On the eve of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, leading Arab and Amazigh human rights organizations called on the Turkish government to recognize the truth of the historic events, …
No longer free: Cyberspace under attack from repressive regimes
By: Kirolos Nathan “Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask …
Radio Horytna Office Raided and Director Detained
The undersigned organizations unequivocally condemn the ongoing campaign to intimidate and terrorize human rights defenders in Egypt. The recent arrest of Ahmed Samih, the director of Radio Horytna and the …
CIHRS: Hostility to the Right of Peaceful Assembly and Association Fosters Impunity
On 26 March, as part of the World Social Forum in Tunis, the Cairo Institute for Human Right Studies along with Bread for the World, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, …
League of Arab States Discusses Proposed Amendments to its Charter
On March 28, the summit-level assembly of the League of Arab States, convened in Sharm al-Sheikh, discussed several proposed amendments to its charter, which provides the regulatory framework for the …
Continuous Targeting of Human Rights Defenders in Egypt; Witnesses Become Defendants
Due to the continuous crackdown on human rights defenders, the undersigning human rights organizations and institutions and individuals express their astonishment and shock about the accusations that were charged by …
Human Rights Council: Reject draft counter-terrorism resolution which would undermine civil society
(Geneva) – Member States of the UN Human Rights Council should reject or push for substantial amendment of a proposed counter-terrorism resolution that would undermine civil society and respect for …
CIHRS Calls the Human Rights Council to Establish an Investigation Mechanism on Ongoing Gross Violations in Libya
Yesterday, March 25, 2015, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) presented an oral intervention on the state of human rights in Libya before the United Nations Human Rights …
“ISIS” is the offspring of repressive policies and practices as well as the prevailing religious discourse in the Arab World
In an open letter to Arab monarchs and presidents on the sidelines of the 26th Arab summit in Sharm Elshiekh ––due to meet on 28th of March 2015–– 21 rights …
Disappointment at UN Resolution on Iraq: All Parties to the Conflict committing Violations Must be Held to Account
On 25 March 2015, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in conjunction with the Initiative of Yazidis Around the World delivered an oral intervention at the 28th session of …