The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns the Prosecution’s decision to detain Hisham Kassem, the head of the board of trustees of the Free Current, a newly established …
Yemen: Houthis Still Forcibly Disappear 11 Baha’is Over Two Months after Kidnapping
The continued enforced disappearance of 11 Baha’is by Ansar Allah forces (Houthis) is condemned by the undersigned organizations. The Baha’is were kidnapped on 25 May when armed men raided a …
Joint Letter to Biden Administration on Urgent Concern for Life of Imprisoned Rights Defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
Ambassador Henry Wooster Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Ambassador Wooster, We, the undersigned organizations, are writing with urgent …
UAE: Release all those unjustly imprisoned before COP28
Joint Appeal Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should release all those unjustly imprisoned in the country before the start of COP28, which will be held at Expo City Dubai …
Egypt after the Rabaa Massacre: Ten years of repression, collective punishment, and impunity
In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Rabaa massacre, 26 organizations express their condolences to the families who lost loved ones peacefully opposing the overthrow of former President Mohamed …
Egypt: Armed clashes in Sinai raise questions about security situation amid media blackout
On 30 July 2023, the National Security headquarters in Arish, Sinai witnessed armed clashes that resulted in the death of at least four security personnel, including a colonel, according to …
Salon Ibn Rushd: Future of Sisi’s rule approaches upcoming presidential elections amid local and international tension
“The Future of Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s Regime,” was the latest Salon Ibn Rushd seminar, held on 16 July 2023 by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS). The seminar hosted …
Biden Administration Should Not Provide Military Aid to Egypt in Light of Ongoing Human Rights Violations
The Honorable Antony J. Blinken Secretary of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Mr. Jake Sullivan Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs The White House …
International and Regional organizations support the Yemen Declaration for Justice and Reconciliation
NGOs call on the international community and warring parties to address the demands in Yemen Declaration On July 26, 2023, over 40 civil society organizations and victims and survivor …
Egypt’s Worst Decade for Human Rights
Ten years of a war on the population under the guise of fighting terrorism Ten years ago, on 24 July 2013, President Abdelfattah al-Sisi, then minister of defense, called on …