Interior Minister Gen. Mansour al-Eissawi met with Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), in the minister’s office yesterday afternoon. Deputy Minister …
Horizons of political reform in the Arab world
Forward: Sally Sami Concluding statement of the 14th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement Here
UN HRC: Over 100 Organisations Urge Council to Reject “Defamation of Religions” and Protect Freedom of Expression
Geneva 10.03.11: More than one hundred civil society organisations from around the world have signed a letter urging Member States at the sixteenth session of the Human Rights Council …
Conclusion of the Advanced Political Rights Workshop
The Advanced Political Rights Workshop was successfully concluded on Friday, March 11. The workshop targeted a distinct group of CIHRS youth alumni. The Workshop discussed a range of …
Side event/ Incitement to Discrimination, Hostility or Violence Evolution of the Recent Debate on “Defamation of Religions”
16th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (28 February – 25 March 2011) Incitement to Discrimination, Hostility or Violence Evolution of the Recent Debate on “Defamation …
Incitement to Discrimination, Hostility or Violence Evolution of the Recent Debate on “Defamation of Religions”
Side Event during the UN Human Rights Council’s 16 th SessionFriday, 11 March 2011 Organised by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights (CIHRS), Forum Asia, Article 19, …
Letter from Civil Society Organizations to State Representatives: “Defamation” & “denigration” of religions at the 16th Session of the UNHRC
Geneva, 9 March 2011 Excellency, We are writing to you to strongly urge your government to actively engage in the negotiations on the resolution on “combating defamation of religions”/”combating …
Disappointing constitutional amendments – CIHRS urges the Supreme Military Council to reconsider the proposed amendments prior to referendum
Press Release The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies regrets to announce that the proposed constitutional amendments, slated to be put before a popular referendum on March 19, …
Side event/ Democratic Transformation and Human Rights in the Arab World
Democratic Transformation and Human Rights in the Arab World:Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya and Beyond Monday 7 MarchRoom XXI (21), 3:30-5pm Organised by the Cairo Institute for Human …