On Tuesday 29 April, the Egyptian Parliament adopted a new code of criminal procedures, a law that is meant to constitute the backbone of justice, equality before the law, and …
Rights organizations condemn violations in Badr 3 as multiple prisoners attempt suicide amid surge of restrictions, harassment, and medical neglect
The undersigned organizations are alarmed by the escalating human rights violations inside the Badr Correction and Rehabilitation Complex, particularly in Badr 3 prison, where conditions are rapidly deteriorating and prisoners …
Egypt: Ahead of Ahmed Aboul Fotouh’s trial, rights organizations demand the dismissal of the retaliatory case against him
The undersigned human rights organizations are gravely concerned as the trial of Ahmed Aboul Fotouh approaches, with its first session on Sunday, 27 April. Ahmed is the son of Dr. …
Egypt: 14 human rights organizations demand justice for the extrajudicial killing of two young persons and the arbitrary arrest of dozens of women in Marsa Matrouh and call for urgent, impartial, and transparent investigations to be opened and for those responsible to be brought to justice
The undersigned organizations express their solidarity to the people of Marsa Matrouh governorate in Egypt for the extrajudicial killings during the police pursuit of a wanted person, according to testimonies …
Egypt: Hundreds of political detainees, overdue for release, instead referred to terrorism courts by Supreme State Security Prosecution
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Supreme State Security Prosecution’s recent referral of hundreds of detained citizens to terrorism courts instead of immediately releasing them. Defendants in these court …
Egypt: Government’s unrelenting criminalization of human rights work through legislation and retaliation detailed in UPR report
View PostEgyptian Government Sends Clear Message Ahead of UN Review: Human Rights Reform Off the Table
For well over a decade, our organizations have regularly analyzed and documented developments concerning Egypt’s human rights crisis, most recently through our joint submission to the United Nations ahead of …
Call for Urgent Action: Over 500 Signatures from Public Figures, Human Rights Organizations, Political Groups, and Individuals Demanding Immediate Release of Poet Abdel Rahman Youssef
We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, express our condemnation of the detention of poet Abdel Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi by Lebanese authorities on 28 December 2024, based on a security cooperation …
Human Rights Organizations: Right to Return for North Sinai Residents is Fundamental, and Military Trials are invalid
The signatories condemn in the strongest terms the harsh and unjust sentences issued by a military court on Saturday, December 14, 2024, against 62 civilians from North Sinai, including tribal …
Egypt: Joint report on mounting human rights crisis
12 Rights groups present recommendations to the Egyptian government as the UN review of its rights record approaches On 17 December 2024, twelve Egyptian human rights organizations published a joint …