Bahey Eldin Hassan On December 26, 2006 President Hosni Mubarak formally requested that the People’s Assembly amend some 34 articles of the constitution, a move heralded by the government-controlled press …
Our society needs to expand and not to shrink the space available for the civil society: The formation of a solidarity committee with the center for trade union and workers services
The Civil Society Organizations Signatories of this statement announce their solidarity with and support to the Center for Trade Union and Workers Services “CTUWS” which is subject, since the last …
Cancelling Judicial Supervision will not Guarantee the Fairness of Elections.
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held, as part of its Ibn Rushd Salon series on the 5th of Feb. 2007, a panel entitled “Is it possible to …
CIHRS Sends a Memorandum on The Constitutional Amendments to the People’s Assembly and Shura (Consultative) Council
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) sent to both Speakers of the People’s Assembly and Shura (Consultative) Council yesterday a detailed memorandum explaining the Institute’s standpoint vis-à-vis the constitutional …
CIHRS Inaugurates the First Training Course for Youth of Egyptian Political Parties Jointly with NDP, Wafd and Tagamu’ Leaders
On February 13th 2007, the First Course for Youth of Egyptian Political Parties was opened with the participation of Dr. Ali El Din Hilal, NDP Media Officer, Essam Shiha, member …
Muslim Brothers referred to military trial: A Violation of the Independence of the judiciary, of criteria of justice, and an indicator of the purpose of constitutional Amendments
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses full condemnation of the step taken by the authorities recently to refer 40 of key Muslim Brother (MB) leaders to military …
The National Democratic Party and the Muslim Brotherhood Insist On It, While Church Leaders Reject It: A Hot Debate on the Continued Statement of the Authority of Islamic Sharia in the Constitution
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a panel discussion, on 8/2/2007, as part of its Ibn Rushd Salon series entitled “Is it possible to reinforce citizenship in …
Beyond Darfur: Identity and Civil War in Sudan
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, CIHRS, published a study entitled “Beyond Darfur: Identity and Civil War in Sudan”, by Sudanese researcher Al-Baqer Al-Afif, former campaign officer at Amnesty …
The Unspeakable in the Darfur Conflict: A Study published by CIHRS analyzing and monitoring the Arab positions towards Darfur crimes.
A study conducted by CIHRS stressed that at the time when the humanitarian crisis in Darfur obtained the utmost attention at the international level in the last three years, being …
The Head Forensic Doctor Testifies in the Trial of State Security Officer, The Victim’s Family Did Not Show up
The Coalition for Monitoring the Trial, formed by the undersigned, attended and observed the trial session held on 3/2/2007 at the Cairo Criminal Court in the Case No 4681 for …