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 …
Egypt: New Crackdown on Pro-Democracy
Urgent StatementCairo- 2:30 pm, 7 May, 2006 A new crime within the series of crimes committed by Egypt’s security bodies has been carried out today in Bab El-Khalq Square, in …
Human Rights Defenders to focus on democratic reform and the security of people in the Euro-Mediterranean region
Hundred human rights defenders from North and South of the Mediterranean gathered at the 7th General Assembly of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network in Madrid, 12-14 May 2006[1], and expressed …
Shall We Bid National Unity Farewell!!
In an attempt to come out with a reasonable justification for the recent religious and sectarian tension in Egypt, most of the intellectuals, political activists and advocates that were asked …
CIHRS 12th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement: Human rights and the renewal of religious discourse: How can the Arab world benefit from the experiences of the non-Arab Islamic world?
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies is holding the 12th Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement on Tuesday,18 to 20 April 2006, under the title “Human rights and …