CFJ and African Defenders urge UN Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders to condemn targeting and defamation of director at “Sinai Human Rights Foundation”

11/03/2024

Egypt – AfricanDefenders (Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network) and the Committee for Justice (CFJ) petition the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point […]

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Egypt: Human Rights Group and its Director Threatened and Smeared, Reprisals Follow Reports on Gaza Border Activity

26/02/2024

The Egyptian authorities and affiliated groups have responded to recent reporting by the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, an Egyptian human rights group with a […]

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Joint Statement – Thirteen Years After Mubarak’s Ouster, Unprecedented Repression and Economic Instability in Egypt

12/02/2024

Thirteen years after Egyptians courageously took to the streets and forced the autocratic president Hosni Mubarak to step down after nearly three decades in power, […]

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Egypt: Judicial authorities condemned for “recycling” political prisoners into new cases after the end of their prison term

05/02/2024

The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian authorities’ continued policy of not releasing political detainees after the end of their prison term or after […]

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Joint statement: Egyptian and international civil society organizations call for Badr Mohamed’s immediate release

22/01/2024

The Egyptian authorities must immediately release Badr Mohamed, who was unjustly convicted in January 2023 in connection to protests and sentenced to five years in […]

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The EU should uphold human rights and accountability in negotiation of a strategic partnership with Egypt

15/12/2023

 We 14 NGOs urge the EU and its Member States to prioritize accountability and human rights reforms in ongoing negotiations for an EU strategic partnership […]

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Egypt: Authorities must stop targeting independent news website Mada Masr

06/12/2023

The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the summoning for investigation of Lina Atallah, the founder and editor-in-chief of the Mada Masr independent news website, by […]

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Egypt: As the UN Committee Against Torture’s Review Concludes, Government Evades Criticism of its Human Rights Record

16/11/2023

On 14 and 15 November, the United Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) held its review of the Egyptian government’s record on torture and other cruel […]

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Egypt: Al-Tantawy prevented from running for presidency and referred to trial, underscoring illegitimacy of upcoming elections

13/11/2023

The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the escalating retaliatory practices against Egyptian politician and former presidential candidate Ahmed al-Tantawy and members of his electoral campaign. […]

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Human Rights Organizations Submit Alternative Report to the UN Committee against Torture Ahead of its Review of Egypt

06/11/2023

UNCAT Must Recognize that Systematic and Widespread Torture in Egypt Amounts to a Crime Against Humanity Ahead of Egypt’s review by the United Nations Committee […]

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Egypt: Legitimacy of presidential elections undermined by violations marring collection of candidacy endorsements

26/10/2023

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the violations marring the collection of endorsements for candidates running the upcoming presidential elections, including violations at public notary […]

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Egypt: Third Sisi Presidential Term Would Undermine State Stability and Prevent the Initiation of Human Rights and Economic Reform  

12/10/2023

As Egypt prepares for presidential elections in December 2023, the undersigned human rights organizations warn that Egypt is at a critical juncture and that failure […]

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Joint statement of Egyptian human rights organizations: Urgent action needed to compel Israel to lift the Gaza blockade and ensure access of humanitarian aid

11/10/2023

Egyptian human rights organizations call on the international community and the Egyptian government, in accordance with its humanitarian role and obligations under international law, to […]

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Egypt: Sentencing of Hesham Kassem confirms National Dialogue is a farce,as repeatedly warned by rights groups

19/09/2023

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the sentencing of prominent dissident Hesham Kassem on 16  September to six months in prison and an EGP 20,000 […]

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Egypt: The immediate release of activist Mohamed Adel demanded by human rights organizations

06/09/2023

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the verdict sentencing the former spokesperson of the April 6 Youth Movement and political activist, Mohamed Adel, to four […]

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