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Egypt: Government must immediately close Case 173 and end assault on human rights organizations and defenders

24/02/2022

The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s failure to close Case no. 173 of 2011, commonly known as the “NGO Foreign Funding Case”, […]

UN issues statement on detained Al Jazeera journalists after CFJ communication

23/02/2022

As part of its continuous success in bringing the voices of the oppressed to UN mechanisms in order to work for their redress and lift […]

Al-Sisi’s Visit to Brussels: No Red Carpet for Human Rights Violations

16/02/2022

As EU officials prepare to welcome African heads of state for the EU-AU summit in Brussels on 17-18 February, 2022, 6 NGOs call on EU […]

The European Union flag in the European Parliament in Strasbourg [European Parliament/Flickr]

Civil Society Organizations Call on the European Union to Withdraw its Joint Candidacy with Egypt to Chair the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum

11/02/2022

In light of Egypt’s alarming record of severe human rights violations, often “justified” in the name of counterterrorism, the undersigned civil society organizations are appalled […]

Fans watch as South Sudan plays its first national game against Kenya.

Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan

10/02/2022

In a letter released ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 49th session (28 February-1 April 2022), a record number of 80 NGOs urge states to extend the mandate of […]

Joint statement: Participation of UN Secretary-General in Youth Forum provided cover for el-Sisi regime

04/02/2022

Egypt’s World Youth Forum, held on 10-13 January 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh “under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi”, stands in stark contrast with […]

Biden Administration’s Decision to Reprogram Military Aid to Egypt Is Necessary but Insufficient

01/02/2022

Following the January 30 deadline, the Biden administration decided that it will reprogram $130 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) originally […]

Egypt: After CFJ complaint, UN takes action regarding the detention of 4 human rights defenders

28/01/2022

The Committee for Justice said that the issuance of a UN memorandum by a group of United Nations human rights experts regarding the continued detention […]

Tahrir Square in Cairo during the revolution [Hossam el-Hamalawy/Flickr]

Egypt: On the 11th anniversary of the revolution, leaked video proves torture is systematic

27/01/2022

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) condemns the ongoing torture epidemic perpetrated by the security agencies in Egypt, following leaked videos of detainees being tortured in […]

Egypt: Quash verdicts and stop unjust trials by emergency courts

27/01/2022

We, the undersigned organizations call on Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi to immediately quash the verdicts against seven arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, activists and politicians, […]

Egypt: Presidential pardon demanded following verdict upholding imprisonment of human rights defender Amal Fathy

13/01/2022

The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the ruling on 11 January by the Egyptian Court of Cassation upholding the imprisonment of human rights defender Amal […]

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EGYPT: AUTHORITIES MUST REPEAL THE OUTRAGEOUS NGO LAW

10/01/2022

In response to reports that the Egyptian government has decided to delay by six months the deadline requiring civil society organisations (CSOs) to register under […]

Egypt: Remote renewal of pretrial detention is another attempt to undermine the rights of detainees

04/01/2022

The administrative decision issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Justice to start implementing the system of remote renewal of pretrial detention (via video conference) is […]

Alaa Abd El Fattah, rights lawyer Mohammed al-Baqer, and journalist Mohammed Ibrahim “Oxygen”

Egypt: Unjust verdict must not be ratified against activists Mohamed El-Baqer, Alaa Abdel Fattah, and Mohamed Ibrahim

21/12/2021

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Emergency State Security Court’s verdict, on 20 December, of five years’ imprisonment for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and […]

Joint statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Alaa Abdel Fattah, Mohamed El-Baqer and Mohamed Ibrahim “Oxygen”

16/12/2021

Ahead of the verdict of the Emergency Court on 20 December, we, the undersigned organisations, call upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release […]

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