Yesterday, Saturday, November 8, the first international forum for human rights in the Arab world was inaugurated, organized by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies in concert with the …
“The UN Flag Cannot be Raised over the Gravestone of Human Rights”
Zeid Raad, the UN high commissioner for human rights met yesterday with Bahey Eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in the OHCHR office …
Egyptian Human Rights Organizations Have Decided Not to Participate in Egypt’s UPR before the UN
The review of Egypt’s human rights record over the past four years will begin this week as part of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review in Geneva. The undersigned …
VACANCY: Libya Country Researcher
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies is seeking well-qualified applicants for the position of Libya country Researcher within the Arab Regional Advocacy Program. JOB TITLE: Libya Country Researcher PROGRAM: …
VACANCY: Country Researcher
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) FULL TIME JOB VACANCY JOB TITLE: Country Researcher PROGRAM: Arab Regional Advocacy Program (ARAP) LOCATION: MENA Region / subject to negotiation DURATION: 1 …
100 Recommendations for the Egyptian Government on 12 Rights Issues Involving Violations in Law and Practice
The Universal Periodic Review of member states’ rights records before the UN Human Rights Council ends with the state under review announcing a commitment to a set of recommendations to …
Haunted by the Toppling of Former Regimes by Popular Protest, Successive Governments See Demonstrations as a Threat
Reports submitted by independent rights organizations are one of the most significant sources of information for the UN Human Rights Council as it reviews and discusses the rights record of …
Egyptian State Practices Violate Constitutional and Legal Guarantees for the Right to a Fair Trial; Military Courts Not Independent
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in conjunction with the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms and the No Military Trials for Civilians campaign, have prepared a report on …
15 Independent Rights groups Condemn the Expansion in the Jurisdiction of Military Courts
The undersigned organizations express their extreme concern regarding the presidential decree, issued this week, which subjects the security and protection of a large number of public and vital establishments to …
19 Rights Organizations Declare: A Dramatic Deterioration in the Status of Human Rights in Egypt over the Past Four Years
In preparation for Egypt’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the UN, scheduled for November 5, the Forum of Independent Egyptian Human Rights Organizations (the Forum), comprised of 19 organizations, published …
The Egyptian Government Threatens to Dissolve Civil Society if it Does Not Comply with Repressive NGO Law, Only Days After UN Review of its Human Rights Status
During the first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its rights record before the UN in 2010, the Egyptian government accepted several recommendations related to freedom of association. Overall, these recommendations …
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Hosts a Meeting between the EU Special Representative for Human Rights and Alaa’ Abd El-Fattah
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted a meeting today, Wednesday October 22, between the EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis and the human rights defender Alaa’ …
Egyptian Rights Organizations Discuss the Situation of Human Rights Defenders with EU Special Representative
A group of human rights organizations met yesterday, Tuesday, October 21, with the EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis at the office of the Cairo Institute for Human …
CIHRS Alumni Tell Stories of Hunger Strikers Behind Bars
In the evening of October 19, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies’ Alumni Club staged a performance at AUC’s Greek Campus, Downtown Cairo, in which they presented stories of …