Articles by Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
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.
Libya: House of Representatives must immediately repeal Anti-Cybercrime Law
Rights groups say broad, ambiguous terminology of ratified law threatens freedom of expression and citizens’ privacy.
Activists denounce claims made by the Algerian UPR delegation to the UN regarding the state of the country’s human rights
Human rights defenders say the Algerian government continues to impose restrictions on free association and free expression amidst a rise in gender-based violence.
Egypt: Alaa Abd El Fattah’s life at serious risk amidst COP27 climate summit
The prominent activist has entered a full hunger strike in protest of his unjust detention as Egypt hosts the United Nations Climate Change Conference.