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, …
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
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 …
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 …
Trial of Journalist Yasser Abu Al Ela Exposes the False Narrative of Human Rights Progress in Egypt
The trial of Yasser Abu Al‑Ela, who has been held in pretrial detention for more than two years, directly contradicts the Egyptian authorities’ claims of improving human rights conditions, instead …
Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Call for the Immediate Release of Ahmed Douma
We, the undersigned civil society organizations from around the world, call on Egyptian authorities to immediately release prominent activist, poet and political writer Ahmed Douma from pretrial detention and to …
Egypt: Ahmed Douma prosecuted for the seventh time in under two years with latest State Security summons
The undersigned organizations express their full solidarity with poet and former political prisoner Ahmed Douma, who is facing a series of unjustified “legal” prosecutions. Despite his release from prison in …
Egypt: Rights groups call for the release of lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim over health concerns and prolonged detention
The Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders in South West Asia and North Africa (WHRDMENA) and the undersigned organizations express their deep concern and profound regret over the health …