Almost three years have passed since the people of Egypt rose up against the autocratic regime of President Hosni Mubarak, demanding a more just society. In the face of ongoing …
130 Groups Across Africa Call for Countries to Back ICC AU Summit Should Support Court, Including Kenya Cases
(Johannesburg) – 130 groups from across Africa called on African members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a letter made public today to affirm their support for the court at an extraordinary …
Letter to Foreign Ministers on Support for the ICC in Advance of Extraordinary AU Summit
Updated to include additional endorsements on October 9, 2013 Foreign Ministers African States Parties to the International Criminal Court Re: Support for the ICC at African Union (AU) summit on …
“Besieging the Truth” 205 violations against media professionals in 60 days
On Thursday, October 3, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) issued a specialized report titled “Besieging the Truth”. This report monitors and analyzes the types of abuses faced …
CIHRS at the UN Human Rights Council:
Steps Must Be Taken to Protect and Promote Human Rights in the Arab Region
The 24th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) came to an end last Friday, September 27, 2013. Although many Arab and international civil society groups – …
End targeting of human rights defenders and political dissidents in Bahrain!
The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned about the unfair sentences which are likely to be given to 50 Bahraini political and rights activists who have been on trial …
Human Rights Council 24th session End of session statement
Joint statement on behalf of International Service for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Conectas …
The Cairo Institute Denounces Lacking International Response to Violations to International Law in Sudan
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) presented an oral intervention on the situation of human rights in Sudan to the UN Human Rights Council Yesterday, 25 September 2013. …
Cairo Institute issues no. 64 of Rowaq Arabi:
Human Rights and Islamic Law… Compatible or Contradictory?
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) recently published issue no. 64 of Rowaq Arabi, which presents a number of the human rights-related problems seen the Arab and Muslim …