Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
Acronym: CIHRS
General Information
Identification Code: 030804534968-91
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Entity Form: ASBL
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 5/27/2019
Last Update: 2/21/2024
EP Accredited Number: 1
Mission & Interests
Goals: The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) advocates for human rights, democracy, and accountability across the Arab region. As a regional organization deeply embedded within the human rights movement in the Arab region, CIHRS fosters strong connections with civil society organizations on the ground while effectively engaging with players in the international community, such as the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). CIHRS has a distinctive ability to connect human rights violations in MENA to global security and stability concerns. The organization combines international advocacy, research, capacity building, and human rights dissemination and media campaigns to elevate the voices of local human rights actors and defenders, and in doing so contributes to the protection of public space within the Arab region. On the EU level, CIHRS aims to engage and encourage EU interest-driven actors to respect human rights, justice and accountability.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- European neighbourhood policy
- External relations
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Humanitarian aid and civil protection
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Migration and asylum
Levels of Interest:
- global
- sub-national
- european
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Advocacy on the EU member states and institutional level, in coordination with human rights and democracy defenders from the MENA region, as well as capacity-building and networking activities for these rights defenders focusing on EU mechanisms.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Rue des Asters 18
Post Code: 1202
City: Geneva
Country: SWITZERLAND
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EU Office
Address: c/o BO-CIHRSAvenue Victor Jacobs 78
Post Code: 1040
City: Etterbeek
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 3
Members F T E: 1.100000023841858
Info Members: Our Senior EU Advocacy Representative engages in the activities mentioned under Item 9 and has an access card to the European Parliament. Our Senior Director for Advocacy also has an access card to the European Parliament. Several other members of our advocacy team dedicate some of their working time to support the organization's work described under Item 9.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Organisation Members: CIHRS is a member of the EuroMed Rights Network (https://euromedrights.org/members/); of the Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) (https://www.hrdn.eu/); of IFEX (https://ifex.org/); and of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) (https://www.fidh.org/en/).