Egypt: Flawed Parliamentary Electoral Process Belies Legitimacy of Elections

21/11/2025

Egypt’s 2025 House of Representatives elections were marred by chaotic procedures, opaque decision-making, and direct interference by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, underscoring the fundamentally sham […]

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Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights…Government and Commissioner’s Reports Exclude Key Violations

20/11/2025

The African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights should act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its review of […]

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CFJ and AWAFY Organized a Side Event Ahead of the 85th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR About the Escalating Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Sudan

17/11/2025

Banjul, The Gambia – 19 October 2025 — Ahead of the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), the […]

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Sudan | Dengue Fever Outbreak in Khartoum, Gezira, and Darfur Highlights the Collapse of the Health System Amid the Ongoing War

16/10/2025

The undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the widespread outbreak of dengue fever in the Sudanese states of Khartoum, Gezira, and Darfur, amid the […]

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Morocco: End the crackdown on peaceful protests and uphold the right to demands social justice 

03/10/2025

We, the undersigned human rights organizations, strongly condemn the escalating crackdown by Moroccan authorities on peaceful protests, including minors and human rights defenders, which has […]

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Joint Statement on NANHRI’s Visit to Egypt in the Context of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

01/10/2025

We, the undersigned organizations, are following with deep concern the recent visit of the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) to Egypt in […]

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Human rights organizations condemn the arrest of researcher Ismail Alexandrani and his detention on charges of “spreading false news”

26/09/2025

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn and reject the decision by the Supreme State Security Prosecution to detain researcher Ismail Alexandrani for 15 days pending […]

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Civil Society Welcomes Decision Not to Sign Egypt’s Draft Criminal Procedure Code into Law

24/09/2025

We the undersigned Egyptian and international civil society organizations welcome the decision of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to not sign the draft Criminal Procedure Code […]

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Mass Grave Uncovered in Egypt Implicates Egyptian Authorities in War Crimes

24/09/2025

New evidence reveals widespread extrajudicial executions of civilians (23 September – Geneva) As Egypt makes a bid for election to the United Nations Human Rights […]

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Rights Organisations Demand an End to Increasing Violations Against Egyptian Baha’is

18/09/2025

Joint Statement The undersigned human rights organisations condemn the Egyptian government’s response to a letter from seven Special Rapporteurs of the UN Human Rights Council […]

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Extending the Mandate of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan is Essential for Justice and Accountability  

16/09/2025

The undersigned organizations urge Member States of the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on […]

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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.

11/09/2025

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge all UN member states to refrain from voting for Egypt in the upcoming elections to the United Nations […]

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Egypt: Human rights organizations warn of grave violations in Badr 3 prison

28/08/2025

The undersigned human rights organizations express grave concern over conditions in Badr 3 Prison, east of Cairo, where detainees – most of them prisoners of […]

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Sudan: CFJ and Sudanese Rights Organizations Condemn Starvation of Civilians in El Fasher, Urge Immediate Lifting of Siege and Delivery of Aid

27/08/2025

The undersigned organizations warn of a rapidly worsening food crisis in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, where the ongoing siege by the Rapid […]

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Rights organizations call on Egypt to end transnational repression against exiled journalist Basma Mostafa

24/06/2025

We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Egyptian government to immediately end its campaign of transnational repression targeting exiled Egyptian journalists. We specifically urge the […]

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