Egypt: Rights Groups Warn of Collective Punishment at Badr Prison

20/03/2023

We, the undersigned Egyptian and international organizations, express our deepest concern regarding the egregious and collective violations of human rights taking place at Egypt’s Badr […]

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32 Civil Society Organizations Condemn the Referral of Mada Masr Journalists to Trial

16/03/2023

16 March 2023 The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the Public Prosecution’s decision to refer Bissan Kassab, Rana Mamdouh, and Sarah Seif Eldin, three female […]

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Egypt: Rights groups reject unjust verdicts against ECRF, demand an end to targeting civil society

08/03/2023

We, the undersigned Egyptian rights groups, reject the unjust verdicts handed to 31 people on Sunday, including prison sentences against human rights defenders and lawyers. […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents third death in custody in first two months of 2023

06/03/2023

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 27, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented a new death inside a detention center in Egypt, […]

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Egypt: Release Prison Population Figures

28/02/2023

(Beirut, February 28, 2023) – The Egyptian authorities should increase transparency by making essential figures about the country’s detainee population public, nine organizations said today. […]

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Open letter condemning the extradition of Hassan al-Rabea from Morocco to Saudi Arabia

20/02/2023

February 13, 2023   Mr. Aziz Akhannouch Head of Government of Morocco Prime Minister’s Office Touarga, Rabat CC: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and […]

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Egypt: Rights Groups Call for the Release of an Egyptian-American Citizen Arrested in Dubai

09/12/2022

The undersigned organizations condemn the arrest of Egyptian-American citizen Sherif Osman in the UAE, amid fears of deporting him to Egypt. We call on the […]

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European Parliament debates Egypt’s human rights situation with European Commission, resolution calls for strong EU measures to address crisis

24/11/2022

12 regional, international and Egyptian CSOs welcome the European Parliament’s plenary debate on Egypt’s human rights situation and EU policy toward the country, with Commissioner […]

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Egypt: Sexual assault of detainee Omar Ali in Badr Prison denounced by human rights organizations

16/11/2022

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the sexual assault of Omar Mohamed Ali inside his place of detention on 2 October 2022, by members of […]

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Prominent Italian Human Rights Activist Banned from Entering Egypt to Participate in COP27

10/11/2022

On 10 November 2022, Egyptian authorities denied human rights defender Giorgio Caracciolo, an Italian national and Deputy Director for International Programs at DIGNITY and a […]

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#FreeAlaa: At COP27, Canada Must Speak Out for the Release of Alaa Abdel-Fattah

07/11/2022

As the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) begins in Egypt, today, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), in concert with […]

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Joint letter to US President Biden ahead of his planned visit to Egypt for COP27

21/10/2022

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, […]

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Egypt: COP27 participants urged to recognize Sinai population’s environmental and human rights

11/10/2022

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) is scheduled to be held in the southern Sinai city of Sharm el-Sheikh next month, in November. […]

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Joint statement: End arbitrary detention and forcible deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers

07/10/2022

The undersigned organizations condemn the arbitrary detention of Eritrean asylum-seekers in Egypt and call upon the Egyptian government to abide by international and regional treaties […]

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Global Coalition Calls for Release of Mohamed el-Baqer and Alaa Abdel Fattah on Three Year Anniversary of their Arrests

29/09/2022

Thursday, September 29, 2022 marks three years since Egyptian human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer and British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah were arrested […]

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