Today, Monday, 9 September 2013, marks the beginning of the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) in Geneva. The session is scheduled to continue until …
CIHRS concludes its 20th training course on human rights
September 8, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) concluded its 20th training course on human rights for Egyptian university students, whose activities started on August 25 and lasted …
Break-through at St Petersburg summit needed to give hope of a better future for millions of Syrians
< p style=”text-align: center;”>Leaders must set their differences aside and kick-start urgent political negotiations for Syria World leaders attending the G20 summit must seize this opportunity and make real progress …
35 civil society organizations ask the Arab League Secretary General to discuss the situation in Egypt during the coming Ministerial Council
Your Excellency, Dr. Nabil El Araby Secretary General, League of Arab States Ahead of the upcoming Ministerial Council of the League on September 3rd, 2013 we the undersigned, representing 35 …
35 NGOs call on the Arab League to form a fact finding mission on the situation in Egypt
Today, 1 September 2013, 35 Arab and International nongovernmental organizations, among them the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), sent a joint letter to Dr. Nabeel El Arabi, the …
the human rights crisis in Egypt
Interim government must cooperate with UN; Arab League must send a fact-finding mission
The undersigned Arab human rights organizations are closely and concernedly following the grave threats to human rights in Egypt following the spread of violence which has claimed the lives of …
In a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs:
CIHRS presents human rights recommendations for Egypt’s foreign policy
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) presented a memorandum to Dr. Nabil Fahmy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, containing recommendations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the promotion …
Rights Organizations meets with UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs to discuss human rights developments in Egypt
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted a meeting yesterday, August 21, between Mr. Jeffery Feltman, United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and 11 International and Egyptian Human Rights …