The human rights crisis in Egypt has persisted and even worsened over the last three years, as confirmed by the mid-term report submitted by the Egyptian Taskforce for Human Rights* to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism at the United…
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Yesterday, On January 28th, 2023, EFHR monitored that the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) imprisoned the labour leader Muhammad Hashem Farghali Soliman (58 years old – an employee of the Public Transport agency) for 15 days pending case No. 184/2023…
On 15th January 2023, The Terrorism Circuit No.1 in Badr Criminal Court, headed by the Judge Muhammad Saeed El-Sherbiny, as an Emergency State Security Court (ESSC), sentenced on Case No. 653/2021 Emergency State Security, which contains 103 defendants, including 29…
On January 2 2023, EFHR monitored that SSSP- Supreme State Security Prosecution imprisoned the citizen Akram Azmy Abdulaziz (49 years) for fifteen days pending Case No.2515/2022, on accusations of joining a banned terrorist group and spreading false news, and misusing…
We, the undersigned organizations, express our solidarity with former political prisoner Ramy Shaath, and his wife Ms. Céline Lebrun-Shaath, in their complaint against the Egyptian government. The complaint was submitted with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)…
The undersigned organizations condemn the arrest of Egyptian-American citizen Sherif Osman in the UAE, amid fears of deporting him to Egypt. We call on the Emirati authorities to immediately release Osman, and call on members of the international community not…
The Egyptian Front for Human Rights published a report entitled: “A Judiciary President” on using Emergency State Security Courts to Prosecute Political Activists and Human Rights defenders, to shed light on continued human rights violations targeting different segments of civil…
قررت نيابة أمن الدولة العليا بتاريخ 5 ديسمبر2022 إحالة القضية رقم 26 لسنة 2021 حصر أمن دولة عليا إلى محكمة الجنايات باتهامات من بينها الانضمام لجماعة إرهابية، وتمويل وإمداد جماعة إرهابية فى الداخل والخارج ببيانات من هدفها زعزعة وتكدير السلم…
We, the undersigned Egyptian and international non-governmental organizations, urge you to take action to end the restrictive and arbitrary measures imposed on members of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). These measures, which include travel bans, asset freezes and…
12 regional, international and Egyptian CSOs welcome the European Parliament’s plenary debate on Egypt’s human rights situation and EU policy toward the country, with Commissioner Lenarcic. After the exchange yesterday, 23 November, the EP has now adopted a plenary resolution…
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Third Circuit of the Terrorism Criminal Court for issuing unduly harsh sentences, up to life imprisonment, against nine defendants, and 15-year sentences against thirteen other defendants in Case no. 95 of 2022 State…
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the sexual assault of Omar Mohamed Ali inside his place of detention on 2 October 2022, by members of the police and in the presence of the prison investigations inspector. The organizations call on…
On 12 November, for the first time in years, representatives of 12 independent Egyptian, regional, and international human rights organizations met in person in Cairo for a roundtable hosted by the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF), to discuss…
Mr Caracciolo’s denial of entry confirms earlier concerns about restrictions facing civil society at COP27. On 10 November 2022, the Egyptian authorities denied entry to Egypt to human rights defender Giorgio Caracciolo, an Italian national and Deputy Director for International Programs at…
We are announcing an urgent call for a Global Day of Solidarity with Egypt’s political prisoners on Thursday, November 10, 2022, during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27) in Sharm El-Sheikh. On Thursday, we join a growing number of…
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Egyptian government’s crackdown in the leadup to the COP27 Climate Change Conference. Dozens of peaceful citizens in several governorates have been arrested and other exceptional repressive measures taken against the backdrop of calls…
Ahead of COP27, 12 Egyptian human rights organizations launched a petition, which is supported by 321 organizations/groups and 1079 individuals from over 80 countries across Africa, Asia, Pacific, Europe, North, and South America, including human rights and climate justice activists,…
Alaa Abdel-Fattah is a British-Egyptian writer, human rights defender and software developer. He was one of the leading voices and campaigners during the 25 January 2011 revolution. He has been published in numerous outlets; is well-known for founding a prominent…
Over five days, between October 25 to October 30, 2022, The Egyptian Front for Human Rights monitored that Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) ordered to imprisonment of no less than 65 citizens from Cities (Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia, Al-Sharqiya, Al-Gharbiya, Al-Dakahlia,…
The Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR) monitored that the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) yesterday, October 25, 2022, ordered the imprisonment of three citizens in Case No. 1893/ 2022 on accusations of joining and financing a terrorist group, misusing…