Egypt is approaching a critical moment. Since last fall, the popularity of President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi has steadily diminished not only among the public and many of Egypt’s secular and Islamist intellectuals but also among key supporters of his regime. He’s still going to win the sham presidential election scheduled for March 26 to 28. But there are many signs that his second term might not last for as long as he hopes.
Egypt: Freedom for human rights lawyer Ezzat Ghoneim, detained for “rights terrorism”
The undersigned rights organizations call for the freedom of human rights lawyer Ezzat Ghoneim, the director of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms. Despite state representatives’ claim that there …
Oral intervention on Egypt at the UN Human Rights Council 37th Session
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies delivered an oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council 37th session held in Geneva in March, highlighting the unprecedented deterioration of …
Egypt: Announcing the campaign to end the death penalty
We, the undersigned human rights defenders, are appalled by the unprecedented use of the death penalty in Egypt. Under the current government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the issuance and …
Egypt: Dismiss Charges, Uphold Constitutional Obligations towards Nubians
Thirty-two Nubian activists on trial for peacefully demanding their constitutionally enshrined ‘right of return’ to their ancestral lands are expected to face a final verdict tomorrow March 13, to be …
Egypt | Human rights organizations condemn detention of Abdel-Moneim Aboul-Fotouh: Opposition candidates and critics of presidential elections continue to face imprisonment and reprisals
The undersigned organizations denounce the detention of Dr. Abdel-Moneim Aboul-Fotouh, the head of the opposition party Strong Egypt (a registered political party) on Wednesday February 14th, for 15 days pending …
Egypt |Enforced disappearance is a crime: Rights groups demand information on whereabouts of Hassan al-Banna Mubarak and Mustafa al-Aasar
The undersigned organizations condemn the continued disappearance of journalist Hassan al-Banna Mubarak, age 25, and researcher Mustafa al-Aasar, 26, who works at the Regional Center for Rights and Liberties. Both …
Egypt: Planned Presidential Vote Neither Free Nor Fair EU, US Should Speak Out
The Egyptian government has trampled over even the minimum requirements for free and fair elections for the planned March 26-28, 2018 vote for president, fourteen international and regional rights organizations …
Egypt |The European Parliament calls on Egypt to suspend the death penalty and refrain from using it for counterterrorism purposes
The undersigned rights organizations emphasize that the “unprecedented violations perpetrated by the Egyptian authorities are intensifying the frequency and severity of international condemnations.” Following the High Commissioner for Human Rights …
Egypt | Rights groups: The referral of judges Hisham Raouf and Assem Abd al-Gabbar to a competency hearing is political retaliation
In conjunction with the sixth session of the Supreme Judiciary Council to be held on February 5th, the undersigned organizations express their full solidarity with Judge Hisham Raouf and …