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 …
Joint NGO Letter in support of UNGA Resolution on HR in Iran
TO: All Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York Your Excellencies, The undersigned national, regional and international civil society organizations urge your government to support resolution A/C.3/73/L.42 on …
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 …
Over 750 human rights organizations from around the world welcome speech by new High Commissioner for Human Rights
Dear High Commissioner Bachelet, As local, national, regional, and international civil society organizations from every corner of the world, we offer warm congratulations on your appointment as United Nations (UN) …
Egypt | Detention of Amal Fathy is state retribution for exercising the right to free speech
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn arrest of Amal Fathy on May 11th and call for her immediate release. Egyptian state security forces arrested Fathy and raided her home after …
Egypt | Medical neglect of Aboul-Fotouh a prolonged death sentence as political retaliation
The undersigned rights organizations strongly condemn the practice of intentional medical neglect in Egyptian prisons and detention facilities. The medical neglect of Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul –Fotouh, the head of …
Egypt | Retrial in Case 173/2011 welcomed by rights groups
The undersigned organizations welcome the Cassation Court’s decision today April 5th to order a retrial in Case no. 173/2011, known as the Foreign Funding Case, as a positive step in …
Rights groups: Egypt’s illegitimate presidential election must not be recognized
The undersigned independent rights organizations condemn the National Elections Commission (NEC) statement issued this evening, April 2, 2018 on Egypt’s 2018 presidential election, declaring an “overwhelming” victory for Abdel Fattah …
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 …