The Cairo Institute of Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and 15 associations of the Libya Platform[1] demand that the International Criminal Court (ICC) immediately investigate the latest massacre in Libya, discovered …
Mohamed Zaree honored by 12 ambassadors in Egypt for winning renowned international human rights award
Ambassador Ivan Surkoš, Head of the European Union Delegation to Cairo, hosted a luncheon yesterday, on Wednesday October 25th, in honor of Mohamed Zaree, Director of CIHRS’ Egypt office, who …
Letter to President Emmanuel Macron on President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi’s official visit to France
President Emmanuel Macron Elysée Palace 55 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 Paris 20 October 2017 Subject: President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi’s official visit to France Dear President Macron, In view of Egyptian …
Egypt | Alaa Abdel Fattah imprisoned for five years under a colonial-era law repealed 89 years ago
The undersigned human rights organizations call for the immediate release of Alaa Abdel Fattah, a pro-democracy activist who is appealing his five-year prison sentence on Thursday, October 19th at the …
Mohamed Zaree, facing life imprisonment in Egypt, wins Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) proudly announces that the director of its Egypt office, Mohamed Zaree, is the recipient of the 2017 Martin Ennals Award, a prestigious …
Libya | ‘The Platform’ in meetings with UN Libya Envoy and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Disregard for international mechanisms of accountability is the primary obstacle to the Libyan peace process
In two separate meetings with the UN yesterday October 9th, Libyan civil society representatives emphasized that the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe and the stalled peace and reconciliation process cannot be addressed …
Egypt prevents globally acclaimed activist Mohamed Zaree from traveling to attend human rights award ceremony
As the international community gathers to honor Egyptian human rights defender Mohamed Zaree at the Martin Ennals Award ceremony in Geneva on October 10, the Egyptian government has barred him …
Human rights organizations condemn the crackdown on individuals based on their perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. It criticizes the state’s disregard for the Constitution and the violation of the rights of individuals to privacy and bodily integrity
The undersigned human rights organizations staunchly denounce the Interior Ministry’s crackdown on gay men, trans people and individuals the Egyptian state perceives to be LGBTQ+, which began after several young …
Representatives of authoritarian states hostile to fundamental freedoms should not head UNESCO
The signatory human rights organizations urge UNESCO to reject the candidacy of Moushira Khattab, a nominee for its Director- General post to be selected though election this coming Monday October …
Egypt | Human rights & freedom of expression in Egypt – trapped between security services and the media
Following the escalating violent attempts to suppress and divide civil society organizations, restrict their resources, and increase security measures to silence advocates for human rights and freedom of speech and …