The undersigned organizations are alarmed by the escalating human rights violations inside the Badr Correction and Rehabilitation Complex, particularly in Badr 3 prison, where conditions are rapidly deteriorating and prisoners …
Human Rights Groups Warn Against Designating Egypt as a Safe Country of Origin
The undersigned organizations find the European Commission’s April 16, 2025 proposal to establish a Union-wide list of “safe countries of origin” and to include Egypt among them incompatible with the …
Egypt: Ahead of Ahmed Aboul Fotouh’s trial, rights organizations demand the dismissal of the retaliatory case against him
The undersigned human rights organizations are gravely concerned as the trial of Ahmed Aboul Fotouh approaches, with its first session on Sunday, 27 April. Ahmed is the son of Dr. …
Egypt: 14 human rights organizations demand justice for the extrajudicial killing of two young persons and the arbitrary arrest of dozens of women in Marsa Matrouh and call for urgent, impartial, and transparent investigations to be opened and for those responsible to be brought to justice
The undersigned organizations express their solidarity to the people of Marsa Matrouh governorate in Egypt for the extrajudicial killings during the police pursuit of a wanted person, according to testimonies …
Libya: Stop the crackdown on NGOs supporting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the Libyan authorities’ latest crackdown on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and their staff, solely for providing humanitarian assistance to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Libya. …
Algeria: Free Hirak poet, sentenced to 5 years in prison over critical writings
On the day of his appeal trial, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) calls on Algerian authorities to release and end the judicial harassment of Mohamed Tadjadit, sentenced …
58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:
Move to weaken investigation on Syria halted, but complicity for other atrocities persists
On 4 April, the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ended with the unanimous adoption of a resolution to renew the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry …
Unprecedented Attacks on NGOs in the EU
We Call on All Democratic Forces To Act for a Strong and Independent Civil Society
European civil society organisations (CSOs) are currently facing an unprecedented attack coming from certain Members of the European Parliament. The attack, spearheaded by some MEPs from the European People’s Party …
EU Should Defend the ICC
International Criminal Court Under Attack by US, Others
The European Union should defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid serious attacks on its mandate and mission, more than 70 nongovernmental groups said today. These attacks could undermine justice …
Two years of conflict in Sudan marred by global failure to protect civilians
Dear High Representative Kallas, Dear EU Foreign Ministers, Two years have now passed since the start of the devastating conflict in Sudan that continues to shatter the lives of thousands …