Articles by Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
Egypt adds human rights defenders to new terrorism lists after launch of ‘national dialogue’
Authorities use terrorism lists as a tool to suppress citizens’ freedom of expression and association, rights groups say.
Sudan: UN Rights Council urged to investigate unfolding human rights crisis
56 rights groups call for an independent mechanism to investigate human rights violations and advance accountability.
Libya: Amendment to draconian civil society law offers no solution
Repressive law threatens the work of dozens of Libyan, international and relief associations and organizations operating in the country.
Egypt: Poet Galal El Behairy launches hunger strike on 5th anniversary of unjust detention
Civil society organizations call on Egyptian authorities to release El Behairy and all those arbitrarily detained for their free expression.
Egypt: NGOs call for urgent action by the UN Human Rights Council to address the country’s worsening crisis
“As witnessed by the world during COP27, the brutal crackdown on civil society in Egypt continues to intensify.”
Egypt: CIHRS website blocked in reprisal for joint report to UN Human Rights Council
The latest censorship confirms the report’s conclusion that no serious steps are being taken by the authorities to address the ongoing human rights crisis.
Egypt: Crisis by design, a human rights report by independent Egyptian organizations to the UN
A new report finds the human rights situation in Egypt has persisted and even exacerbated since its last UPR review in 2019.
Egypt: Ramy Shaath pursues justice for his imprisonment before the African Commission
IFEX joins rights groups demanding remedies from the Egyptian government for Ramy Shaath’s imprisonment and his wife’s Celine Lebrun-Shaath’s deportation.