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 …
Despite progress, Lebanon continues its failure in dealing with Palestinian refugee rights from a human rights perspective
Press release (Geneva, 20 March 2011) On Thursday 17 March 2011, the Human Rights Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of Lebanon. Lebanon accepted all three …
Call for Urgent Debate on the human rights situation in Bahrain at the 16th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
18 March, 2011 Excellency, As human rights non-governmental organizations we express our deep concern over the current human rights emergency in Bahrain and request the United Nations Human …
CIHRS and Partners Criticize the Outcome of the HRC Review Process
Proposals to improve the UPR process CIHRS Oral intervention to UN HRC Statement Item 6 General Debate Friday 18 March 2011 Mr. President, On February 24th, the Human Rights …
Consideration of the Universal Periodic Review Outcome of Lebanon
UN Human Rights Council’s 16th SessionThursday, 17 March 2011 The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) concerning Lebanon was held on 10 November 2010, and the consideration of the outcome …