The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the escalating measures taken against independent human rights organizations. In a new development, the investigating judge in case 173/2011, known as the foreign funding case, …
Malek Adly’s life in danger
Rights organization urge the president to end retaliatory measures against victims’ lawyer and release him, and call on OHCHR to intervene to save Adly’s life
The undersigned organizations appeal to Zeid Raad, the UN high commissioner for human rights, to swiftly intervene to save the life of lawyer Malek Adly, one of the most prominent …
Rights groups demand immediate release of participants in island demonstrations and condemn arrest of human rights defenders
The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the violent security crackdown on dozens of peaceful youth following calls to demonstrate against the Saudi-Egyptian maritime border agreement. Youth were arrested in an arbitrary, …
Rights groups renew request for release of defendants in the Belady Foundation case and urge compliance with legal standards for pretrial detention
The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the ongoing pretrial detention of Aya Hegazy and her husband Mohammed Hassanein, the founders of the Belady Humanitarian Island Foundation, along with foundation volunteers Sherif …
Egyptian Interior Ministry marks World Press Freedom Day by storming Journalists Syndicate
Rights groups condemn syndicate storming and join journalists in calling for dismissal of interior minister The undersigned organizations declare their full solidarity and unconditional support for journalists, the board of …
Human rights groups: release those arrested in connection with planned protests; the state must protect the constitutional right of peaceful protest
The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the arrest campaign of activists, lawyers and journalists over the past days and hold police and military forces fully responsible for the safety of protestors …
Six rights groups meet with French President Hollande’s advisors
two initiatives suggested to President Sisi
Tuesday 12 April, two prominent advisors for French President Francois Hollande met with officials from six international, French, and Arab rights organizations to discuss the catastrophic situation of human rights …
32 judges forced into retirement for expressing their opinion
The undersigned organizations condemn the judgment issued on Monday, March 28, by the Supreme Disciplinary Committee to uphold a ruling by the Judicial Council’s Disciplinary Committee to force 31 judges …
Ongoing deterioration of human rights in Egypt and systematic suppression of rights organizations
Ban Ki-moon meets with CIHRS’s Bahey eldin Hassan for second time in three weeks
Meeting reflects concern of international community at Egyptian government’s failure to respect human rights and combat terrorism UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Bahey eldin Hassan, the director of the …
17 Egyptian rights groups
The Perpetrators of Human Rights Abuses Retaliate Against Rights Groups, the Voice of Victims:
In a time when the torture and murder of Egyptians has become a mark of patriotism, defenders of the victims of these crimes are prosecuted The undersigned organizations condemn the …