The undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the escalating pattern of “punishment by proxy” employed by the Egyptian authorities, which has only intensified in recent months. This years-long practice …
Egypt: 2025 Parliamentary Elections a Farce to Bolster Sisi Regime
The undersigned Egyptian independent human rights organizations said that Egypt’s upcoming elections to the House of Representatives (HoR), scheduled for 10-11 November 2025, are occurring under chronic and severe restrictions …
Egypt: Release Hamdy El-Za’eem: Unlawfully Detained for Five Years
The undersigned organizations call for the immediate and unconditional release of photojournalist Hamdy Mokhtar Ali, ‘Hamdy El-Za’eem’, who has been held in pretrial detention for nearly five years pending Case …
Egypt: Rights Groups Condemn Arbitrary Referral to Trial of Exiled Academic Taqadum El-Khatib and Call for an End to Transnational Repression
The undersigned organizations condemn the relentless persecution and harassment of Egyptian researcher and academic Dr. Taqadum El-Khatib, who has been living in exile in Germany, following a new arbitrary in …
Egypt: Immediately release Dr. Abdelkhalek Farouk, unjustly sentenced for his writing
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 …