To our African Leaders On the eve of the next African Union (AU) meeting on the Sudans, we appeal to you to do all you can to end the violence …
The Supreme Constitutional Court: Defending human rights or the Mubarak regime?
The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) is set to resume its work tomorrow, some six weeks after it was forcibly suspended when supporters of the ruling political party besieged the …
CIHRS Concludes the Tenth Training Workshop on Municipalities
On January 14th 2013, The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) concluded the tenth training workshop on “Promotion of Municipal Participation in the Defense of Human Rights” which lasted …
In swift application of new Constitution: Reuters photojournalist prosecuted before military tribunal
The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizationsstrongly condemn the arrest of photojournalist Mohamed Sabry and his referral to an expedited military trial after he was detained while preparing a story for …
Vacancy: League of Arab States Advocacy Officer
Organization: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Location: Cairo, Egypt Position: League of Arab States Advocacy Officer Organizational Unit: Arab Regional Advocacy Program Starting Date: Immediately Contract Duration: 8 …
The National Council for Human Rights, Lacking Human Rights Defenders
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 …