The Independent Coalition for Elections’ Observation First stage monitoring results of the 2010 parliamentary electoral process Invitation to attend a Press Conference The Independent Coalition for …
Rigging the 2010 Parliamentary Elections in Egypt
Forum of Independent Human Rights NGOs Rigging the 2010 Parliamentary Elections in Egypt Press Release The Forum of Independent Human Rights Organizations is sorry to announce to the …
Dialogue with a delegation of Canadian students
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held on Monday, 8 November 2010, a meeting with a delegation of 12 university students and Yusef Rashid, Second Secretary at the …
Belts, chains and white weapons in Ain Shams University
Human Rights Organizations condemn black Thursday events on campus The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the Ain Shams events of last Thursday, the 4th of November, which involved violence and …
Interior Ministry’s message to young peaceful protestors: “Yes, you are all Khaled Said”
Saturday’s events in Alexandria, Egypt are a worrying development consolidating the repressive approach adopted by the Ministry of Interior in dealing with peaceful protests. The Egyptian security used excessive …
CIHRS Director Meets with the French Ambassador for Human Rights
Bahey Eldin Hassan, the Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, met today with French Ambassador for Human Rights, Francois Zimeray, at 5:00 PM CLT at the …
Egypt :Repeated attacks on freedom of expression ahead of parliamentary elections
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisations the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) express their …
Human rights organizations consolidate with the journalists of Al Dostour newspaper
The undersigned Human rights organizations express their full solidarity with Al Dostour’s journalists and Ibrahim Essa, editor in chief of the newspaper. They appeals to all civil society organizations for …
Press release: Open Discussion with US Assistant Secretary of State
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) hosted today (October 7) an open discussion between Michael Posner, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and …
Between Hope and Despair: The 15th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
(1 October, 2010 – Geneva) Today, after three weeks of intensive activity, the 15th Session of UN Human Rights Council has come to an end. A series of resolutions …