When the Shura Council appointed new members to the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), the process revealed an obvious political bias in the formation. The NCHR, tasked with defending …
Will the Ittihadiyya clashes become a routine model to settle
?political disputes in Egypt
CIHRS report documents testimonies of the wounded and demonstrators from both sides On 5and 6 December, bloody clashes took place in the vicinity of the Ittihadiyya Presidential Palace in …
The Sultanate of Silence… Full Scale Crackdown on Omani Democracy Activists
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its grave concern over the recent crackdown on, arrests of, and prison sentences against the activist and pro-democracy community in the …
Mubarak-style referendum in wake of revolution: Rights groups demand restage of round one of referendum
Violations included the barring of civil society from polling stations, FJP members being given exclusive authority to monitor by the NCHR, the impersonation of judges authority, the intimidation and terrorizing …
The prison sentence against Alber Saber: another nail in the coffin of democracy
The undersigned organizations express their great dismay at the court 3 years prison sentence by El Marg court of misdemeanor yesterday against Alber Saber, accused of defamation of religion. The …
Civil society organizations warn of potential rigging of constitutional referendum, demand that NCHR be excluded from referendum monitoring and oversight of civil society
The undersigned organizations are deeply concerned about the potential for rigging during or after the referendum on the proposed draft constitution, especially after the press conference convened today by the …
CIHRS: The State of Palestine should ratify human rights treaties; Israel must end retributive acts
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) congratulates Palestine on its new status of non-member observer state at the United Nations (UN) following the passage of Resolution 67/191 on …
On International Human Rights Day: Egyptians to vote on a constitution that undermines human rights and liberties
The undersigned human rights organizations declare their rejection of the draft constitution to be put to a popular referendum on 15 December, with the vote for Egyptians residing abroad starting …
President must take urgent steps to prevent Egypt from sliding into civil war
The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizations express their grave concern regarding the recent developments that are rapidly pushing Egypt toward the brink of civil war, the first signs of which …
Libyan and Arab rights organizations warn that new Libyan law undermines freedom of assembly
The undersigned Libyan and Arab human rights organizations express their deep concern regarding Law no. 65/2012 (the Law) recently passed by the Libyan General National Congress to regulate the right to …