Ten Egyptian human rights organizations met yesterday with Dr. Mohamed El Baradei, the chair of the National Association for Change, in his home (the temporary headquarters of the association). During …
A Step on preventing impunity for war crimes committed in Gaza;
Palestine at the UN Rights Council: Hope and Hypocrisy A Step on preventing impunity for war crimes committed in Gaza; United States continues its constant support to Israel On Thursday March …
Human rights organizations discuss UN recommendations and NGO law with representatives from 17 states
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 …
Human rights in Egypt, a history of oppression, prevarication and duplicity
By The Forum of Independent Human Rights NGOs.
Fifty-three Rights Groups call on UN to help stop silencing of human rights activists, journalists and bloggers in Bahrain
Ms. Navanethem PillayUnited Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)Palais des Nations, 1211 Genève 10 -SwitzerlandEmail: [email protected]: +41-22-917-9000 / Fax: …
Forum of Independent Human Rights Organizations asks Egyptian government to set deadline on the implementation of its pledges; declares One Hundred Days campaign to monitor the seriousness of the government’s commitment
The Forum of Independent Egyptian Human Rights Organizations said that the Egyptian government should take immediate and transparent measures to draft a detailed action plan. The action plan ought …
Towards the “militarization” of NGOs: A “fascist” law to strangle civil society
Press release by 41 NGOs : The Egyptian NGO campaign for the Freedom to Associate The undersigned non-governmental organizations wish to express their extreme dismay at recent news that …
Press Release -UN Human Rights Council: 47 Human Rights Organizations Urge States to Reject Draft Resolutions which Threaten to Undermine Freedom of Expression
Forty seven international, regional and national civil society organizations – including ARTICLE 19, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights – have …
Geneva: Human Rights in Egypt- Counter Terrorism Law and the price of “stability”
On 9/3/2010 as a side event to the thirteenth meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council, CIHRS, jointly with others, held an event titled “human right in Egypt- …