October 10, 2017
Selected by a jury of 10 global human rights organizations, including the ICJ, Mohamed Zaree is a devoted human rights activist and legal scholar whose work focuses on human rights advocacy around freedom of expression and association.
Mohamed Zaree is also known for his role as the Egypt Country Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), which works throughout the Arabic speaking world.
He assumed this role after government pressure on CIHRS prompted them to relocate their headquarters to Tunis in 2014.
The Egyptian government has been escalating its pressure on the human rights movement.
Human rights NGOs and defenders are confronted with a growing wave of threats, harassment, and intimidation, legal and otherwise.
Despite this, Mohamed Zaree is leading CIHRS’ research, human rights education, and national advocacy initiatives in Egypt and is shaping the media debate on human rights issues.
During this critical period for civil society, he is also leading the Forum of Independent Egyptian Human Rights NGOs, a network aiming to unify human rights groups in advocacy.
Zaree’s initiatives have helped NGOs to develop common approaches to human rights issues in Egypt.
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https://sg.news.yahoo.com/egyptian-legal-scholar-wins-top-rights-prize-165320789.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4967226/Egyptian-legal-scholar-wins-rights-prize.html
http://en.prothom-alo.com/international/news/162571/Egyptian-legal-scholar-wins-top-rights-prize
http://gazette.com/major-human-rights-award-goes-to-egyptian-facing-prosecution/article/feed/500623
http://www.martinennalsaward.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Ennals_Award_for_Human_Rights_Defenders