Joint statement : The Egyptian government is often forced to recognize past abuses in the course of putting a pretty face on future ones, as aptly illustrated by a presidential decree …
UN Committee against Torture deeply concerned about attacks against Human Rights Defenders in Yemen
(Geneva – 25 May 2010) The UN Committee against Torture (CAT), which reviewed the situation of torture in Yemen on 6 May, expressed deep concern about allegations of widespread …
UN expert committee deeply concerned about routine use of Torture in Syria
(19 May, 2010 – Geneva, Damascus) The UN Committee against Torture (CAT), after its first review of Syria, has concluded that there are “numerous, ongoing, and consistent allegations concerning …
A joint seminar between CIHRS, POMED and Heinrich Boll Stiftung
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) in cooperation with the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) and Heinrich Boll Stiftung – North America, held a joint seminar titled …
Yemen’s Torture Record Reviewed by UN Experts
(12May, 2010 – Geneva) After being one of only two countries to ever fail to show up to its review at the 43rd session of the UN Committee against …
Invitation: The American Foreign Policy… Human Rights and Democracy Issues
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) in cooperation with the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) and Heinrich Boll Stiftung – North America, would like to invite …
Press Release: UN Committee Against Torture Reviewed Syria’s Record for the First Time
(10 May, 2010 – Cairo) The widespread use of torture by security agencies in Syria, not only against political prisoners and detainees, but also against ordinary criminal detainees, is highlighted …
Human rights organizations discuss NGO law and proposed amendments with representatives from 19 states Meeting with Moufeed Shehab scheduled for April 15
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hosted a meeting this morning between the Forum of Independent Human Rights Organizations, an umbrella group of 16 Egyptian organizations, and representatives …
Crackdown on April 6 protests: a step on the road to confiscating the right of Egyptians to choose who governs them
The Forum of Independent Human Rights Organizations strongly condemns the vicious repression by the Egyptian security apparatus of peaceful protestors on April 6 which turned Cairo into a military …