Following a trial failing to meet minimal due process standards, the verdict represents a threat from the authorities that any free expression of opinion will be repressed, including with imprisonment. …
Rights Organisations Demand an End to Increasing Violations Against Egyptian Baha’is
The undersigned human rights organisations condemn the Egyptian government’s response to a letter from seven Special Rapporteurs of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the situation of Egyptian Baha’is. The …
Urgent Appeal on Critical Health of Egyptian Lawyer and Human Rights Defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim
The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned over the severe deterioration in the health of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim, 66 years old, who has been in …
Vote Yes to Human Rights, Say No to Oppression
Electing the Egyptian government to the Human Rights Council will reward brutal repression and undermine the international human rights system We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge all UN member …
Egypt’s Diplomatic Missions Weaponized as Transnational Repression Tool
We strongly condemn the unprecedented weaponization of Egyptian diplomatic missions as tools of transnational repression against peaceful protesters abroad. A recently leaked recording of Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty shows him …
Egypt: On his 25th birthday, rights organizations renew demand for disclosure of fate of Ahmed Hassan Mustafa, forcibly disappeared for over six years
The undersigned human rights organizations are gravely concerned by the prolonged enforced disappearance of student Ahmed Hassan Mustafa, who turns 25 on 1 September 2025. Ahmed Hassan Mustafa has been …
Egyptian Authorities Should Stop Targeting Minors Over Online Gaming Activity
We, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the Egyptian security services’ targeting of minors for their digital activity through online gaming platforms. This alarming practice has resulted in children being arbitrarily …
Ongoing Harassment of Lina Attalah and Escalating Crackdown on Mada Masr and Independent Journalism in Egypt
The undersigned organizations condemn the ongoing judicial and security harassment of Mada Masr, one of the last operating independent media platforms in Egypt. The latest incident involved the summoning of …
Rights Groups Call on Egyptian Authorities to Immediately Release Dr. Salah Soltan and All Wrongfully Detained Prisoners Sentenced in Case No. 1766 of 2022
We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply alarmed by the news that Egyptian academic and U.S. lawful permanent resident Dr. Salah Soltan is enduring a potentially life-threatening medical crisis and is …
In Defense of Access to Justice: Solidarity with the lawyers’ general strike against rising litigation fees
The undersigned human rights organizations declare their full solidarity with the Lawyers Syndicate’s decision to stage a general strike on 7 and 8 July and to boycott all court and …
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture:
Government Continues to Deny Reality of Torture in Egypt to United Nations; Rights Groups Respond
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Rights organizations call on Egypt to end transnational repression against exiled journalist Basma Mostafa
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Egyptian government to immediately end its campaign of transnational repression targeting exiled Egyptian journalists. We specifically urge the government to respond to the …
Egypt: President Sisi bears direct responsibility for the fate of Laila Soueif and political prisoners
The undersigned organizations hold President Abdelfattah al-Sisi personally responsible for the life of Laila Soueif, whose health is dramatically deteriorating as she approaches 270 days of hunger strike in protest …
Egypt: Actions Against Gaza March Reflect Broader Crackdown on Dissent
As of June 12, Egyptian authorities persist in their detention and deportation of dozens of activists from around the world taking part in the Global March to Gaza, a grassroots …
NGOs demand the immediate and unconditional release of Ibrahim Metwally, detained solely for peacefully exercising his human rights
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, express our grave concern regarding the prolonged arbitrary detention of 61-year-old Ibrahim Metwally since 10 September 2017, and his recent indictment in three cases …