Latest in Tag: CIHRS Highlight
Latest in Tag: CIHRS
Century-old assembly law challenged before court
CIHRS revealed that the law was previously repealed but continued to be reinforced in courts
Civil society workers ask Al-Sisi to reject parliamentâs NGO Law
The law was passed without dialogue, and violates local and international standards, argue opponents in letter to president
CIHRS cancels annual human rights summer school in fear of crackdown
The annual summer school has been hosted in Cairo for 22 years
Human Rights Council session calls for ending restrictions on NGOs
CIHRS presents statement demanding closure of foreign funding case and warns of harsh verdicts against human rights workers
CIHRS head of programmes banned from travel over investigations in ‘NGOs foreign funding’ case
Zarea’ was on his way to Tunisia when he was stopped by airport security
Orchestrated assault: Rights NGOs condemn reopening foreign funding case
Timing of the attack suggests it is punishment for engaging with OHCHR, and the UN secretary-general, according to 17 organisations
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
Egypt does not receive directives on NGOs work: Wali
âThere is a siege on civil society, and subsequently there is criticism,â says NGO director
Anti-Terror Law encourages extrajudicial killings: NGOs
New law is a crushing hit to the constitution, say the EIPR and CIHRS
Joint call to delay issuance of anti-terrorism law
Statement was signed by political parties, rights organisations and public figures
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
Police officers prosecuted for rape, torture leading to death
“Torture is systematic, accountability for it is selective,” says human rights lawyer
Tahya Misr Fundâs head claims NGOs aim to âbring down state organisationsâ
Meeting between US Congress delegation and NGOs covered deterioration of rights in Egypt
Concerns over human rights, civil society situation in Egypt before UNHRC
No genuine political will to stop violations against human rights defenders in Egypt, says rights 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
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
EIPR to register under âflawedâ NGO law, will continue work to replace it
CIHRS says it will not register under an “undemocratic law”
UN, Egyptian rights groups link counter-terrorism to human rights
CIHRS hosted meeting with UN official to assess Egypt’s strategies to fight terrorism
NGO to move international programmes abroad due to âwar on civil societyâ
Award-winning, Cairo-based CIHRS says human rights organisations face ongoing threats
CIHRS director calls on government to revise Protest Law
NGO discusses risks of protesting in Egypt before European Parliament
What happened to Egypt’s NGOs?
Civil society groups continue to operate after registration deadline, despite challenges
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
Rights groups provide Egyptian government with 100 recommendations on violations
“No progress has been made” in Egypt’s compliance with United Nations commitments, say human rights organisations
Theatre performance depicts âstories of empty stomachsâ
Group of volunteer performers present true stories of detainees on hunger strike to protest against their âinhumane treatmentâ in prison
NGOs raise human rights concerns before UNHRC
Number of issues raised including judiciary,recent court decisions and freedom of expression during election time
No clear answers from fact-finding committee for post-30 June violence: NGOs
Presidential decree mandates that the committee cannot publish its findings to the public
Rights groups reject Al-Sisi’s âpopular mandateâ
The groups rebuffed the âextralegal mandateâ to confront terrorism and urged alternative solutions.
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