The undersigned human rights organizations strongly reject the move by Egyptian authorities to pursue family members of the detainee Abdul Rahman Gamal Al-Shuweikh after their disclosure and official complaint to …
Egypt: Government must end relentless attempt to “eradicate” independent civil society
The Egyptian government will convene an online panel discussion with United Nations member states on the 4th of May to discuss its national legal framework concerning civil society, including , …
Egypt: Open letter to human rights ambassadors around the world regarding the targeting of LGBTQI+ community and activists
International Community Must Speak Out Against Government Prosecution and Harassment of LGBTQI+ Community and Activists Ahead of the Egyptian Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, 27 Egyptian, regional and …
Egypt: CIHRS joins call urging the Biden administration not to disregard human rights conditions on U.S military assistance to Egypt
CIHRS, together with thirteen other civil society organizations, sent a public letter to U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, and National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, urging the Biden administration not to invoke …
Egypt: 27 CSOs urge EBRD President to address Egypt’s non-compliance on human rights and democratic governance
CIHRS and 27 civil society organizations are addressing the joint open letter below to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ms Odile Renaud-Basso, ahead of …
Egypt: 74 NGOs urge Egyptian Authorities to Release Researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy
We, the undersigned 74 organizations, call upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 29-year-old student and researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy, who has been arbitrarily detained since 1 February …
Egypt: Urgent concern over health of imprisoned journalist Solafa Magdy
A few weeks ago the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), together with a group of human rights organizations, signed on to an urgent call to the U.S. State …
Egypt: Rights groups demand immediate release of activist Sanaa Seif
In conjunction with the trial session of Egyptian activist Sanaa Seif al-Islam, the undersigned human rights organizations demand her immediate release, and for investigations to be held into all the …
States break silence to condemn Egypt’s abuses at UN rights body
(Geneva, March 12, 2021) – Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world expressed their strong support today for a joint declaration by UN member states condemning the human rights situation …
Egypt: Archaic Amendments to Personal Status Law Undermine Women’s Rights
The undersigned human rights organizations reject the government’s draft of the Personal Status Law, published on February 23rd and presented before Egypt’s House of Representatives pending approval, joining over 300 …
Egypt: Release Manar el-Naga from pretrial detention to be with her young child
An Egyptian family was abducted from their home in Alexandria by state security forces nearly two years ago, on the 9 March 2019. For twenty-three months, nothing was heard or …
Egypt: Legal Commentary on Regulations of NGO Law n. 149 for 2019 on Civic Associations
Legal Commentary on Regulations of NGO Law N. 149 for 2019 on Civic Associations This paper addresses nine of the most problematic points in regards to the implementing regulations …
Egypt: Implementing regulations of NGO law intended to cripple civil society
The undersigned rights organizations strongly condemn the Egyptian government’s relentless closure of all outlets for civil society activity in the country, as demonstrated once again by the recent issuance, in …
Egypt: Escalating Reprisals, Arrests of Critics’ Families
End Hostage-Like Arrests (Beirut, February 19, 2021) – The Egyptian authorities’ targeting of families in Egypt of activists and human rights defenders living abroad has been escalating, demonstrating a clear …
Egypt: Government weaponizes acts of reprisal to silence human rights defenders, academics, and their families
The undersigned Egyptian rights organizations are appalled by the raids on the family homes of academic and researcher Taqadum Al-Khatib and human rights defender Mohamed Soltan; clear acts of reprisal …