On Sunday 28 January 2024, the Egyptian parliament passed a bill on Securing and Protecting the State’s Public and Vital Facilities. The timing of the legislation, and the extensive domestic …
The human rights setback on the Universal Declaration’s diamond jubilee
Message of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United …
Egypt: Authorities must stop targeting independent news website Mada Masr
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the summoning for investigation of Lina Atallah, the founder and editor-in-chief of the Mada Masr independent news website, by the Cairo Appeals Prosecution Office, …
Alaa Abd El-Fattah – Urgent Appeal to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Dear Members of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, We, the undersigned 34 freedom of expression and human rights organisations, are writing regarding the recent submission to the …
Egypt: Al-Tantawy prevented from running for presidency and referred to trial, underscoring illegitimacy of upcoming elections
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the escalating retaliatory practices against Egyptian politician and former presidential candidate Ahmed al-Tantawy and members of his electoral campaign. Al-Tantawy and 22 members of …
Egypt: Legitimacy of presidential elections undermined by violations marring collection of candidacy endorsements
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the violations marring the collection of endorsements for candidates running the upcoming presidential elections, including violations at public notary offices, which have prevented citizens …
Egypt: Authorities must stop security violence against civilians in northeastern Sinai, and allow the displaced to return to their lands
The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizations condemn the use of violence against the peaceful protests organized by hundreds of displaced and relocated local residents in the areas of Rafah and …
Egypt: Third Sisi Presidential Term Would Undermine State Stability and Prevent the Initiation of Human Rights and Economic Reform
As Egypt prepares for presidential elections in December 2023, the undersigned human rights organizations warn that Egypt is at a critical juncture and that failure to immediately begin a serious …
Egypt: Sentencing of Hesham Kassem confirms National Dialogue is a farce, as repeatedly warned by rights groups
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the sentencing of prominent dissident Hesham Kassem on 16 September to six months in prison and an EGP 20,000 fine over trumped up slander …
Biden Decision to Grant Military Aid to Egypt Undermines U.S. Credibility and Interests
The Biden administration’s decision to provide the Government of Egypt with the $235 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) that Congress conditioned on human rights benchmarks …