Deteriorating human rights situation in Arab region, governments hostile to reform: CIHRS
Increased extrajudicial killing, curtailment of human rights activities, use of the judiciary as tool to eliminate political opposition among major violations
Latest in Tag: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Highlight
Latest in Tag: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
Joint call to delay issuance of anti-terrorism law
Statement was signed by political parties, rights organisations and public figures
CIHRS referred to investigation
Government is taking revenge on organisation for addressing human rights situation, says CIHRS
Rights groups concerned of investigations into anti-torture judges
Judges are interrogated under pretence of their participation in workshop organised by âillegalâ organisation to draft anti-torture law
Joint statement from prominent rights organisations condemn radio directorâs arrest
Arrest of Ahmed Samih is another instance of âongoing campaign to intimidate and terrorise human rights defendersâ
Rights groups strongly condemn torture in Egyptian prisons
Prisoners, including Ahmed Gamal Ziada, have been subjected to torture and ill treatment inside Abu Za’abal prison
Rights group calls for end of refugeesâ âarbitrary detentionâ
73 Syrians and Palestinian-Syrians refugees have been held for over 100 days in detention despite Prosecution’s release order
New terrorist entities law vague, violates freedoms: NGOs
Over 20 NGOs criticised law which could be applied to peaceful individuals, statements and newspaper articles
Rights groups express concern over Shura Council verdict
Danger that “violations on fair trials” impose on freedoms, forms a “threat” to Egyptâs human rights system, rights groups says
Rights groups send open letter to President Obama on counter-extremism
The abuse of human rights is as destabilising as extremist groups, argues civil society groups.
Egypt witnesses collapse of rule of law, constitution, human rights: Activist
Demonstrating in Egypt is considered more dangerous than mass murder, and the Protest Law must be amended, says Bahey Eldin Hassan
Security violence has reached ‘unprecedented levels’: EIPR
Rights groups hold interior ministry accountable for deaths at Air Defence Stadium
British, Egyptian civil society figures pen open letters to protest abuse of activists
A letter in The Guardian follows a joint statement by top Egyptian NGOs protesting travel bans on civil society leaders
Al-Sisi ratifies electoral districts law amid concerns over fair democratic representation
Regulations do not weigh votes equally and will empower businessmen and Mubarak-era figures, says panel at CIHRS
Draft law on âterrorist entitiesâ could silence civil society: Rights group
Labelling groups âterroristâ will not stop violence, says Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
Human Rights Watch denounces Al-Sisi’s decree allowing military trials for civilians
The law represents âanother nail in the coffin of justice in Egyptâ, says programme director
17 rights groups urge Arab foreign ministers to reject Arab Court proposal
Current proposal for Arab Court restricts courtâs jurisdiction, say rights groups
Egyptâs NGOs under threat: rights groups
Civil society groups say their attempts to register have been refused or ignored
Rights groups release findings of investigations into Port Said deaths
Local and international human rights groups criticise government officials for the deaths of protesters in January
Human rights groups condemn Morsiâs âauthoritarian trendsâ
The NGO law is similar to the Association law which former president Mubarak attempted to pass just months prior to the revolution, they said