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. …
Harassment of Union Leaders and Bans on Demonstrations Continue in Algeria Despite the Repeal of the State of Emergency
One year after the repeal of the state of emergency in Algeria, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint …
Joint letter to King of Bahrain Regarding Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
(Photo: Frontline Defenders) His Majesty the King Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa Office of His Majesty the King Your Majesty, We, the undersigned 45 human rights organisations which are …
CIHRS addresses the crackdown on NGOs at the UN Rights Council
Yesterday, on March 5, 2012, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) delivered an oral intervention addressing the ongoing attack on civil society in Egypt before the 19th session …
Egyptian NGOs slam infamous relations between multinational communication companies and Interior Ministry at a UN Panel on Internet Freedom
In a Panel on Freedom of Expression on the Internet, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) in cooperation with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) delivered an …