With President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi recently calling for a review of Law 70 of 2017 regulating civic organizations, the undersigned rights organizations emphasize the futility of any attempt to revise …
Egypt: President grants immunity for military commanders in exchange for lifelong hold on power
An Authoritarian Pact: Law on the Treatment of Senior Military Commanders On November 1st, marking 100 days since the Egyptian Parliament’s adoption of Law 161 of 2018 on the treatment …
JOINT LETTER: Don’t provide political cover for brutal repression of Egyptian government
65 local and international civil society organizations sent a letter to Ms. Soyata Maiga, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, to protest the Commission holding its …
Egypt: Wide-scale arrests of rights defenders target Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms
The undersigned independent rights organizations are gravely concerned by wide -scale arrests targeting human rights defenders with the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF), an organization supporting victims of …
CIHRS 21st Regional Forum of the Human Rights Movement in the Arab World
Issues for the human rights movement in volatile political and social contexts In armed conflict, should human rights groups prioritize accountability or peace? How should the rights movement address critical …
JOINT LETTER TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AHEAD OF THE OFFICIAL VISIT OF PRESIDENT AL SISI OF EGYPT
Dear Chancellor Merkel, Your upcoming meeting with President Al-Sisi of Egypt provides a crucial opportunity to raise concerns regarding the crackdown on the independent human rights movement in the country, …
Egypt: 12-year old child forcibly disappeared and held in solitary confinement in state’s “fight against terrorism”
Save Abdullah Boumedine The undersigned organizations condemn the unlawful measures taken by the Egyptian authorities against Abdullah Boumedine Nasr al-Din, age 12, of the town of Arish in the Sinai …
Report: Civilians hastily executed without due process protections by Egyptian military courts
Today October 15, six independent rights organizations released a new report as part of the campaign to end capital punishment in Egypt. The report, “Military Execution,” examines the state-sponsored killing …
Egypt | Banning rights lawyer Khaled Ali from traveling is a punishment for his role in the field of human rights and for obtaining the ruling declaring Egyptian sovereignty over Tiran and Sanafir
The undersigned human rights organizations said they believe that the travel ban issued against human rights lawyer, founder of the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) and former …