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 The Right to Physical Safety 30/11/2007
Dr. Magda Adli |
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 This booklet aims at highlighting the problems of violence and torture in Egypt. It also touches briefly on the development of social reaction over the last ten years as an example of the development of the Egyptian human rights discourse. It presents a review of the civil society institutions working in the field of combating torture, and the means for communication with such organizations. This aims at enhancing the role of the civil society institutions in fighting torture and gaining more advocates for the issue of physical safety as a basic human right that cannot be revoked. The booklet is published by Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), authored by Dr. Magda Adli, a human and women's rights activist, at the Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of the Victims of Violence and Torture. Details ... |
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New Social Movements 26/11/2007
Farid Zahran |
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 An educational booklet aiming at introducing the new social movements for the youth. It focuses on the emergence and motivations of social movements in Egypt. It further highlights the most significant social movements in Egypt, e.g. the Egyptian Popular Committee for Supporting the Palestinian Intifada, the Egyptian Movement for Social Change (Enough), the Popular Campaign for Change (Freedom Now), and the National Commission for Defending Insurance Funds. The booklet is authored by Fareed Zahran, head of El-Mahrousa Center for Publications, Press and Information Services, and member of the Coordination Committee of the Popular Details ... |
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Freedom of the Press 20/11/2007
Khaled Salah |
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 The booklet presents a general view of the reality of the Egyptian press and its role in political and democratic reform, its journey towards freedom, relation with the readership, and its capacity to advocate for the interests of people and the society. The booklet focuses on a "new professional framework" to give the press back its balance and professional rules, and frees it from political, ideological, or financial hegemony to become the reader's bridge to knowledge. The book is published by CIHRS and authored by journalist Khaled Salah. Details ... |
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Independence of Universities 25/10/2007
Kholoud Saber |
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 Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) recently published the booklet Independence of Universities . The booklet, targeting the youth themselves, illustrates the concept of independence of universities, and highlights the reality of the Egyptian universities. It also tackles the most significant issues of the legal framework regulating universities. It provides answers for the question, "why independent universities?" The booklet is published as part of an educational series produced by CIHRS to simplify human rights concepts for the youth. It is authored by Kholoud Saber, Teaching Assistant of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University. She is a student activist and participated in several student committees and unions Details ... |
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Experiences of Audio-Visual media in Europe 25/7/2007
Introducing by: Ahmed Hessou - Translation was edited by: Ashraf Radi |
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 The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) published a new book entitled "Experiences of Audio-Visual Media in Europe", which encompasses various studies on the development of visual media in Europe, and reviews European expertise in the development of mass media, particularly the British, French and Czech models. The book also contains criteria set by the Council of Europe in the domain of audio-visual media, in coordination with the publishing unit of the Council, in addition to selected chapters from the television report in Europe published by the Open Society Institute in 2005, in coordination with the media program of the Institute. The introduction of the book was written by Mr. Ahmed Hessou, Syrian journalist currently working at the German Broadcast, and the Arabic translation was edited by Mr. Ashraf Radi, Egyptian reporter at Reuters. Details ... |
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Religions and Freedom of Expression: Freedom-Related Problems in Different Societies 19/7/2007
Cairo institute for human rights studies |
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 Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) published a new book, in English, which contains thorough reports on the activities accomplished in the program on Freedom of Opinion and Expression across Cultures. This program, which is an initiative from the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies in collaboration with the Euro-Mediterranean Network for Human Rights, Article 19 Organization, the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights and the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies, lasted for six months with the cooperation of a number of Arab and International organizations. Details ... |
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Religions and Freedom of Expression: Freedom-Related Problems in Different Societies 11/7/2007
Editing by: Ragab Saad Taha |
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 The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) published a new book entitled 'Religion and Freedom of Expression: Freedom-Related Problems in Different Societies." The book covers various studies including the problem of the Freedom of Expression in the Danish Caricature Crisis; the problem of Freedom of Expression in Egypt; Freedom of Expression in the Jurisprudence of the Egyptian Judiciary and the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) Judicial System.The book, edited by Ragab Saad Taha and introduced by Radwan Ziyada, comprised many studies by a group of experts, academics, human rights activists, poets, journalists, writers and judges. Writers include Salah Eissa, Hisham el-Bastawesi, Helmi Salem, Mahmoud el-Werdany, Bahey el-Din Hassan, Ali Mabrouk, Ezz el-Din Nageeb, Sameh Fawzi, Radwan Ziyada, Khaled Salah and Hafez Abo Seda in addition to other international experts. The book includes the first Arabic translation of a guideline on the implementation of the ECHR of Article 10 (on freedom of Expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights. Details ... |
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Independence of the Judiciary- Available in Arabic 4/7/2007
Dr. Sherif Younes |
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 Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, CIHRS, published a new booklet called "Independence of the Judiciary", which aims at elucidating the meaning of independence of the judiciary in simplified language targeting the youth. In this framework, the publication strives to provided answers to some questions on the reality of independence of the judiciary, Details ... |
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Freedom of the media and fairness of elections 2/7/2007
Introducing by: Moataz El Fegiery |
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 The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies published a new documentary book entitled "Freedom of the Media and Fairness of Elections". The book encompasses standards listed by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression in his report to the Human Rights Commission in 1999 and the recommendations of the Committee of Ministers inside the Council of Europe (Strasbourg) of 1999 and their explanatory note. The book also includes a draft code of honor proposed by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) in addition to standards put forth by the International Journalist Federation on press code of ethics, and recommendations proposed by the Lebanese Association for Electoral Democracy. Details ... |
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Citizenship-available in Arabic 30/6/2007
Sameh Fawzy |
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 Within the bounds of its programs of teaching human rights, and its keenness to disseminate the human rights culture among the youth usina a simple and clear method, CIHRS published a booklet on "Citizenship", which aims at introducing the concept of citizenship to the youth within the Arab World Details ... |
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