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 …
CIHRS condemns the security harassment to Journalists and demonstrators in front of the Judges Club And demands that the series of trials of the reformist judges be stopped and also demands the release of Hussein Abdel Ghani
With intense anxiety the Cairo Institute received the news about the Egyptian Security Forces detaining Hussein Abdel Ghani, President of Al-Jazeera channel in Egypt, with the charges of spreading lies …
he European Parliament Adopts Civil Society’s Recommendations on Human Rights and Democracy in the EU-Egyptian Action Plan (A Joint Statement by 19 Egyptian NGOs )
The undersigned NGOs welcome the resolution by the European Parliament (EP) in which it calls upon the European Commission (EC) and the Egyptian government to incorporate priorities of respect for …
Cairo Declaration: Towards a Union for Judges in the Arab World In Defense of Judges’ Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Association and of the Independence of the Judiciary
Participants in the conference on “The Role of the Judiciary in the Process of Political Reform in Egypt and in the Arab World” held in Cairo from 1st to 3rd …
The Final Statement of the Second Civil Forum Parallel to the Arab Summit
The Civil Forum, held parallel to the Arab Summit, held its second meeting in Rabat, Morocco, 17 to 19 February 2006. The Forum is organized by the Cairo Institute for …
NGOs Urge for Strong Human Rights Commitments in EU-Egypt Action Plan
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIRP), in collaboration with the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), organized a joint mission to …