Egypt: Government must stop arbitrary arrests and respect freedom of expression

21/09/2020

The undersigned human rights organizations renew their demand for the Egyptian government to respect the rights of free expression and privacy, and for state security […] Read More

Egypt: Public prosecution must fulfil its role in conducting independent investigations, not state security investigations

07/09/2020

The undersigned human rights organizations denounce and call for an immediate end to the Egyptian government’s relentless retaliatory campaign targeting opposition, political activists, human rights […] Read More

Human rights organizations call for shelving the investigation with the editor-in-chief of “Al-Manassa”     

04/07/2020

The undersigned organizations condemn in the strongest terms the arrest of Nora Younis, editor-in-chief of Al-Manassa website, after the security forces raided the headquarters of the website, […] Read More

Rights defender Ahmed Amasha re-arrested, forcibly disappeared for second time

01/07/2020

The undersigned human rights organisations denounce the arrest and disappearance by Egyptian authorities of trade unionist and human rights defender Ahmed Amasha, after his family […] Read More

Egypt: In solidarity with Gamal Eid,

29/06/2020

Rights organizations affirm reprisals will not stop human rights movement from exposing violations and authoritarian practices Joint Statement The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the […] Read More

IMF: Delay Vote on Loan to Egypt

24/06/2020

Link Approval to Robust Anti-Corruption Measures (Washington, DC, June 24, 2020) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should delay a vote on a US$5.2 billion […] Read More

Egypt: In security campaign to protect family values, Public Prosecution abdicates its duty to protect citizens

24/06/2020

Joint Statement The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the ongoing security campaign led by Egypt’s Public Prosecution against users of the social media platform Tiktok,  […] Read More

Human Rights Organizations Condemn The General Prosecutor’s Inaction After Abducting Sana Seif In Front Of His Office And Demand Her Immediate Release

23/06/2020

The undersigned NGOs condemn the series of violations the arbitrarily detained activist Alaa Abd-El Fattah’s family has faced. The last of which was today, when […] Read More

Egypt: the campaign against Gamal Eid must stop!”

23/06/2020

the undersigned organizations strongly condemn the campaign recently launched by the Egyptian authorities against the director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), […] Read More

Egypt: Public Prosecutor and Minister of Interior must disclose names and numbers of Covid-19 cases in Egyptian detention facilities

15/06/2020

Joint Statement The undersigned rights organizations condemn the response of the Egyptian government towards the plight of detainees inside the country’s prisons and other detention […] Read More

Human rights organizations hold ministry of interior and the prosecution responsible for the death of director Shady Habash in detention

17/05/2020

He won’t be the last with the persistence of medical neglect in prisons The public prosecutor must immediately release prisoners who have been held in […] Read More

Egypt: At the risk of public health, prisoners of conscience continue to be added to Egypt’s overcrowded prisons

11/05/2020

Joint Statement Amid widespread calls to reduce the country’s prison population in order to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, the Egyptian government has instead embarked on […] Read More

Amendments to Emergency Law exploit Covid-19 to undermine judicial independence | Egypt

09/05/2020

9 May 2020 Update* The below statement has been amended on May 10, 2020, to reflect the final version of the law after its publication […] Read More

Egypt:  Illegally imprisoned without trial, Shady Habash’s death underscores the urgency of releasing pretrial detainees

04/05/2020

Joint Statement The undersigned rights organizations reiterate our demand for the immediate release of persons held in pretrial detention, especially prisoners of conscience. 24- year-old […] Read More

Egypt: Free expression regarded by government as a greater threat to public safety than murder or violence

29/04/2020

Presidential pardons and conditional releases Joint Statement The signatory human rights organizations denounce the exclusion of prisoners of conscience from the April 14th pardon issued […] Read More