August 2019 - Egyptian Front for Human Rights

Month: August 2019

The UN postpones its regional conference in Egypt on the crime of torture

22 August, 2019 Joint Statement

{:en}Egyptian rights groups, signatories to this statement, wish to thank all parties, both Egyptian activists and international organizations for their pressure to postpone the regional conference on ““Defining and Combatting the Crime of Torture in Arab Legislation”, which had been…

Egypt: 20 Rights NGOs call on President Macron to denounce Egypt’s human rights record during the G7 meeting

22 August, 2019 Joint Statement

{:en}It was a striking choice for France to invite Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to attend the 24-26 August G7 summit in Biarritz, for which the chosen theme is “the fight against inequality”. The number of Egyptians under the poverty line…

State terrorism and armed groups terrorism, how does the society survive both? events and violations under Case No. ‘165 of 2017-Military felonies, Alexandria, known in the media as “churches bombing case”

20 August, 2019 Analytical Reports Death penalty Fair trial Studies Violations of fair trial

{:en}Geneva, August 2019 “There is no doubt that the respect for human rights and the application of guarantees of fair trial is the higher goal of a developed democratic society that safeguards the rights of citizens, guarantees their equality before…

The Egyptian Front addresses a letter to the President of the National Council for Human Rights refuting his recent remarks on the human rights situation in Egypt

4 August, 2019 Letter Press Statement

{:en}Mr. Mohamed Fayek President of the National Council for Human Rights After Greetings, The Egyptian Front for Human Rights has took note of a number of fallacies and misconceptions that may reflect the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR)’s…