Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) will hold a set of public lectures on the bases of selecting the Constituent Assembly’s members, as well as the nature of rights …
CIHRS Joins 20 NGOs around the World Calling for the Extension of Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur
To the member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council: As you know, the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Iran is currently up for renewal and will be …
Syrian rights defenders call on the UN to refer all evidence of alleged international crimes the ICC
UN Human Rights Council: 19th Session Oral Intervention: ID on Report of COI on Syria Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 12 March, 2012 Delivered by: Mr. Mohammad Alabdallah …
CIHRS slams UN Rights Council for its silence on continued violations across the Arab world
UN Human Rights Council: 19th Session Oral Intervention: Item 4-General Debate Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) 14 March, 2012 Delivered by: Ms. Laila Matar Thank you Mr. Vice …
The Syrian authorities must reveal the fate of Mazen Darwish and SCM staff
The undersigning organizations express their grave concerns for the safety of Mr. Mazen Darwish, Head of theDamascus based Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) and seven of …
Bedna Hurreya- “We Want Freedom” : A Message from peoples across the Arab World to their governments in the eve of the Syrian Revolution’s first anniversary
As the Syrian struggle for a life of freedom and democratic rights enters its second year,the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in cooperation with a community of Syrian …
The Case Against Foreign NGOs Must be Closed and Responsible Ministers Held Accountable
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn attempts by the government to manipulate the judiciary by filing spurious, politically motivated charges against unregistered foreign non-governmental organizations. In doing so the government …
One Year under military rule…A CIHRS panel during the UN Rights Council in Geneva
On March 8, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) in cooperation with Nazra for Feminist Studies organized a side event entitled “Egypt: One Year Under Military Rule” as …
Beyond NGOs:The battle for Egypt – Bahey el-din Hassan
Up until two days ago, Egyptian-American relations were facing their biggest crisis since June 1967, threatening a political, diplomatic, military, and security alliance that has endured for three decades. …