Statements
1 August 2022 The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the blocking by the Egyptian authorities of three links to access the Al-Manassa website within approximately 72 hours, starting from Thursday, 14 July. The blocking occurs as part of a…
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities for the continued imprisonment of journalists, bloggers, online content creators, and others under Case no. 440 and Case no. 441 of 2022. The combined group of defendants in cases no. 440…
Three months following Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s decision to reactivate the Presidential Pardon Committee, the undersigned human rights organizations call for political detainees to be pardoned. Yesterday 27 July, a group of Egyptian human rights organizations sent their second…
The torture and assault of political activist Ahmed Douma, and the medical negligence and assault of researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy is condemned by the undersigned human rights organizations. The undersigned call on the Public Prosecution to launch an urgent and…
On 15th July 2022, the Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR) sent a letter to two German Bundestag members to request urgent intervention to induce the Egyptian Government to release the political and environmental activist and expert Dr. Ahmed Al-Kholy.…
Dear Foreign Affairs Minister Baerbock and State Minister and Special Envoy Morgan, Ahead of the 18-19 July 2022 Petersberg Climate Dialogue, which you will co-chair with Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi, we 21 national, regional and international civil society organisations are writing…
36 organizations urge Egyptian authorities to end crackdown on civil society organizations and peaceful protests for a successful COP27 Egyptian authorities should ease their grip on civic space and uphold the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly…
30 June 2022 The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the decision issued by Circuit 28 of the New Cairo Criminal Court on 23 June 2022 to reject the appeal submitted by the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE)…
June 23, 2022 – Human rights defender Mohamed El-Baqer must be released immediately and unconditionally, stated 19 human rights organisations. His detention is arbitrary, aimed at punishing him for his legitimate human rights work and is only putting his life…
On the occasion of International Fair Trial Day, the Egyptian Front for Huma Rights (EFHR) joins a coalition of over 60 civil society organizations and bar associations from around the world to underscore the critical situation of the right to…
The Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR) expresses its deep concern about the deportation and refoulment of dissents to Egypt under the pretext of “the fight against terrorism”, which is used to target human rights defenders and any political opposition,…
The undersigned organizations condemn the unjust sentences handed down on 29 May by the Emergency State Security Felony Court in Case no. 1059 of 2021 (entered as no. 440 of 2018) against three prominent public opposition figures. Abdel Moneim Aboul-Fotouh,…
1- Addressing the crisis of the arbitrary detention of political prisoners in Egypt is a necessary, urgent and long overdue step. Egypt has become one of the world’s top jailers of political dissidents in recent years in terms of the…
We, the undersigned organizations, express significant alarm regarding the death of economic researcher, and economic advisor and member of the liberal Egyptian Reform and Development Party, Mr. Ayman Hadhoud, who died while in the custody of Egyptian security forces following…
The undersigned human rights organizations followed up on the tragic circumstances of the death of economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud, which was announced by his family on April 9, after they received a call from a police officer informing them of…
April 7, 2022 Egyptian security personnel and prison staff are employing systematic sexual violence against detainees and their loved ones in a widespread violation of human rights, the Freedom Initiative and the Egyptian Front for Human Rights said in a harrowing new…