November 8, 2012 Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Office of the Prime Minster P.O. Box 1031 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Dear Prime Minister, We, the undersigned, are …
After the Revolution: The Ministry of Interior Proposes Repressive Laws
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior recently presented a number of draft laws it wishes to pass by presidential decree. The proposed drafts demonstrate that the ministry is neither willing nor ready to …
Letter to UAE regarding Human Rights Council Candidacy
November 7, 2012 H.R.H. Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan President United Arab Emirates Your Majesty, We, the undersigned, are a diverse group of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from around the …
Egypt’s Draft Constitution Opens the Door to a Religious State
The Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the constitution will face its fate on Tuesday before Cairo’s Administrative Court, with many civil political parties and movements hoping for a verdict which …
Claiming to restore security; draft laws proposed by the Interior Ministry seek to discipline the Egyptian people and criminalize their revolution
In the Mubarak era, a law restricting the press was drafted for the sake of a “free press” and a law repressing civil society was submitted in the name of …
Bahrain Prosecutes Human Rights Activist for his UN Work
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) strongly denounce the arbitrary arrest, detention, and politically motivated charges brought against human rights …
In the beginning was the Teacher
Last month, Egyptian teachers came from every governorate and gathered on Qasr al-Aini Street in front of the Cabinet. They were fed up with their financial conditions and were tired …
After President Mohamed Morsy’s first 100 days: Worrying indications for the future of human rights; Major crises remain unresolved
In the first one hundred days of Mohamed Morsy’s presidency, human rights issues remained neglected and state authorities continued to violate human rights, even though the current president possesses more …
Ongoing violations against NGOs in Egypt – Is there a way out?
For the past year and a half, Egypt’s NGOs have been targeted through a systematic chain of repressive violations, culminating in an orchestrated smear campaign led by the Supreme Council …