Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
Rights activist involved in foreign-funding case says banned from travel
Egypt
May 27, 2016
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
March 26, 2015
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
February 18, 2015
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
March 2, 2013
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
February 26, 2013
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
February 13, 2013
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
January 9, 2013
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
October 21, 2012
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
June 21, 2012
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
March 7, 2012
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…