The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses alarm over escalating violations of the rights to freedom of expression and association in Morocco. A group of 7 human rights …
No alternative for Europe but to address the root causes of terrorism
Military and security approach feeds into the cycle of violence and increases radicalization
Europe must not duplicate the failed US strategies following the 9/11 attacks. Those strategies only created the conditions out of which violent extremism grew stronger. A well thought-out approach is …
Release Hossam Bahgat immediately
Bahgat is detained incommunicado at an unknown location
The undersigned organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of the journalist Hossam Bahgat who has been arbitrarily detained solely for the peaceful expression of his views. Military prosecutors …
CIHRS calls on immediate action to uphold international law, and withdraw Israeli forces from the city
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its deep concern regarding the wave of violence taking place in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Israel since 2 October. …
CIHRS in its annual report: Arab governments’ hostility to reform and change exacerbated civil wars and terrorism
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies said that the Arab world is witnessing an unparalleled deterioration in the human rights situation amid armed conflicts and civil wars resulting from …
CIHRS urges president to pardon those sentenced in connection with demonstrations and international NGO case
FAQ on pardons and amnesties in the Egyptian legal system
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies appeals to the president to issue a decree pardoning people imprisoned in connection with the protest law, journalists, and the Egyptians, Americans, Germans, …
CIHRS congratulates the Tunisian people and the National Dialogue Quartet for the Nobel Peace Prize
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies congratulates the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year for its crucial role in building a pluralistic …
Syria: Disclose Whereabouts of Detained Freedom of Expression Advocate, Release Bassel Khartabil, Held Unfairly since 2012
Syria’s authorities should immediately reveal the whereabouts of Bassel Khartabil, a software developer and defender of freedom of expression, 31 organizations said today. Syrian authorities transferred Khartabil, who has been …
CIHRS: Spiral of Violence in Libya is Natural Result of Impunity
During the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), which concluded yesterday, Friday, at the council’s headquarters in Geneva, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies spotlighted the …
CIHRS 19th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement: Is the solution Namibia-style UN responsibility for Arab states threatened with collapse?
On Wednesday, September 30, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in cooperation with Human Rights First, organized the 19th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement in New York …