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 …
Egypt’s New Constitution: Entrenched Despotism
President Mohamed Morsi’s recent constitutional declaration was a blow to the goals of the revolution; to achieve a real democratic transformation, to establish the rule of law, a separation of powers, and an …
Media independence must be fully guaranteed in new Tunisian Constitution
While welcoming moves to implement measures that guarantee media independence, the IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members, calls on the Tunisian government to fully respect …
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: 31 Arab Human Rights Organizations Demand United Nations Recognize Palestinian Statehood
In 1977, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) designated 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Thirty-five years later, the human rights and humanitarian …
Rights Groups File Urgent Lawsuit against Presidential Decree
This morning 25 Egyptian advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit before the Court of Administrative Justice seeking the annulment of the President’s decree issuing a new constitutional declaration on 21 November …
New constitutional declaration Gives Morsi sweeping powers and deals lethal blow to judicial independence
The undersigned rights organizations announce their unequivocal rejection of the constitutional declaration issued by the president on November 22 and demand its immediate revocation. These organizations believe that the president …
In a New Lecture by CIHRS in Fayoum:
Will the Next Constitution Achieve the Goals of the Revolution?
Coinciding with the escalation of protests claiming the Constituent Assembly to be dissolved, and the membership of many members to be frozen, for objection to the proposed draft and as …
“No” to constitution establishing political and theocratic tyranny; Egyptian rights groups reject draft constitution
Joint press release co-signed by 23 human rights organizations The undersigned human rights organizations express their rejection of the content and philosophy of the draft constitution proposed by the Constituent …