International Committee of the Red Cross and Independent Rights Groups Must be Granted Access to Badr Prison Complex We, the undersigned Egyptian and international organizations, express our deepest concern regarding …
Egypt: 32 Civil Society Organizations Condemn the Referral of Mada Masr Journalists to Trial
The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the Public Prosecution’s decision to refer Bissan Kassab, Rana Mamdouh, and Sarah Seif Eldin, three female journalists from independent Egyptian media outlet Mada Masr, …
Egypt: Following COP 27, governments decline to take action at United Nations to address worsening crises
(14 March – Geneva) Four months have passed since the historic events of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. Back in November, the name Alaa Abd el-Fattah was on everybody’s lips, with …
Egypt: Solidarity statement with poet Galal El Behairy on the 5th anniversary of his arbitrary arrest and his announcement of a hunger strike
The undersigned organizations express their full solidarity with poet Galal El Behairy on the fifth anniversary of his arbitrary arrest and detention solely on the basis of his peaceful expression, …
Egypt: Dismiss charges against members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms
As members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) face sentencing tomorrow, 5 March, before the Emergency State Security Criminal Court in Case no. 1552 of 2018 on …
Egypt in Crisis: Following COP27 NGOs call for urgent action by the United Nations to address the worsening crisis in Egypt
In an open letter, Egyptian and international civil society organizations have called on the UN Human Rights Council (the Council) to adopt a resolution on the human rights crisis in …
Egypt: Independently investigate the reappearance of prolonged enforced disappearance victims before the State Security Prosecution, and put an end to enforced disappearance
At least 40 Egyptian citizens have been imprisoned by the State Security Prosecution after being unlawfully held incommunicado at National Security headquarters. Many among them were disappeared for prolonged periods …
Egypt: Italian Authorities Must Take Strong and Credible Stance on Giulio Regeni Case
The signatory organizations express their concern with the recent developments in the Italian court trial for the kidnapping, torture, and murder of Giulio Regeni, and firmly demand that the Italian …