CIHRS
NGO blames Paris attacks on ‘short-sighted’ policies
Egypt
November 18, 2015
NGO blames Paris attacks on ‘short-sighted’ policies
Europe should address “root causes of terrorism” while reacting to the recent attacks in Paris that killed more than 130…
CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS
Egypt
June 24, 2015
CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS
An Egyptian human rights organization has told the United Nations that defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria can…
HRW slams crackdown on Egypt NGOs
Egypt
June 16, 2015
HRW slams crackdown on Egypt NGOs
Human Rights Watch and other international NGOs have slammed what they consider to be a crackdown on human rights groups…
CIHRS investigated over legality of operations
Egypt
June 11, 2015
CIHRS investigated over legality of operations
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) issued a report on Wednesday, saying that judicial authorities had order a…
CIHRS moves regional, international programs outside Egypt citing threats against human rights groups
Egypt
December 9, 2014
CIHRS moves regional, international programs outside Egypt citing threats against human rights groups
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies has decided to move all its regional and international programs outside Egypt as…
CIHRS director: Government suppresses dissent under guise of fighting terrorism
Egypt
November 8, 2014
CIHRS director: Government suppresses dissent under guise of fighting terrorism
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Director Bahiy Eddin Hassan criticized Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb saying the war against…
Rights groups calls for UN investigation of situation in Tunisia
Egypt
January 20, 2011
Rights groups calls for UN investigation of situation in Tunisia
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) called for a special session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss…