On the occasion of a summit being held on 28 April, 2007 in Libya, between representatives of Libya, the United States, Britain, Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, the African Union and European …
Sudan’s Obstruction of the UN/AU Hybrid Force and Renewal of the Peace Process
On August 31, 2006, the United Nations Security Council authorized a UN peacekeeping force for Darfur by passing Resolution 1706. The African Union welcomed the resolution and asked the Government …
Commemoration of international day of Darfur: Time is running out… let’s protect Darfur
For the third time, a special day is dedicated to commemorate the crisis of Darfur, this ill-fated province in Western Sudan, where civilians (men, women, children and elderly) are enduring …
A group of Danish students receive a lecture on human rights situation in Egypt in Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) hosted a delegation of Danish students specialized in political sciences on April 18th, 2007. The students met with Mr. Essam El Din Hassan, …
Egypt: Release Journalist Who Criticized Torture
The Egyptian government should immediately release and drop politically motivated charges against a television journalist and prominent blogger arrested on Saturday night, Human Rights Watch said today. Around midnight on …
These trials should stop : freedom for Michel Kilo, Anwar Al Binni & their companions
In a series of exemplary punishment of political activists and human rights defenders in Syria, the trial of Michel Kilo, a dissident writer and journalist, is in process today. Mr. …
The jurisprudence of trials of literary and artistic works: a study of discourse and interpretation
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) recently published a book entitled “The Jurisprudence of Trials of Literary and Artistic Works: A Study of Discourse and Interpretation”, by Moroccan researcher, …
CIHRS welcomes the resolution on Darfur passed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, and urges further action by the Council on this issue
CIHRS welcomes the Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution on the human rights situation in Darfur, adopted by unanimous consent, on March 30, 2007. CIHRS regrets that this resolution does not …
High commissioner for human rights calls for probes of incidents sexual violence, disappearances in sudan’s Jebel Marra and south darfur
Geneva , 6 April 2007 — The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights today released reports documenting incidents of widespread sexual violence during attacks by Sudanese Government forces …