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Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies

NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Switzerland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies appears in 23 declared MEP meetings (16 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

23
declared meetings
with current MEPs
16
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
1.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“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).”

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“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.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 23 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats730%
Greens/EFA626%
The Left522%
Renew Europe313%
European People's Party29%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (12 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
0
2021
2
2022
2
2023
0
2024
5
2025
12
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Mounir Satouri
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Raphaël Glucksmann
3 meetings · S&D
Rima Hassan
3 meetings · The Left
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
2 meetings · Renew
Jörgen Warborn
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Jan 2026Rima HassanHuman Rights situation in North Africa
25 Sep 2025Cecilia StradaExchange of views on human rights of minorities in Egypt and general overview of the country situation in terms of democracy, rule of law and protection of fundamental rights
12 Jun 2025Raphaël GlucksmannMacro financial assistance to Egypt
5 Jun 2025Rima HassanDroits Humains en Algérie
4 Jun 2025Mounir SatouriSituation des droits humains en Algérie
3 Jun 2025Marta TemidoRecent developments in Argel
3 Jun 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenEvent on Transnational Repression
1 Apr 2025Benoit CassartAMF EGYP
25 Mar 2025Ilaria SalisEgypt
24 Mar 2025Chloé RidelHuman rights defenders
18 Mar 2025Udo BullmannExchange of views on MFA to Egypt and human rights situation in Egypt
17 Mar 2025Jörgen WarbornEgypt MFA
7 Mar 2025Raphaël GlucksmannMFA Egypt
11 Dec 2024Danilo della ValleMeeting with Cairo Institute
17 Oct 2024Jan-Christoph OetjenExchange on Transnational Repression

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