A CIHRS field study indicates:• The Security bodies hold sway over civil action under the umbrella of the Ministry of Social Solidarity.• Legal pressures hinder popular initiatives for the support of the …
From Exporting Terrorism to Exporting Repression: Human Rights in the Arab Region
Produced by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, this report documents and analyzes significant human rights developments in the Arab region during 2008, with a particular focus on several …
UN Human Rights Council Undermines Freedom of Expression
PRESS RELEASE ARTICLE 19 and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemn the resolution passed on March 28 by a majority of the member states of the UNHRC …
CIHRS Calls upon the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold a special session on the situation in Gaza
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) • Calls upon the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold a special session on the situation in Gaza.• Calls upon the Security Council …
CIHRS letter Calling on HRC President for Special Session on Occupied Palestine Territories
Ambassador Martin Uhomoibi,President UN Human Rights CouncilGeneva, 28 December 2008. Your Excellency, We are writing to express our grave concern with the current situation in the Gaza Strip of …
CIHRS release the first annual report on human rights in the Arab World
On the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 5 December 2008, Cairo Release of New Report on the State of Human Rights in the Arab Region in …
Press Conference on the release of the first annual report published by CIHRS on the human rights in the Arab World
From Exporting Terrorism to Exporting RepressionAnnual Report on Human Rights in the Arab World 2008Press Conference The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies is pleased to invite you to attend …
CIHRS/Geneva: An Important Test for the UN Rights Council, The Human Rights Policies of Israel and the UAE to be Examined by UN Human Rights Council
An Important Test for the UN Rights CouncilThe Human Rights Policies of Israel and the United Arab Emirates to be Examined by UN Human Rights Council on the Same Day …
Rhetoric versus Reality in Darfur…Continuing Abuses Despite Government Charm Offensive
Sudan: Rhetoric versus Reality in Darfur Continuing Abuses Despite Government Charm Offensive (New York, December 2, 2008) – Recent claims by the Sudanese government that the situation in Darfur is …