On the International Day for Human Rights, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organised a seminar titled “When Raping Women is a Weapon in Darfur” which shed light …
Freedom of Expression across Cultures
Under the title: “Freedom of Expression Across Cultures”, CIHRS organized a workshop in cooperation with the International Media Support (IMS), and in coordination with the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), …
Ending Rape and Sexual Violence in Darfur
Rape and sexual violence are being used on a daily basis as weapons of war in Darfur, Sudan. The rape of women and girls – including girls as young as …
Does Egypt Need the Muslim Brotherhood to Become a Religious State?
Despite the curtain having been drawn by parliament on the crisis triggered by Farouk Hosni, Minister of Culture’s, statement against the veil, the repercussions of the crisis are still casting …
Parallel Entities: A Step Towards Chaos or Democracy?
Intellectuals, activists and politicians have disagreed about the call to create workers’, students’ and political entities parallel to the official bodies and organizations which are already in place, in the …
Parallel Entities: A Step Towards Chaos or Democracy?
Intellectuals, activists and politicians have disagreed about the call to create workers’, students and political entities parallel to the official bodies and organizations which are already in place, in the …
In Ibn Rushd Salon on sexual harassment in down town cairo: The phenomenon has become widespread because the state is more concerned about political security to the detriment of criminal security
On Wednesday November 15th 2006, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organized within the bounds of Ibn Rushd Salon a seminar on “Sexual Harassment in Down Town Cairo: A …
Egypt: No for the Parliamentary Courts of Inquisition
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) followed up with deep concern how a big number of Members to the Peoples Assembly from the ruling party, Muslim Brothers and …
Egyptian Human Rights Organizations Condemn the Ongoing Detention of Egyptian Blogger and the Violation of His Right to Freedom of Expression
The Public Prosecutor Office of Alexandria re-detained the Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer for additional 15 days on Wednesday 8 November. This is considered a violation of his right to hold …