(Beirut, July 31, 2006) – Since July 12, when Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers, Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in consistent and intense hostilities in which civilians in Lebanon and …
80 Students from 7 Arab Countries In the Thirtieth Human Rights Annual Internship for Arab and Egyptian University Students
On Monday, 10 July, the Thirtieth Annual Human Rights Internship, organized by Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) for Arab and Egyptian university Students, will take place in the …
Recommendations of Arab, African and international NGOs on the conflict Darfur submitted to the African summit
The Darfur Consortium (An African and International Civil Society Action for Darfur) sent two messages, the first addressed to Mr. Alfa Omer Konare, the Chairman of the African Union Commission, …
CIHRS Denounces Attack on Independent Press in Egypt
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) expresses its deep concern regarding the ruling issued by al-Warraq Misdemeanor Court yesterday morning against Journalist Ibrahim Eissa, editor-in-chief of ed-Destour and …
Battle of Reform in Syria: A New Study Published by Cairo Institute for Human Right Studies
News Item A new study by the Cairo Institute for human Rights Studies has been published in Arabic under the title “Battle of Reform in Syria”, concurrently with the arrest …
The European Parliament Discusses Human Rights and the Escalation of Security Attacks against Pro-Reform Activists in Egypt
The European Parliament’s Human Rights Committee held a hearing session on human rights and European Neighborhood Policy with Egypt and Israel on Monday, 19 June 2006 in Brussels. Moataz El …
Arab and African Human Rights Organizations Study Issues of Peace and Justice in Darfur
In cooperation with the Moroccan Organization of Human Rights, the Center for Democracy and Human Rights Studies in Morocco and the Darfur Consortium, CIHRS holds a workshop under the title: …
CIHRS Demands International Investigation on the Crimes against Humanity in Palestine and Iraq
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) embraces wholeheartedly the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Anan, call for an international investigation on the Beach massacre in Gaza Strip, and equally stresses the …
Political opposition and Democratization in Egypt
What choices available to the party and non-party, legitimate and illegitimate, opposition forces as the political regime’s intentions to restore the pre-winter 2004 situations by an iron fist are stating …