The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) hails the courageous work of the many human rights defenders in the Arab region who were – and still are – one …
Director of Cairo Institute for Human Rights meets with UN High Commissioner to discuss human rights in the MENA region, and presents recommendations of Arab civil society
This morning, Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Mr. Bahey el-din Hassan, met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to discuss the latest …
Proposed issues for discussion during CAT NGO meeting, May 2011
This discussion paper is submitted on behalf of Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS), Federation Internationale de l’Action des Chrétiens pour …
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 …
CIHRS and Partners Criticize the Outcome of the HRC Review Process
Proposals to improve the UPR process CIHRS Oral intervention to UN HRC Statement Item 6 General Debate Friday 18 March 2011 Mr. President, On February 24th, the Human Rights …
Arab League and international community must end complicity – Gulf states launch a war against the people of Bahrain
This morning, army and police troops in Bahrain, supported by the Saudi and Emirati forces, began a brutal, wide-scale crackdown on the legitimate aspirations of the Bahraini people for far-reaching …
2009 Report on Human Rights in the Arab World: Bastion of Impunity, Mirage of Reform
“Embrace diversity, end discrimination” Human Rights Day 2009“A man spends his first years learning how to speak and the Arab regimes teach him silence for the rest of his …
Press Conference Invitation: Releasing Annual report on the state of Human Rights in the Arab World 2009
“Embrace diversity, end discrimination”Human Rights Day 2009 “A man spends his first years learning how to speak and the Arab regimes teach him silence for the rest of his …
Arab governments are responsible for the deteriorating human rights situation in the region
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies delivers its first oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council together with 13 human rights organizations: Arab governments are responsible for …
From Exporting Terrorism to Exporting Repression: Human Rights in the Arab Region
Produced by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, this report documents and analyzes significant human rights developments in the Arab region during 2008, with a particular focus on several …