Journalists probe sought
Published: 14th January 2007
A REGIONAL human rights group has submitted a complaint to the Egyptian Press Syndicate requesting an inquiry into the involvement of a number of Egyptian journalists in a controversial Bahrain report known as the “Bandargate Report”.
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) also attached the full copy of the report, along with a range of material issued by human rights and media organisations in Bahrain.
“On the report appear names of certain Egyptian journalists being accused of unethical use of their capacity as journalists and media personnel,” said a statement issued by the CIHRS.
Journalists probe sought
Published: 14th January 2007
A REGIONAL human rights group has submitted a complaint to the Egyptian Press Syndicate requesting an inquiry into the involvement of a number of Egyptian journalists in a controversial Bahrain report known as the “Bandargate Report”.
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) also attached the full copy of the report, along with a range of material issued by human rights and media organisations in Bahrain.
“On the report appear names of certain Egyptian journalists being accused of unethical use of their capacity as journalists and media personnel,” said a statement issued by the CIHRS.
The CIHRS is an independent regional Non-Governmental Organisation founded in 1994.
It analyses and interprets the consequences of difficulties facing the application of international human rights law, human rights education and the promotion of respect for principles of human rights and democracy both in Egypt and the Arab region.
The CIHRS has consultative status in the United Nations Economic and Social
Council (ECOSOC) and observer status at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
The CIHRS is also a member of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) and the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX).
The Egyptian Press Syndicate is described as the equivalent of a union for Egyptian journalists.
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