Egypt’s 2025 House of Representatives elections were marred by chaotic procedures, opaque decision-making, and direct interference by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, underscoring the fundamentally sham nature of the process and …
Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights
Government and Commissioner’s Reports Exclude Key Violations The African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights should act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its …
Egypt: Human Rights Defender Hoda Abdelmonem to Appear Before Court for the Third Time on the Same Charges this December
The undersigned organizations call for the immediate release of Hoda Abdelmonem (66 years old), lawyer at the Court of Cassation and former member of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights. …
Sudan: UN sets up inquiry into atrocities in el-Fasher, but fails to hold governments enabling atrocities accountable
Today, in an emergency session of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations tasked the UN Fact Finding Mission (FFM) on Sudan and the UN OHCHR with carrying out an …
Punishment by Proxy in Egypt: Families of Exiled Journalists, Activists and Human Rights Defenders Held Hostage by the Authorities
The undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the escalating pattern of “punishment by proxy” employed by the Egyptian authorities, which has only intensified in recent months. This years-long practice …
Public Letter to Libyan Government of National Unity: Call for Genuine Human Rights Reforms Ahead of Libya’s Fourth UPR Cycle
Your Excellency, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah of Libya. We, the organizations of the Libya Platform Coalition for Human Rights and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, note the …
Joint statement demands immediate release of Algerian Hirak poet Mohamed Tadjadit risking a death penalty sentence ahead of November 11 hearing
Ahead of upcoming court dates on 11 and 30 November 2025, 20 leading Algerian, regional and international organisations reiterate their calls on the Algerian authorities to drop all charges and …
Egypt: 2025 Parliamentary Elections a Farce to Bolster Sisi Regime
The undersigned Egyptian independent human rights organizations said that Egypt’s upcoming elections to the House of Representatives (HoR), scheduled for 10-11 November 2025, are occurring under chronic and severe restrictions …
Recognition of the State of Palestine — Between Political and Symbolic Gain and Real Change on the Ground
On 4 November 2025, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held its monthly Ibn Rushd Salon, on the broader implications of the recent recognition of the State of …