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The CIHRS would like to join all those striving for freedom, justice, and human dignity in mourning the death of prominent intellectual and rights advocate Dr. Mohamed El-Sayed Said, who passed away after a long life of struggle. Throughout his life, Dr. Said remained a tireless supporter of popular struggles in Egypt and the Arab world, a partisan in the battle for independence and liberation from all forms of economic, political, and military dependency, a defender of the right to self-determination and the freedom to administer national resources, and a fighter of all manner of repression brought to bear on peoples of this region by authoritarian regimes.
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The UN Human Rights Council at its 12th Session adopted a joint resolution by Egypt and the United States (US) which saved the Council’s annual resolution upholding Freedom of Expression. However, according to the CIHRS this breakthrough was tainted by the major failure of the Council to ensure accountability for war crimes committed during the invasion of Gaza by Israel earlier this year, and the adoption of a resolution on “traditional values” that greatly undermines international human rights standards.
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Today the United Nations fact finding report on the Israeli invasion of Gaza in December 2008 was presented before the Human Rights Council. The report deals with violations carried out by both Israeli armed forces and Palestinian armed groups. In the words of the head of the fact finding mission Justice Richard Goldstone, the mission and report were guided by the principle that “no state or armed group should be above the law” and that “failing to pursue justice for serious violations during any conflict will have a deeply corrosive effect on international justice.”
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The Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) in cooperation with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Georgetown University's Center for Democracy and Civil Society, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) are now accepting applications for our 3rd annual regional conferences in Egypt from 4 to 6 November 2009. The Conference will be hosted in partnership with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS).
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Report uncovering media coverage of the Darfur crisis shows that Sudanese and Arab media give little priority to the Darfur conflict and when covered, they mainly focus on the political aspects. When covered, the findings show, 33,7 percent of the total time devoted by electronic news media to the Darfur conflict focused on the work of the work of the diplomatic community, while conditions for refugees received only 4,7 percent of the air time.
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CIHRS expresses its profound concern as regards the Syrian authorities' detention of the eminent human rights defender and lawyer, Mohanad Al-Hasani, chairman of the Syrian organization for Human Rights – Sawasiah – a leading and most professional Syrian human rights organization, on 28th July. According to CIHRS information, Al-Hasani had been summoned several times to the Public Intelligence two days before his detention.
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Many analysts have noticed serious developments regarding the analysis and reporting in some Egyptian “independent” newspapers lately. Such developments include the way these “independent” newspapers deal with the state’s security reports and investigations without questioning their accuracy or asking for comments from any person or bodies related to these reports, or raising different points of view.
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We, the undersigned human rights organizations and advocates from the Arab region, express our utter condemnation of all forms of brutal repression undertaken by the Iranian authorities against large masses of the Iranian people involved in peaceful demonstrations and protests against the course and outcome of the Iranian presidential elections.
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(19 June, 2009, Geneva) — The 11th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), from 2-19 June, witnessed a barrage of attacks leveled at the Council’s credibility and effectiveness, which were largely initiated or lead by Arab League and Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) member states, said the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) today. “I am afraid such attacks, while exceptionally strong this session, are not surprising,” said Moataz El Fegiery, Executive Director of CIHRS.
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If you seek to get quality education in the human rights field, then applying for the 16th Annual Summer Course is the way to go. If you seek to know more about the different regional and international mechanisms for human rights, then it is about time to join us. If you are interested in exploring the artistic dimension of human rights advocacy, then this course program is perfect for you. If you want to meet diverse peoples from around the Arab world who are active in human rights- related fields, then do not miss this opportunity.
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CIHRS in collaboration with 13 Arab NGOs would like to express its deep concern over the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in Darfur that is jeopardizing the lives of unarmed civilians. The conflict in Darfur has been continuously deteriorating as a result of national and regional impunity practiced by the Sudanese as well as Arab and African governments.
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The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies announces the launching of the 3rd Human Rights Training Workshop for Young Political Activists. CIHRS, thus, welcomes participants in the age range of 18 - 35, and who belongs to an Egyptian political party or movement.
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We are civil society organizations from throughout the world that have contributed to the Human Rights Council and its work since its establishment. We have observed with increasing concern developments in the Council, including at the current 11th Session, that are undermining the work of the Council’s Special Procedures. This session has seen extraordinary personal attacks by some States on the integrity of mandate holders and specific threats to their independence.
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