Bahey Eldin Hassan

HRD, Director

Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)

Case HistoryStatus: Convicted

Rights:

#Civil & Political Rights

Violations:

#Judicial Harassment

#Smear Campaign

#Threats / Intimidation

Location:

#Egypt

Bahey Eldin Hassan is the director and founder of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), a Cairo-based, independent, regional non-governmental organisation founded in 1993 working on the promotion and respect for the principles of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the Arab region. CIHRS received the French Republic's Human Rights Prize in 2007.

Bahey Eldin HassanCases

Bahey Eldin Hassan sentenced to 15 years imprisonment while he is in exile

Violations

#Smear Campaign

#Threats / Intimidation

Criminal Court freezes assets of HRDs and their organisations

Statement

Human Rights Organizations Condemn Sentencing of Veteran HRD Bahey Eldin Hassan to 15 Years in Prison

Rights

#Human Rights

Violations

#Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Egypt

Statement

European States and US must take measures to protect Egyptian human rights defenders, both home and abroad

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression

Violations

#Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Egypt

Statement

Criminal Court freezes assets of human rights defenders and their organisations

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban

Location

#Egypt

A significant crackdown on civil society in Egypt has been taking place since 2014. HRDs face an extremely challenging situation due to restrictions imposed on civil society and peaceful public gatherings and protests, travel bans, the arrest and sentencing of HRDs, bloggers, journalists and protesters, as well as an ongoing smear campaign against human rights groups.

#Egypt