The undersigned 26 organizations from the Middle East and North Africa are concerned for the life of prominent human rights defender Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, who has been held in …
Egypt | letter to the Speaker of the House requesting public hearing to discuss the Assembly Law and submits a Q&A on the findings of its report
In a letter to the Speaker of the House: CIHRS requests open public hearing with the Egyptian Parliament to discuss the Assembly Law and submits a Q&A on the findings of its …
Egypt | CIHRS, 21 lawyers and prominent public figures file suit to annul the Assembly Law
89 years after its repeal: CIHRS, 21 lawyers and prominent public figures file suit to annul the Assembly Law Press Release The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) filed …
Egypt | ‘Toward the Emancipation of Egypt’ CIHRS Report Egypt’s Assembly Law illegally imprisons thousands
Toward the Emancipation of Egypt: A study by CIHRS on the Assembly Law Egypt’s Assembly Law illegally imprisons thousands of Egyptians, 89 years after its official repeal CIHRS Human …
Syria | 56 organizations; Abducted Activists’ Whereabouts Remain Unknown
Three Years on, No Word on Douma 4 Joint Press Release The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Al-Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazim Hammadi, who remain missing three years after armed men abducted them, …
Urgent Appeal: Arrest of Prominent Human Rights Defender and Feminist Activist Azza Soliman
Cairo – In an unprecedented act from the Egyptian government against NGOs and human rights defenders, Egyptian police arrested human rights defender and lawyer Ms. Azza Soliman from her home …
Tunisia: CIHRS and Human Rights INGOs discuss Tunisia’s role in the Human Rights Council with government officials
Working Together to Promote Human Rights Locally, Regionally, and Globally: CIHRS and Human Rights INGOs discuss Tunisia’s role in the Human Rights Council with government officials Press Release On Thursday, …
Egypt: A Letter and legal memorandum to the President; Demanding the Repeal of the NGO Law
A Letter and legal memorandum to the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt: Repeal this NGO Law, the Most Repressive in Egypt’s History. The law eradicates civil society, adversely …
Uniting for Peace in Syria: Global Civil Society Appeal to UN Member States
Uniting for Peace in Syria: Global Civil Society Appeal to UN Member States The UN Security Council has failed Syrians. In almost six years of conflict, close to half a …
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies concludes its Ninth Regional Training on International Human Rights Mechanisms
CIHRS completed its ninth regional training program on the use of international mechanisms for the defense of human rights. The program, which was held in Tunis, brought together 24 human …
Egypt’s Draft NGO Law Dismantles Civil Society
60 organisations call on the Egyptian government to cease silencing civil society, and to allow NGOs to conduct their mandates within Egypt’s constitutional framework and in full respect of its …
A Joint Report by (CIHRS) and (AFTE) – No Exit: Intimidation and Extortion Prevail with Increasingly Arbitrary Use of Travel Bans against Human Rights Defenders.
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) issued a joint report today on the increasing use of travel bans …
Report reveals international law violations by Egypt during Aya Hegazy trial
Courtesy: Belady Facebook page Report reveals international law violations by Egypt during Aya Hegazy trial Joint Press Release LONDON / BRUSSELS / CAIRO, 17 NOVEMBER: A new trial observation report, …
Egypt: 6 Political parties and 22 civil society organizations reject the new associations law
Political parties and civil society organizations reject the new associations law Joint Press Statement The undersigned political parties and civil society organizations condemn and reject the proposed law on civic …