Statements
June 20, 2023 Your Excellency President Emmanuel Macron, In light of Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi’s expected attendance of the 22-23 June, 2023 Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris, we are writing to ask you to urge him,…
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the decision of the 10th Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court to include 1526 Egyptians on terrorism lists for an additional five years. We consider this five-year extension, which applies to political activists and…
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the continued arbitrary practices by the Higher Technological Institute (HTI) in the 10th of Ramadan City against the assistant professor at the institute’s Mechanical Engineering Department at the 6th of October branch, Manar Al-Tantawy.…
The undersigned are closely following the developments of the armed conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan and are deeply concerned about the massive impact these events are having on the humanitarian…
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the decision of the 13th Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court to include 81 Egyptians on terrorism lists for a period of 5 years, including human rights defenders and political activists. The decision reflects…
The undersigned organizations condemn the arrest of at least eight family members and supporters of prospective presidential candidate Ahmed Tantawy, and the state prosecution’s decision to place them in pretrial detention for fifteen days on various charges, including “joining a…
(Beirut, May 3, 2023) – The Egyptian authorities should immediately release Salah Soltan, the arbitrarily detained father of a prominent US human rights defender, 51 human rights organizations said today. The authorities should ensure his immediate and urgent access…
17 April 2023 In a serious escalation to the violence against activists and HRDs held in Badr 1 prison, security forces this morning arrested Mrs. Neamatallah Hesham, wife of human rights lawyers and political prisoner Mohamed El Baqer from her…
3 April, 2023 The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Egyptian government for its relentless campaign against immigrants and students from the Uyghur minority. Ongoing for years, the state security-led campaign has most recently targeted student Bilal Abdul Karim, 38…
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 RE: Upcoming registration deadline under Egypt’s 2019 NGO law Dear Secretary Blinken, Our organizations write to you with serious concern regarding the upcoming…
We, the undersigned Egyptian and international organizations, express our deepest concern regarding the egregious and collective violations of human rights taking place at Egypt’s Badr Rehabilitation and Correctional Center. We are particularly alarmed by recent reports of numerous suicide…
The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the Public Prosecution’s decision to refer Bissan Kassab, Rana Mamdouh, and Sarah Seif Eldin, three female journalists from independent Egyptian media outlet Mada Masr, to the Economic Court in Mansoura, Dakahlia Governorate on charges…
13 March 2023 To: Attorney General: Hamada El-Sawy From: Egyptian human rights organizations A request for urgent action to release Galal El Behairy after he has gone on a hunger strike and is refraining from taking his heart and depression…
At least 40 Egyptian citizens have been imprisoned by the State Security Prosecution after being unlawfully held incommunicado at National Security headquarters. Many among them were disappeared for prolonged periods of over three years, constituting a glaring refutation of the…
The signatory organizations express their concern with the recent developments in the Italian court trial for the kidnapping, torture, and murder of Giulio Regeni, and firmly demand that the Italian executive takes a credible stand on the case by suspending…
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…
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…