Numerously had President Mohammad Morsi promised, soon after he took the reins of power, to recover the rights of martyrs and gratify the hearts of parents who had lost their …
Lack of accountability behind serious rights abuses in Libya
Today, Friday 14 September, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and Lawyers for Justice in Libya delivered a joint oral statement before the 21st session of the UN Human …
CIHRS addresses reprisals against activists in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia for cooperating with the UN
Yesterday, Thursday September 13, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral statement before the 21st session of the UN Human Rights Council, currently convening in Geneva. The intervention was …
Redress alone is not enough for transitional justice
On Wednesday 13 September, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) co-sponsored a side event, during the proceedings of the 21st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) …
Freedom of Thought & Expression and its Protection in Egypt’s Constitution
The final stages of drafting Egypt’s constitution comes at a time of mounting attacks on journalists and media professionals: authors have been banned or prevented from publishing their articles, satellite …
Cairo Institute in the UN: Gulf rights defenders under siege while rights situation in Sudan, Morocco, and Bahrain deteriorates
Today, Monday, September 10, marked the beginning of the twenty-first session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), taking place at its headquarters in Geneva. The session’s events will continue …
Cairo Institute inaugurates the 19th Summer Course with a debate on:
Human Rights in the Arab Culture, and Role of the State in protecting it
On Friday, August 31st, The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies inaugurated the 19th annual summer training on human rights, for students of Egyptian universities and institutes. This training course, …
Rights organizations meet Minister of Justice, state: Security reform requires political will, not additional repressive laws; Crackdown on NGOs continues
In an unprecedented initiative, Judge Ahmed Mekki, the Minister of Justice, met with a group of human rights organizations yesterday, Tuesday, August 28, to discuss the challenges related to addressing …