The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the assault and attempted strangulation of activist Mohamed Adel in his cell on Saturday, 10 January, inside the 10th of Ramadan (4) Rehabilitation Center. …
Egypt: Six years of professional persecution against Dr. Manar al-Tantawy, in violation of academic freedom, labor rights, and the rule of law
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the continued refusal by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the administration of the Higher Technological Institute in 6th of October …
Toward the Renewal of Political Culture
Conclusions of CIHRS 28th Regional Forum for the Human Rights Movement Under the title ‘Toward New Paths to Reform’, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organised the 28th …
Egypt: Flawed Parliamentary Electoral Process Belies Legitimacy of Elections
Egypt’s 2025 House of Representatives elections were marred by chaotic procedures, opaque decision-making, and direct interference by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, underscoring the fundamentally sham nature of the process and …
Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights
Government and Commissioner’s Reports Exclude Key Violations The African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights should act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its …
Egypt: Human Rights Defender Hoda Abdelmonem to Appear Before Court for the Third Time on the Same Charges this December
The undersigned organizations call for the immediate release of Hoda Abdelmonem (66 years old), lawyer at the Court of Cassation and former member of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights. …
Punishment by Proxy in Egypt: Families of Exiled Journalists, Activists and Human Rights Defenders Held Hostage by the Authorities
The undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the escalating pattern of “punishment by proxy” employed by the Egyptian authorities, which has only intensified in recent months. This years-long practice …
Egypt: 2025 Parliamentary Elections a Farce to Bolster Sisi Regime
The undersigned Egyptian independent human rights organizations said that Egypt’s upcoming elections to the House of Representatives (HoR), scheduled for 10-11 November 2025, are occurring under chronic and severe restrictions …
Egypt: Release Hamdy El-Za’eem: Unlawfully Detained for Five Years
The undersigned organizations call for the immediate and unconditional release of photojournalist Hamdy Mokhtar Ali, ‘Hamdy El-Za’eem’, who has been held in pretrial detention for nearly five years pending Case …