CIHRS has launched a new project funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund to empower Egyptian youth and strengthen their involvement in political discourse and processes in the upcoming election …
The League of Arab States should not be a platform to support the crimes of the Syrian regime against its people
The 13 undersigned Arab Human Rights NGOs are deeply concerned about efforts undertaken by member states of the League of Arab States to garner support for the Syrian government’s candidacy …
Syria Should not be allowed on the UN Human Rights Council
Letter of Appeal by Syrian and Arab Human Rights NGOs: Dear Excellency, We, the undersigned Syrian and Arab NGOs, are deeply alarmed about the candidacy of the Syrian Arab Republic …
Goldstone’s statements do not trump international justice for victims
The 26 undersigned human rights organizations express great concern over the attempts undertaken by Israel to bury the recommendations and conclusions of the Goldstone Report, viewing them as clear …
Army Shootings of Civilians: A Precarious Precedence, Not to Pass Without Accountability
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal rights – Hisham Mubarak Law Center –Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression – Nazra for Feminist Studies – Cairo Institute for Human Rights …
CIHRS urges Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Interior Minister to comprehensively review human rights policies
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) submitted its 2010 annual report on the state of human rights in the Arab world to the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime …
Letter addressed to: The Prime Minister, The Minister of Interior and The Interior Minister’s Assistant for Prisons Copy sent to: The Supreme Military Council
Letter addressed to: The Prime Minister, Doctor Essam SharafThe Minister of Interior, General Mansour Al EisawyThe Interior Minister’s Assistant for Prisons, General Nazih Mahfouz Copy sent to:The Supreme Military …
Enlarging the Social Base for Human rights in Egypt
This project consists of an intensive, in-depth educational and training program, which aims to spread information in direct support of human rights knowledge in Egypt. The project is fully supported …
Roots of Unrest in the Arab World
Today, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) issues its third annual report on the state of human rights in the Arab world in 2010, with a special …