China and the United States are in a unique position to encourage Sudan and South Sudan to resolve their internal and cross-border conflicts through peaceful negotiation, said a coalition of …
SYRIA: Continued secret detention of Mazen Darwish and other human rights activists and prosecution of part of SCM staff before military court
The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the ongoing secret detention of Mr. Mazen Darwish, President of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), and four of his colleagues, more …
JOINT ACTION \ Forty-eight IFEX members and partners call for freedom for Bahraini human rights defenders, bloggers and activists
His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa King of Bahrain Your Excellency, In the face of growing international concern about human rights violations in Bahrain as you prepare to welcome …
Open Letter to the Government of Bahrain: Respect the Rights of Al-Khawaja Family
Maryam Al-Khawaja, a 24 year old woman human rights defender from Bahrain, has been doing extensive work on documenting human rights violations prior to and during the February 14th uprising …
Draft Law for the Nationalization of Civil Society and Transforming it into a Government Institution!
The undersigned human rights organizations declare their utter rejection of the new draft law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs), prepared by the Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs and which aims …
Authorities Detain Nabeel Rajab at the Cairo International Airport
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) denounces the punishment policy that the Egyptian security forces are taking vis-à-vis Bahraini Human Rights Defenders. For the second time in less …
CIHRS 16th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement: the role of regional and international mechanisms in the promotion and protection of human rights in the Arab World
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in cooperation with the International Service for Human Rights, is holding the 16th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement for two days, …
IFEX-TMG alarmed by ongoing attacks targeting demonstrators, media, performers and academics
Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members, is alarmed by ongoing attacks targeting journalists, artists, performers and women for the “crime” of freely expressing their opinion as …
Public Lecture: “Constituent Assembly… Citizenship and Rights of Minorities”
The Constituent Assembly Must Reflect All Brackets of the people to Draft Constitution for all Egyptians
On Thursday, April 5, afternoon, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a public lecture entitled “The Constituent Assembly… Citizenship and the Rights of Religious Minorities”, at Al-Shehab Institution, …