Articles by Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
Twenty-two IFEX members urge president to abolish imprisonment of journalists in publication cases
(CIHRS/EOHR/HRinfo/IFEX) – The following is a joint action signed by 24 IFEX members and other organisations: We, the undersigned members and partners of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), call on Egyptian President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak to enact his promise in 2004 to abolish imprisonment of journalists in publication cases, particularly with relation to […]
Human rights defender scheduled to participate in conference arrested and detained
(CIHRS/IFEX) – The following is a 15 October 2006 joint statement by 30 human rights organisations, including CIHRS and EOHR: Cairo, 15 October 2006 Yemeni Authorities: Stop Arbitrary Practices Against Human Rights Defendants and Immediately Release Ali Al-Demely Statement from 30 NGOs in 11 Arab Countries The undersigned organizations expressed their great discontent about the […]
Electronic publication blocked as authorities escalate security campaign against reformers, human rights activists
(CIHRS/IFEX) – The following is a CIHRS press release: Cairo, June 28, 2006 Syrian Authorities Escalate Security Campaign to Suppress Reformers and Human Rights Activists The Syrian authority has seriously escalated its security campaign, and continued to terrorize and suppress civil society reformers and human rights activists in total disregard of all human rights principles. […]
African Union commission to investigate 2005 referendum day harassment of journalists
(CIHRS/IFEX) – The following is a CIHRS press release: On the anniversary of Black Wednesday: The African Union decides to investigate the crimes of referendum day The Egyptian government faces nine charges Today, on the first anniversary of the attacks made on referendum day, 24 Egyptian NGOs announced that the African Commission for Human and […]
Conference participants decry government efforts to silence judiciary
(CIHRS/IFEX) – The following are excerpts from a CIHRS statement: Cairo Declaration: Toward a Union for Judges in the Arab World In Defense of Judges’ Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Association and of the Independence of the Judiciary Final Communiqué of the Conference on “The Role of the Judiciary in the Process of Political Reform […]
Human rights groups condemn detention of writer and his family
(HRinfo/CIHRS/IFEX) – The following is a joint statement by a number of Egyptian human rights groups, including HRinfo and CIHRS: Syria: detention of a Syrian writer and his family Egyptian human rights groups condemn the detention and calls for his release 30 March 2006 Egyptian human rights groups condemned today the continuation of the detention […]
CIHRS releases second report on coverage of recent parliamentary elections, criticises bias toward ruling party
(CIHRS/IFEX) – The following is a 6 December 2005 CIHRS press release: Cairo, 6 December 2005 Use of Media Public Funds for the Benefit of Ruling Party Candidates and the Derogation of Their Opponents: Additional Evidence of the Absence of Integrity in the Parliamentary Elections Second Report On the Media Monitoring of the Parliamentary Elections […]
CIHRS releases report on media coverage of the parliamentary elections
(CIHRS/IFEX) – The following is an 8 November 2005 CIHRS press release: Flagrant bias in favor of the ruling party’s candidates First Progress Report on monitoring the media coverage of Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a press conference today to announce the findings of the first progress report […]