by: Laila Matar (CIHRS, UN advocacy representative) The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies is encouraged by the statement of the Organization of Islamic …
Petition for immediate action by the United Nations Human Rights Council: Silence is Not an Option!
Silence is Not an Option! Petition for immediate action by the United Nations Human Rights Council February 23, 2011 The undersigned organisations urge the Human Rights …
Press Release: Regional and International NGOs meet with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to discuss the situation in Tunisia
Two days ago, Amnesty International, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), Human Rights Watch (HRW), …
CIHRS and Partners Discuss Human Rights in North Africa and Sudan at the African Commission
On 11 November 2010, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), la Collectif des Familles des Disparus en Algerie (CFDA), and …
CIHRS and Partners Discuss Human Rights in North Africa and Sudan at the African Commission
On 11 November 2010, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), la Collectif des Familles des Disparus en Algerie (CFDA), and the …
CIHRS calls for the Special Rapporteur on Racism to Conduct Country Visits in the Arab Region
United Nations Human Rights Council: 15th Session Agenda Item 9: ID SR on Racism and Related Intolerance Oral Intervention- Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 28 September, 2010 Delivered …
CIHRS 14th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement: Horizons of political reform in the Arab world
“Horizons of political reform in the Arab world” Parallel Forum to “the Forum for the Future” Cairo, Egypt The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies organized the 14th Regional Forum …