Under the title “State of Emergency Extended: Between Combating Terrorism and Suppressing the Pro-Reform Movement”, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organized a seminar within the framework of Ibn …
Sadistic police men in the streets of Cairo: Minster of Interior is to submit torturers list or his own resignation
Cairo, 27 May 2006 – The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo) urge the Egyptian Minister of Interior to announce the names of the sadistic police officers who brutally …
NGOs Statement during the 39 Ordinary session of the African Commission : Human Rights Situation in Sudan
We have urgent concerns regarding the human rights situation in Sudan that we would like to bring to the Commission’s attention. Firstly, we are deeply concerned about the ongoing humanitarian …
On the anniversary of Black Wednesday: The African Union decides to investigate the crimes of referendum day &The Egyptian government faces nine charges
Today, on the first anniversary of the attacks made on referendum day, 24 Egyptian NGOs announced that the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights, of the African Union, has …
Is the Egyptian Government Worthy of the United Nations Human Rights Council Membership?
On May 8th 2006, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies –CIHRS- held a seminar on “Is Egypt worthy of the United Nations International Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s Membership?” The UNHRC …
Egypt: Journalists& Reporters Assaulted and Cameras Seized
Urgent statement Cairo- 2:00 pm, 11 May 2006 Downtown Cairo area witnessed today a new crime within the crime series committed by Egypt’s security bodies. State Security forces arrested more …
Sectarian Violence in Alexandria …Not the End of the Story! “A Position Paper ”
Six months ago, sectarian violence erupted in Alexandria. According to journalists’ accounts, the reason for the hostility was because of a CD of a theatre play performed in one church …
Calling upon the UN to Deny Anti-Human Rights Arab States Membership to Human Rights Council
“A Joint Press Statement of 44 NGOs in 14 Arab Countries” On 9 May 2006, the UN General Assembly will be holding the first elections for choosing 47 world states …
Arresting Reporters Without Borders Prize Winner – Urgent news
The Egyptian security authorities arrested Alaa Seif and nine others: Karim El-Shai’r, Fadi Iskandar, Nada El-Qassas, Asmaa Ali, Rasha Azab, Mohammad Awwad, Essam El-Sharaf, Sarah AbdulGalil, and Ahmad ABdulGhafar. The …