Articles by Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
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 […]
CIHRS releases second report on media coverage of presidential elections
(CIHRS/IFEX) – The following is a 6 September 2005 CIHRS press release: Second Report by the CIHRS Media Monitoring Team at the Conclusion of Presidential Campaigns The CIHRS media monitoring team issued today its second report evaluating and analyzing the performance of audio and visual mass media (6 state-owned TV channels and 17 state-owned and […]
CIHRS releases first progress report on media coverage of presidential elections
(CIHRS/IFEX) – The following is a 26 August 2005 CIHRS press release: First Progress Report on monitoring the media coverage of Egypt’s Presidential Elections The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a press conference yesterday to present the first progress report evaluating the performance of independent and state-owned mass media during the first […]
Bahrain Center for Human Rights director sentenced to 45 days imprisonment pending investigations
(CIHRS/IFEX) – The following is a 29 September 2004 press release: Cairo, September 29, 2004 38 Human Rights NGOs from 14 Arab States call upon the Bahraini Authorities to immediately release the Executive Director of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights The undersigned signatories express their deep alarm regarding the detention of the Executive Director […]