In a lecture to National Security officers: Bahey eldin Hassan warns of the dangers of reviving the policies and practices of Mubarak and al-Adli and the application of the emergency law Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), said that that the “fullapplication” of the emergency law and an expansion of its scope would affect many spheres that remained untouched by the law even in the Mubarak era. In its essence, it is the application of policies pursued by theformer president and his interior minister, Habib al-Adli, which were based on brutality and oppression. According to Hassan, among those who will pay the price of these policies will ...

According to the Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Bahey eldin Hassan:  “Mubarak’s trial is a historical eventfor the Arab world.   But it is regrettable that he is only being prosecuted for crimes committed during the revolution.” Commenting on Mubarak’s trial this morning in numerous interviews with the media, the Director of CIHRS emphasized the historical importance and meaning of Mubarak’s trial, not only for Egyptians, but for all Arab people. ...