The undersigned organizations condemn the ongoing judicial and security harassment of Mada Masr, one of the last operating independent media platforms in Egypt. The latest incident involved the summoning of …
Rights Groups Call on Egyptian Authorities to Immediately Release Dr. Salah Soltan and All Wrongfully Detained Prisoners Sentenced in Case No. 1766 of 2022
We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply alarmed by the news that Egyptian academic and U.S. lawful permanent resident Dr. Salah Soltan is enduring a potentially life-threatening medical crisis and is …
In Defense of Access to Justice: Solidarity with the lawyers’ general strike against rising litigation fees
The undersigned human rights organizations declare their full solidarity with the Lawyers Syndicate’s decision to stage a general strike on 7 and 8 July and to boycott all court and …
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture:
Government Continues to Deny Reality of Torture in Egypt to United Nations; Rights Groups Respond
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Rights organizations call on Egypt to end transnational repression against exiled journalist Basma Mostafa
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 government to respond to the …
Egypt: President Sisi bears direct responsibility for the fate of Laila Soueif and political prisoners
The undersigned organizations hold President Abdelfattah al-Sisi personally responsible for the life of Laila Soueif, whose health is dramatically deteriorating as she approaches 270 days of hunger strike in protest …
Egypt: Actions Against Gaza March Reflect Broader Crackdown on Dissent
As of June 12, Egyptian authorities persist in their detention and deportation of dozens of activists from around the world taking part in the Global March to Gaza, a grassroots …
NGOs demand the immediate and unconditional release of Ibrahim Metwally, detained solely for peacefully exercising his human rights
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, express our grave concern regarding the prolonged arbitrary detention of 61-year-old Ibrahim Metwally since 10 September 2017, and his recent indictment in three cases …
After Eyewitness Accounts and Bodily Evidence of Torture:
We Call for an Investigation into the Death of Mahmoud Mika in the Khalifa Police Station
We, the undersigned rights organizations, express our alarm over the growing number of detainee deaths in Egyptian prisons, amid consistent indications that many of these deaths were a result of …