The immediate and unconditional release Egyptian activist, poet, and political writer Ahmed Douma is called for by the undersigned civil society organizations from across the globe. On 16 July 2026, …
As Human Rights Council Turns 20, Sudan and Palestine Remain Exceptions to Its Failure in Confronting Wider Arab Regional Crises
Despite sharply deteriorating human rights and humanitarian conditions across Arab countries, the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, which ended yesterday 8 July, failed to engage in country-specific …
Egypt: UN calls for investigation into burial of over 300 bodies in North Sinai mass grave, following documented allegations by rights organizations
Allegations of grave violations committed during North Sinai counter-terrorism operations, which may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, are the subject of an official communication to the Egyptian government sent by a group of United Nations experts[1] on 15 April 2026.
Egypt: As Third Wave of Forced Eviction Impends, Rights Organizations Urge Halt to Displacement of North Sinai Residents
The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned by the forced eviction measures and practices being undertaken by the Egyptian military against residents of the villages of Al-Kharafin and Al-Muqata’a in North Sinai, and communities in Rafah and Sheikh Zuwayed
US/Iran Peace Deal a Step Forward But Fails to Address Root Causes of Regional Conflict
The international community should therefore view the reported agreement not as the culmination of a peace process, but as an opportunity to begin addressing the deeper political realities that continue to generate conflict and human suffering across the region.
Accept Mohamed El-Baqer’s appeal and remove his name from the ‘terrorist list’
The undersigned organizations condemn the five-year extension of human rights lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer ‘s inclusion on the ‘terrorist list,’ pursuant to a decision by the First Circuit of the Criminal …
Egyptians Deserve Human Rights, Not a Fragile Status Quo Supported by the EU
Two years after the launch of the EU-Egypt Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership, there has been no meaningful progress on human rights, democracy, or the rule of law in Egypt, despite the fact that progress on these issues was presented as a key condition for the EU’s €5 billion macro-financial assistance (MFA) package. Repression continues to deepen, undermining the European Union’s stated pursuit of stability in Egypt.
Yemen: Houthis Should Free UN, Civil Society Staff
The de facto Houthi authorities in Yemen should immediately and unconditionally release the dozens of staff from the United Nations and Yemeni and international civil society organizations who have been arbitrarily detained over the last two years, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International said today. The Houthis’ arbitrary arrests of humanitarian workers has a direct impact on the delivery of lifesaving assistance to people in critical need of aid.
Egypt: Rights Groups Call for Release of Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei and his Immediate Access to Medical Care
We, the undersigned organisations, condemn the continued detention of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Omar Salah Marei. We call for his immediate and unconditional release, the dropping of all charges against …