The Cairo Institute

Orchestrated campaign against human rights organizations: Facts absent; the public intentionally misled

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) is an independent regional non-governmental organization founded in 1993. It aims at promoting respect for the principles of human rights and democracy

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Jordan

The necessity of expanding the council of the commission and discussing its bill in parallel with the
Elections bill, Al‐Hayat Center

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Palestine

Results of a Specialized Opinion Poll among Palestinian Youth: Activism, Political Efficacy,Palestinian Internal Politics, Elections, Arab Spring and Negotiations Dated,1 February 2012

Think Tanks

"2011 Global Go To Think Tanks Rankings"

Syria

February 2012

The “Silent Bloc".. Acquiescing to Tyranny Willingly or Out of Fear

Arab World

Arab spring: an interactive timeline of Middle East protests

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Arab World for Research and Development (AWRAD) is an independent research center in Palestine. AWRAD works in social political and economic research and development through sound and rigorous policy and applied research...

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Donor's Community News

Young people from the Euro-Mediterranean region are invited to apply to take part in a seminar :

"Youth empowerment in the wake of the Arab Spring"

from 22-24 March 2012 In Malta

The deadline for applications is 13 February.

Recent Publications

Global Civil Society at Risk : 2011 Report

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NDAW Activities

On Saturday, January 28, 2012 the Network of Democrats in the Arab World (NDAW) and the Center for Humanities Studies and Research (MADA) held a workshop for civil society organizations on "Creating Publicity Material". The workshop was held ...

Conference : “Exchange of Civil Society Success Models in the Arab World”

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 22:49

NDAW held the culminating conference for a grant received from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), under the theme “Exchange of Civil Society Success Models in the Arab World” on October 22 -27 in the city of Abu Sultan, Egypt. A total of 31 participants took part in the conference from 8 ...

Democracy News from Around the World

Tunisia's democracy blooms as model for Arab Spring

The political side of that story has been well told: more than 110 political parties registered in advance of Tunisia’s first democratic vote on Oct. 23. But behind...

Iraq's journalist protection law doesn't protect them

New York, January 24, 2012--Iraq's Journalist Protection Law falls short of international standards of freedom of expression and should immediately be repealed, the...

Three written interventions pertaining to Egypt...

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) has sent three written interventions to the Human Rights Council 19th Session: Freedom of Association under....

عُمان: يجب التحقيق في الوفيات التي أسفرت عنها المصادمات أثناء التظاهرات

(نيويورك) - قالت هيومن رايتس ووتش اليوم إن على السلطات العُمانية أن تجري تحقيقاً فورياً وموثوقاً في استخدام الشرطة للقوة المميتة لأجل تفريق مظاهرة تحولت إلى طابع عنيف في مدينة صحار الساحلية الواقعة شمال السلطنة،...