The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies would like to extend its appreciation to the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MoSS) for having responded to the joint press statement, signed by …
Oman- Expression of solidarity with the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
The undersigned oganisations express their solidarity with Mr. Maina Kiai the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association and welcomes his statement at …
CIHRS enters its 22nd year amid severe challenges and an even stronger will to persist
Al-Borai: The state must seek the aid of civil society, and Samir Alish: Rights are taken, not given. President of the National Council for Human Rights: CIHRS is a milestone …
CIHRS: violations in the region cannot be stopped without guarantees for the freedom of civil society and an end to impunity
Today, Monday, June 15, 2015, the UN Human Rights Council inaugurates its 29th session in Geneva, scheduled to end on July 3. In this session, the HRC will focus on …
JOB VACANCY: Yemen Researcher
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) FULL TIME JOB VACANCY JOB TITLE: Yemen Researcher PROGRAM: Arab Regional Advocacy Program (ARAP) LOCATION: Tunisia DURATION: 1 year, with possibility of renewal …
CIHRS organizes training workshop for several Libyan organizations on monitoring and documentation of violations and report writing
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies in Tunisia organized a three-day training workshop for several representatives of Libyan human rights organizations on the monitoring and documentation of violations and …
Government refers CIHRS to investigation
Yesterday, the investigating judge in the NGO foreign funding case delegated a committee from the Ministry of Social Solidarity to visit the offices of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights …
“Insulting the Ministry of Interior” is One of the Charges that Result in the Imprisonment of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) and Activists
On 31 May 2015, El-Raml Appeal Misdemeanor Court issued a verdict to imprison the woman human rights defender (WHRD) and lawyer Mahienour El-Masry as well as two other activists, Youssef …
Rights Groups: Questioning Negad El-Borai demonstrates that freedom of work is granted only to legal professionals and judges who turn a blind eye to torture
The strange charges against judges Assem Abd al-Gabbar and Hisham Raouf conceal an attempt to silence independent voices in the judiciary. The undersigned organizations are extremely concerned by the investigation of …
Arrest of Hassan Mubarak for charges of membership of an illegal group
Within the ongoing security campaign of security forces led by the ministry of Interior with the aim of restricting activities of youth groups and persecuting them to force them to …