On 25 June 2012, the first hearing of the trial of detained human rights defenders and activists including, Basma Al-Keumy, and Basma Al-Rajehy took place at the Court of First Instance in Muscat. …
The Cairo Institute addresses reprisals against Saudi rights defenders before the UN Human Rights Council
Thank you Madam President, As encouraged by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 18/118, we wish to address the topic of reprisals against individuals and groups following their cooperation …
United Nations Member States Jointly Call on Bahrain to End Rights Violations
Today, before the United Nations Human Rights Council, twenty seven governments from around the world joined together for the first time to deliver a declaration calling on Bahrain to cease …
Syrians begin to lose all hope in the UN: Russia and China block attempts to end the bloodshed in Syria
Yesterday, Wednesday 27 June, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral intervention before the 20th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) addressing the deteriorating …
Next target of Bashir’s historical repression:Attacks on peaceful protests in Sudan
Sudanese officials should fully respect the right of citizens to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, said the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies on Wednesday, June 27. Since June …
CIHRS re-launches its annual report: “Fractured Walls, New Horizons,” from Geneva
In a side event at the 20th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, CIHRS sponsored a re-launch of its annual report on the state of human rights …
The stakeholders should immediately act to save freedom rights in Iraq, about 40 institutions and mass medias threatened to close in a days
The undersigned associations and civil organizations calling for the necessity that the Iraqi ministry of Interior should revise its decisions of closing and harassing of nearly 40 media means under …
Egypt: CIHRS expresses concern over stripping the president of core powers; demands that president-elect respect human rights
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral intervention before the 20th session of the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council, addressing in it the human rights situation …
Administrative Court rules in favor of appeal presented by human rights NGOs, revokes decree enabling military intelligence and military police to arrest civilians
On Tuesday, June 26, the First Circuit Administrative Court – Individual Disputes, headed by Counselor Ali Fekry, issued a decision to revoke Decree No. 4991/2012 of the Minister of Justice …
Oman: End the Detention of Women Human Rights Defenders
On 19 June 2012, due to their deteriorating health, women human rights defenders Basma Al-Keumy, lawyer, and Basma Al-Rajehy, writer and TV broadcaster, ended their hunger strike aimed at their …