< p style=”text-align: center;”>Leaders must set their differences aside and kick-start urgent political negotiations for Syria World leaders attending the G20 summit must seize this opportunity and make real progress …
35 civil society organizations ask the Arab League Secretary General to discuss the situation in Egypt during the coming Ministerial Council
Your Excellency, Dr. Nabil El Araby Secretary General, League of Arab States Ahead of the upcoming Ministerial Council of the League on September 3rd, 2013 we the undersigned, representing 35 …
35 NGOs call on the Arab League to form a fact finding mission on the situation in Egypt
Today, 1 September 2013, 35 Arab and International nongovernmental organizations, among them the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), sent a joint letter to Dr. Nabeel El Arabi, the …
the human rights crisis in Egypt
Interim government must cooperate with UN; Arab League must send a fact-finding mission
The undersigned Arab human rights organizations are closely and concernedly following the grave threats to human rights in Egypt following the spread of violence which has claimed the lives of …
In a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs:
CIHRS presents human rights recommendations for Egypt’s foreign policy
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) presented a memorandum to Dr. Nabil Fahmy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, containing recommendations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the promotion …
Rights Organizations meets with UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs to discuss human rights developments in Egypt
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted a meeting yesterday, August 21, between Mr. Jeffery Feltman, United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and 11 International and Egyptian Human Rights …
Non-peaceful assembly does not justify collective punishment
Rights groups condemn lethal violence against those in sit-in and terrorist acts of the Muslim Brotherhood The undersigned rights organizations condemn the use of excessive force yesterday by the security …
Islamist Groups Must Stop Inciting to Sectarian Violence; Protection of Christians Responsibility of the State
The undersigned organizations express their grave concern regarding the increasing sectarian violence which has targeted Christians and their churches since the uprising of June 30. These organizations strongly condemn the …
Rights groups demand dismissal of interior minister, call on Muslim Brotherhood to refrain from violence and turn over those responsible
The undersigned organizations are severely alarmed by the massacre that took place on the Nasr Road in Cairo at dawn on Saturday, July 27, after police forces attacked demonstrators supporting …
“Combating Terrorism” Does Not Justify an Extralegal Mandate
The undersigned rights organizations express their grave concern over the statement made by the Minister of Defense, on behalf of both the armed forces and the police, calling on the …
International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance
As technologies that facilitate State surveillance of communications advance, States are failing to ensure that laws and regulations related to communications surveillance adhere to international human rights and adequately protect …
Impartial investigation necessary before Egypt spirals into violence
< p style=”text-align: left;”> < p style=”text-align: left;”> The undersigned organizations express their deep regret and strong condemnation of the excessive force used by army and security forces against supporters …
Closure of Islamist media channels and arrest of some of its staff: clear violation of media freedom
The undersigned organizations express their concern regarding the exceptional procedures taken yesterday against Islamist satellite channels, which included the breaking by security forces into offices of those channels, arrest of …
To Resolve Current Political Crisis:
Rule of Law Must Be the Basis of the State
The undersigned organizations declare their profound respect for the overwhelming uprising of the Egyptian people, who on June 30 set out to boldly challenge the political despotism, which had now …