Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies

Rights activist involved in foreign-funding case says banned from travel
Egypt

Rights activist involved in foreign-funding case says banned from travel

An Egyptian human rights activist said on Thursday that airport security officials prevented him flying to Tunisia and told him…
NGO’s argue Arab leaders to consider non-security roots behind terrorism
Egypt

NGO’s argue Arab leaders to consider non-security roots behind terrorism

Twenty-one Arab human rights NGOs have sent an official letter to Arab leaders condemning the unilateral use of security and…
US congressional delegation talks human rights with Egypt NGO
Egypt

US congressional delegation talks human rights with Egypt NGO

A delegation from the US Congress discussed late Tuesday the situation of human rights in Egypt with an Egyptian NGO,…
Human rights groups demand accountability for Port Said police killings
Egypt

Human rights groups demand accountability for Port Said police killings

  Egyptian and international human rights NGOs said in a statement Saturday that President Mohamed Morsy and the Public Prosecution…
Egyptian civil society see echoes of past in new law
Egypt

Egyptian civil society see echoes of past in new law

A law drafted by the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party threatens to stifle Egyptian civil society and takes a…
NGOs talk human rights violations with EU, US representatives
Egypt

NGOs talk human rights violations with EU, US representatives

Thirteen local rights groups met on Wednesday with Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union's special human rights representative, and Michael Posner,…
Human rights organizations condemn military trial of reporter
Egypt

Human rights organizations condemn military trial of reporter

Ismailia Military Court extended journalist Mohamed Sabry’s detention and postponed his case until 15 January, as several human rights organizations…
Rights group: New draft laws restrict freedoms as under Mubarak
Egypt

Rights group: New draft laws restrict freedoms as under Mubarak

The government still drafts laws to restrict the rights and freedoms of citizens like under ousted President Hosni Mubarak, the…
Human rights organization accuses government of misleading the public
Egypt

Human rights organization accuses government of misleading the public

The Egyptian government’s responses to the UN Special Rapporteur’s report on the right of peaceful demonstration and the freedom to…
Rights group to UN: Egypt civil society suffering worst crackdown in its history
Egypt

Rights group to UN: Egypt civil society suffering worst crackdown in its history

Freedom of association in Egypt is suffering “the worst crackdown since [civil society’s] emergence in 1985,” the Cairo Institute for…
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